NATIONAL TREASURES

Union Civil War Flags 1861 to 1865 United States Flags with 33,34,35 & 36 Stars

Thirty-three Stars 1859-1861

ZFC2510—33 Star U.S. Storm Ensign with a 7-6-7-6-7 rectilinear star pattern,

the 1st U.S. Flag captured in Civil War at Pensacola, & USN officer recapture,

January 1861.

ZFC0001—US "Eagle Canton" 33 Star scatter pattern California Mili-

tia National Color of the Evergreen Home Guard No. 2, 1861.

ZFC0629—33 Star U.S. double ring star pattern flag with only 10 stripes—the Dodge Family Flag

made for or on the Oregon Trail, 1859 to 1861.

ZFC0001—Reverse of Canton for ZFC0001 which clearly demon-

strates the aspirations of the “Settler Army: in California—Loyalty

and Property Rights.

Banner attachment to ZFC2510 , recounting the capture and recapture of

this flag. Displayed upon the occasion of the reelection of President Abra-

ham Lincoln, November 1964, Pittsburgh, PA.

ZFC2511— 33 Star U.S. “Grand Luminary” Flag, 1859 - 1861, from

Soldiers & Sailors Museum & Memorial Collection , Pittsburgh, PA.

ZFC1403— 33 Star United States diamond in a box pattern Flag,

1858—1861; likely maritime ensign.

ZFC0610—U.S. 33 star flag with 7-7-7-6-6 rectilinear star pat-

tern resting on a red stripe, 1858 to 1861.

ZFC1155—33 Star U.S. “Grand Luminary” Flag, made with additional accent stars all original to

initial construction, not a conversion, 1859 to1861.

ZFC2210— 33 Star U.S. double ring star pattern flag with only 10 stripes, a home

made cotton flag, 1858 to 1861.

ZFC0586—33 Star U.S. double ring star pattern

printed parade flag, 1858 to 1861.

Thirty-four Stars 1861-1863

ZFC0612—U.S. 34star flag with 7-7-6-7-7

rectilinear star pattern, 1861 to 1863.

marked, Charles H. Collins.

ZFC0687—U.S. 34 star flag with 6-6-5-5-6-6 rectilin-

ear star pattern, 1861 to 1863.

ZFC2488—U.S. 34star flag with 7-7-6-7-7

rectilinear star pattern, made by Foster of

New York City, 1861 to 1863

ZFC0665—U.S. 34 star flag with 2-5-5-5-5-5-2 vertical rectilin-

ear star pattern, 1861 to 1863., possibly a naval ensign.

ZFC3258— U.S. 34 star flag with 5-6-6-6-6-5 rectilinear star

pattern, 1861 to 1863.

ZFC2555—34 Star U.S. flag with vertical 7

-7-6-7-7 rectilinear star pattern, made in

China for Arthur Bullus Bradford, 1st U.S.

Consul to Amoy, China.

ZFC0680—34 Star US Flag, with 4-6-6-6-6-6 rectilinear star pattern, 1861 -

1863, foreign made, from former Secretary of Navy J. William Middendorf col-

lection.

ZFC0005—34 Star US Flag, "Grand Lumi-

nary", parade flag, 1861 to 1863.

ZFC0176—34-Star (modified from a 33) U.S.

printed parade flag with double ring star pattern

with center star and corner accent stars, 1861 to

1863.

ZFC0529—U.S. 34 star printed parade flag

with 5-6-6-6-6-5 rectilinear star pattern,

1861 to 1863.

ZFC0015— 34 U.S. parade flag scatter pattern star-

field with large center star , from the Peale Museum,

1861 to 1863.

ZFC0211—U.S. 34 Star National Color St.

Louis Home Guard, 1861 to 1863.

ZFC0631—34 Star US Flag, 1861 -

1863, called the "Snowflakes Flag"

ZFC0409—U.S. Army 34 Star Mounted Troops Guidon,

with double ring star field with four corner stars, 1862 -

1863.

ZFC0611—U.S. 34 Star double ring and accent star pres-

entation guidon of the 1st Massachusetts Cavalry, L Com-

pany, 1862 to 1865.

ZFC1088—U.S. 34 Star recruiting flag with a 7-7-6-7-7 rectilinear star

pattern, New Jersey state contract (made by William J. Yard flag maker,

used by the 7th New Jersey Infantry, 1861 to 1865.

ZFC1241—U.S. 34 Star “Grand Luminary” flag , 1861 to 1863;

half-staffed at the Albsany depot of the New York Central Railroad

for President Abraham Lincoln's Funeral,April 1865.

ZFC0692—U.S. 34 Star flag with a 7-7-6-7-7 rectilinear star pat-

tern and hoist panel with "OUR POLICY THE WILL OF THE

PEOPLE", a Popular Sovereignty slogan, 861 to 1863.

ZFC3105—U.S. 32 Star flag with a 8-8-8-8 rectilinear star

pattern from 1858, converted to a 34 star flag during the

American Civil War, 1861 to 1863, printed stars with two

sewn stars, a commercial conversion, marked Melville.

ZFC0174—U.S. 32 Star flag with a 8-8-8-8 rectilinear

star pattern from 1858, converted to a 34 Star Flag dur-

ing the American Civil War, 1861 to 1863, printed stars

with two sewn stars, a commercial conversion.

ZFC2384—34 Star U.S. flag with 7-6-7-6-7 rectilinear star

pattern , with added star, converted from a 33 star flag. . 1861

to 1863.

Thirty-five Stars 1863-1865

ZFC3364— U.S. 35 star ensign with 7-7-7-7-7 rectilinear star pattern

marked American Ensign”, likely a navy yard made flag., 1863 to 1865.

ZFC3221—35 Star U.S. Jack & Presidential Signal, 1863 -

1865 ; marked American Jack”, likely a navy yard made flag.,

1863 to 1865.

ZFC0016—U.S. 35 star printed parade flag

with scatter pattern around a large center star,

1863 to 1865.

ZFC0021—U.S. 34 Star Flag with an ir-

regular rectilinear star pattern from the

route of the 1861 Pratt St. Riots,

,converted 1863 to 1865.

ZFC0588—U.S. 35-Star printed parade flag

with double ring star pattern with center star

and corner accent stars. Flown in Boston to

celebrate the end of the Civil War and to

mourn President Abraham Lincoln.

ZFC0661—U.S. 35 star flag with 7-7-7-7-

7 rectilinear star pattern , 1863 to 1865.

ZFC1396—U.S. 35 star flag with 7-7-7-7-7

rectilinear star pattern , 1863 to 1865.

Marked Ingersoll.

ZFC3104—U.S. 35 star flag with 7-7-7-

7-7 rectilinear star pattern , 1863 to

1865..

ZFC0142 - U.S. 35 star flag with 7-7-7-7-7 recti-

linear star pattern , 1863 to 1865; signed by Gen-

eral George H. Thomas the “The Rock of Chicka-

mauga “.

ZFC0648—U.S. 35 star flag with 7-7-7-7-7

rectilinear star pattern, 1863 to 1865.

ZFC0215—U.S. 35 star flag with 7-7-7-

7-7 rectilinear star pattern , from the

General Hardware Store in Marysville,

California, 1863 to 1865; used until the

1880s.

ZFC0616—U.S. 35 star flag with 7-7-7-7-7 rectilinear star pattern , from Erie Rail Road Depot, Jersey City, N.J. 1863 to 1865; half-staffed for

the funeral of President Abraham Lincoln. Larger than the Star Spangled Banner, at 366”x 516”it is the largest surviving Civil War era Flag.

(image from Mastai, Boleslaw and Marie-Louise D'Otrange, The Stars and The Stripes: The American Flag as Art and as History from the Birth

of the Republic to the Present, Knopf, New York, 1973, pp. 146-147. )

ZFC0699— 35 Star U.S. “Grand Luminary—Hidden

Star". Militia camp flag with sky-blue infantry fringe,

1863 to 1865.

ZFC2577— U.S. 35 star flag with 7-7-7-7-7 rectilinear star

pattern ; General Phillip H. Sheridan Personal U.S. National

Headquarters Colors, 1864 to 1865.

ZFC0403—U.S. 35 Star Recruiting Flag with 7-7-7-7-7– rectilinear star

pattern of the 32nd Indiana Volunteer Infantry with Battle Honors.,

made under contract by James E. Sebring as part of a US Government

contract, 1863 to 1865.

ZFC3560—U .S. 35 Star Camp Flag with 8-6-7-6-8

rectilinear star pattern of the 2nd Tennessee Volun-

teer Cavalry (Union) with unit designation., 1863 to

1865.

ZFC3086—35-Star United States Flag with double ring

star pattern with center star and corner accent stars. At-

tributed to Jabez W. Loane, flag maker of Baltimore.,

Maryland, 1863 to 1865.

ZFC0023—35-Star United States Flag with double ring

star pattern with center star and corner accent stars. At-

tributed to Jabez W. Loane flag maker of Baltimore.,

Maryland, 1863 to 1865. From the collection of the Star

Spangled Banner Flag House and Museum, Baltimore,

ZFC0460—U.S. 35 Star National Color, with a

7-7-7-7-7 rectilinear star pattern from the New

York Depot, 1863 to 1865.

ZFC0402—U.S. 35 Star Infantry or Heavy

Artillery National Color, double ring

“Philadelphia Oval”, 1863 - 1865.

ZFC2574—U.S. 35 Star Infantry or Heavy Ar-

tillery National Color, double ring

“Philadelphia Oval”, 1863 - 1865.

Thirty-six Stars 1865-1867

ZFC0647—36-Star U.S. double ring star pattern flag, from the collection of John Spargo ., 19th cen-

tury educator and flag historian. 1865 to 1867. John Spargo discovered the Bennington Flag.

ZFC0618—36 Star U.S. Flag, with a 6 x 6 rectilinear star pattern , 1865 to

1867; re-used at opening of Brooklyn Bridge on 24 May 1883.

ZFC0589—36 Star U.S. Flag, with a 6 x 6 rectilinear star

pattern , 1865 to 1867; from the courtroom of Superior Court

Judge John T. Ball, of Santa Clara County, California

ZFC1418—36 Star U.S. Flag, with a 7-7-8-7-7 rectilinear star

pattern , 1865 to 1867.

ZFC3087—36 Star U.S. Flag, with a 7-7-8-7-7 rectilinear star pattern , 1865

to 1867.; made under contract by James E. Sebring as part of a US Govern-

ment contract.

ZFC0667—36 Star U.S. Flag, with a 9-9-9-9 rectilinear star pattern , 1865

to 1867., marked A.W. Thompson.

ZFC0678— 36 Star U.S. Flag with a 4-6-5-6-5-6-4 rectilinear star pat-

tern, 1865 to 1867’ likely a converted flag.

ZFC2495— 36 Star U.S. parade flag, with a 6 X 6 rectilinear star pat-

tern & 11 stripes, 1865 to 1867.,; Civil War surplus overprinted printed

in 1868 for the Grant and Colfax campaign.

ZFC3215—36 Star U.S. parade flag, with a 6 X 6 rectilinear star pat-

tern , 1865 to 1867; Civil War surplus put to us as a campaign flag in

1884 for the Cleveland and Hendricks campaign.

ZFC0747—36 Star U.S. parade flag, with a 6 X 6 recti-

linear star pattern , 1865 to 1867; all stars have one point

oriented towards the hoist.

ZFC0254—36 Star U.S. parade flag, with a 6 X 6 rectilinear star

pattern , 1865 to 1867; all stars have one point upwards. ZFC0693——36 Star U.S. parade flag, with a 6 X 6 rectilinear

star pattern , 1865 to 1867; all stars have one point upwards; for-

mer Mastai Collection flag.

ZFC0617— 36 Star U.S. "Grand Luminary"

Mourning Flag flown during the period of national

mourning during the funeral of President Abraham Lin-

coln , 1865. Used again to mourn President John F. Ken-

nedy, 1963.

ZFC0280—36-Star U.S. Infantry flank marker, with a double ring

star pattern, 1865—1867; likely form the Grand Army Review 24 &

25 May 1865.