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    • Seventh Michigan Cavalry Battle Flag

    • Seventh Michigan Cavalry Battle Flag

    • Flag used by the Seventh Michigan Cavalry, organized in 1863 at Grand Rapids. The Seventh was part of the Michigan Cavalry Brigade under the command of the "Boy General" from Monroe, Michigan—George Armstrong Custer.

    • American Civil War; battle flags; Seventh Michigan Cavalry; 7th Michigan Cavalry
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    • Twenty-Fourth Michigan Infantry (National) Battle Flag

    • Twenty-Fourth Michigan Infantry (National) Battle Flag

    • Holding this flag, Abel Peck was the first color bearer of the Twenty-Fourth to die at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. Shot through by twenty-three bullets, its staff splintered, the flag was reduced to the tatter seen here. The regiment...

    • American Civil War; battle flags; Twenty-Fourth Michigan Infantry; 24th Michigan Infantry
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    • Eighteenth Michigan Infantry (National) Battle Flag

    • Eighteenth Michigan Infantry (National) Battle Flag

    • In July 1862, with the war going badly for the Union, President Abraham Lincoln called for 300,000 more volunteers. The Eighteenth Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment was rapidly recruited and mustered in at Hillsdale. Pausing briefly in Toledo,...

    • American Civil War; battle flags; Eighteenth Michigan Infantry; 18th Michigan Infantry
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    • Seventeenth Michigan Infantry (Guidons) Battle Flags

    • Seventeenth Michigan Infantry (Guidons) Battle Flags

    • Mustered into service in Detroit on 26 August 1862, the Seventeenth fought its first battle at South Mountain, Maryland. There, the untried troops drove the enemy from a stone wall, earning the nickname of the "Stonewall Regiment."

    • American Civil War; battle flags; Seventeenth Michigan Infantry; 17th Michigan Infantry
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    • Seventeenth Michigan Infantry (National) Battle Flag

    • Seventeenth Michigan Infantry (National) Battle Flag

    • Mustered into service in Detroit on 26 August 1862, the Seventeenth fought its first battle at South Mountain, Maryland. There, the untried troops drove the enemy from a stone wall, earning the nickname of the "Stonewall Regiment." This flag was a...

    • American Civil War; battle flags; Seventeenth Michigan Infantry; 17th Michigan Infantry
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    • Seventeenth Michigan Infantry (National) Battle Flag

    • Seventeenth Michigan Infantry (National) Battle Flag

    • Mustered into service on 26 August 1862 in Detroit, the Seventeenth earned the name "Stonewall Regiment" for its bravery when its inexperienced troops drove the enemy from a stone wall at South Mountain on 14 September 1862. Three soldiers won...

    • American Civil War; battle flags; Seventeenth Michigan Infantry; 17th Michigan Infantry
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    • Fourth Michigan Infantry (National) Battle Flag

    • Fourth Michigan Infantry (National) Battle Flag

    • On 21 June 1861, the regiment received its first flag from the ladies of Adrian who had sewn the legend "The Ladies of Adrian to the 4th Regiment—Defend It" on the flag. "While I have the honor to command these brave men, while my life shall be...

    • American Civil War; battle flags; Fourth Michigan Infantry; 4th Michigan Infantry
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    • First Michigan Cavalry Battle Flag

    • First Michigan Cavalry Battle Flag

    • On 28 September 1861 Colonel Thornton Brodhead received this flag on behalf of the First Michigan Cavalry Regiment. On 30 August 1862, at Second Bull Run, Brodhead was shot. Knowing he was dying, he wrote, his wife: "I hope from heaven I may see...

    • First Michigan Cavalry; 1st Michigan Cavalry; American Civil War; battle flags
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    • Eighth Michigan Cavalry Battle Flag

    • Eighth Michigan Cavalry Battle Flag

    • Organized at Mount Clemens, this regiment was sent to Kentucky in May 1863 to chase General John Morgan, whose rebel raiders were terrorizing Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana. Before the regiment left for Kentucky, the ladies of Mount Clemens gave the...

    • American Civil War; battle flags; Eighth Michigan Cavalry; 8th Michigan Cavalry
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    • Seventh Michigan Cavalry Battle Flag

    • Seventh Michigan Cavalry Battle Flag

    • Organized in 1863 at Grand Rapids, the Seventh was part of the Michigan Cavalry Brigade under the command of the "Boy General" from Monroe, Michigan—George Armstrong Custer. Each company or troop within a cavalry regiment carried a swallowtail...

    • American Civil War; battle flags; Seventh Michigan Cavalry; 7th Michigan Cavalry
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    • Seventh Michigan Cavalry (Regimental) Battle Flag

    • Seventh Michigan Cavalry (Regimental) Battle Flag

    • Organized in the winter of 1863 at Grand Rapids, the Seventh became part of the famous Michigan Cavalry Brigade under the dashing "boy general," George Armstrong Custer of Monroe, Michigan. Consisting of the First, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Michigan...

    • American Civil War; battle flags; Seventh Michigan Cavalry; 7th Michigan Cavalry
    • Civil War Battle Flags
    • Second Brigade, Army of Ohio Designating Flag

    • Second Brigade, Army of Ohio Designating Flag

    • Second Brigade, Army of Ohio designating flag. "Designating flags" identified the command headquarters of army units. They were often swallowtail guidons or pennants like these. Their symbols and colors identified the brigade, division, corps and...

    • American Civil War; battle flags; Army of Ohio
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    • Eighth Michigan Infantry (National) Battle Flag

    • Eighth Michigan Infantry (National) Battle Flag

    • The Eighth was mustered into service in August 1861 with soldiers from Grand Rapids, Flint, St. Johns, Lansing, Owosso and Jackson. Fighting thirty-seven battles in seven states earned them the nickname "The Wandering Regiment."

    • American Civil War; battle flags; Eighth Michigan Infantry; 8th Michigan Infantry
    • Civil War Battle Flags
    • Eighth Michigan Infantry (Regimental) Battle Flag

    • Eighth Michigan Infantry (Regimental) Battle Flag

    • The Eighth was mustered into service in August 1861 with soldiers from Grand Rapids, Flint, St. Johns, Lansing, Owosso and Jackson. Fighting thirty-seven battles in seven states earned them the nickname "The Wandering Regiment."

    • American Civil War; battle flags; Eighth Michigan Infantry; 8th Michigan Infantry
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