Civil War Flags: A Guide to the Many, Many Union and ... - HistoryNet
Civil War flags were a carnival of sizes, shapes, designs and colors. The primary Union Civil War flags were the Unites States flag, known as the Stars and Stripes, and the regimental colors.
Union (American Civil War) - Wikipedia
The Union was led by Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, and sought to preserve the nation, a constitutional federal union. In the context of the Civil War, "Union" is …
Civil War Union Flag
Each regiment carried both the "Stars and Stripes," and a Union battle flag of their own design. These battle flags carry some of the most interesting stories from the Civil War. As was the …
The Evolution of Union Flags During the Civil War
The 33-star Union flag was the official flag of the United States at the outset of the Civil War. Adopted in 1859 after the admission of Oregon, it was the flag flying over Fort Sumter when …
On June 1863, a 35th star was added to the United States flag after Virginians who wished to remain part of the Union created their own state of West Virginia. In 1865, the admission of …
Civil War Flags
The Union flag during the Civil War went through a few changes. The official policy of the U. S. government was to leave stars representing the seceded Confederate states on the flag. The …
Union Flags - HistoryNet
The United States flag—the red, white and blue standard—flying above ranks of blue-clad troops, changed little during the course of the Civil War, 1861–1865. When the war began a 34th …
Civil War Flags 1861-1865 - History of American Wars
civil war flags On April 14, 1865, Major General Robert Anderson raised the new Union flag over Fort Sumter amid cheers and a 100 gun salute. That night, President Abraham Lincoln was …
Flags of the Civil War - U.S. National Park Service
The thirty-three stars represented the number of states in the Union, prior to the Civil War. This flag was flown at Fort Sumter, where the Civil War began. This flag represented the time …
Union Flags - Civil War
The thirty-three stars represented the number of states in the Union, prior to the Civil War. This flag was flown at Fort Sumter, where the Civil War began. This flag represented the time …
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