1st Minnesota national battle flag

Titles: 1st Minnesota national battle flag (Supplied title)

Description: A national battle flag of the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment used in the Civil War. The flag consists of one layer of silk with thirteen red and white stripes and a blue canton decorated with a gold leaf eagle holding a banner inscribed "MAY GOD PROTECT THE RIGHT", enclosed in a circle of thirty-four stars. The flag was purchased by the ladies of Wabasha and Lake City and presented to Company I of the 1st Minnesota Regiment in May of 1861 before the regiment left Minnesota for Washington, D.C. This flag is presumably the second national color carried by the regiment. Accompanied by a cord and tassel. See also flag staff 2007.84.5.B.

Dates

• Not earlier than 1861 - Not later than 1863 (Flag was presented to the 1st Minnesota in 1861.) (Use)
• Not earlier than 1861 - Not later than 1865 (Civil War) (Use)

Creation

• used by: United States, Army, Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861-1864)

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 2007.84.5.A

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 71 1/8 inches height (flag, fly, approximate, largest of three measurements taken)
• 76 3/8 inches width (flag, leading edge, approximate, largest of three measurements taken)
• 2 1/4 inches length (fringe)

Subjects

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