The makeshift flag soldiers at Fort Sumter used to signal their surrender to the Confederate army, kick-starting the American Civil War will be sold this month at an auction house in Greenville.

But this small square of tattered, tawny fabric is believed to be a piece of the flag Union troops hoisted above Fort Sumter to announce their surrender — and the start of the Civil War.

Surrender Flag from Fort Sumter and More Standout Items Headed to Auction Surrender Flag from Fort Sumter and More Standout Items Headed to Auction PR Newswire GREENVILLE, S.C., April 7, 2025 ...

The flag is from the Dr. John K. Lattimer Collection, having been acquired through an auction catalog circa 1950.

Framed flowers, part of a bouquet attached to the American national flag raised over Fort Sumter by Brevet Major General Robert Anderson on April 14th, 1865. The small wreath of flowers is arranged ...

Fort Sumter ‘Surrender Flag’ Among Items Headed To Auction Richmond Auctions in Greenville will host its two-day Spring Premier Firearms & Sportsman Advertising Auction on April 25 and April 26.