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Civil War-era United States flag
Civil War-era United States flag
Titles: Civil War-era United States flag (Supplied title)
Description: Pieced silk United States flag with gold painted stars on the canton. One large encircled star, meant to represent Minnesota, is surrounded by thirty-three smaller stars. The flag was made by the ladies of Saint Anthony in May, 1861, and presented to the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment, who marched from Fort Snelling to Saint Anthony for the presentation of the flag. The flag remained hung in the Wilcox House in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during and after the Civil War.
Dates
- 1861 (Creation)
Creation
- used in: Wilcox House hotel
- received by: United States, Army, Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861-1864)
Identifiers
- Accession Number: 9789
Holding Type: 3D Objects
Quantity: 1 item
Format
- Content Category: artifacts
Measurements
- 54 inches height
- 71 inches width
Subjects
- Flags & Banners
- Flags & Banners
- Saint Anthony, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
- Fort Snelling, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
- Saint Anthony, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Women
- Wilcox House hotel
- United States, Army, Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861-1864)
- Flag
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Civil War-era United States flag