4th Minnesota flag carrier

Titles: 4th Minnesota flag carrier (Supplied title)

Description: Flag carrier made of a looped strap of bridle leather with a socket used to support a flag staff. Two brass United States General Service buttons with leather rosettes are sewn to the front of the strap. It was used during the Civil War by Sergeant Johnson Colter, Company I, and Sergeant Samuel M. Clayton, Company K, of the 4th Minnesota Infantry Regiment.

Dates

• Approximately 1861 - Approximately 1865 (Civil War) (Use)

Creation

• issued by: United States, Army, Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 4th (1861-1865), Company I
• used by: Colter, Johnson
• issued by: United States, Army, Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 4th (1861-1865), Company K
• used by: Clayton, Sergeant Samuel M.

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 2005.20.1

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 27.5 inches length
• 3.5 inches width

Subjects

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