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    • Fifth Michigan Cavalry Battle Flag

    • Fifth Michigan Cavalry Battle Flag

    • This swallowtail guidon belonged to the Fifth Michigan Cavalry raised in the Detroit area in 1862. The Fifth joined the First, Sixth and Seventh Cavalry regiments to make the Michigan Cavalry Brigade commanded by General George Custer. After the...

    • American Civil War; battle flags; Fifth Michigan Cavalry; 5th Michigan Cavalry
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    • Fifth Michigan Cavalry Battle Flag

    • Fifth Michigan Cavalry Battle Flag

    • This swallowtail guidon belonged to the Fifth Michigan Cavalry raised in the Detroit area in 1862. The Fifth joined the First, Sixth and Seventh Cavalry regiments to make the Michigan Cavalry Brigade commanded by General George Custer. After the...

    • American Civil War; battle flags; Fifth Michigan Cavalry; 5th Michigan Cavalry
    • Civil War Battle Flags
    • Fifth Michigan Infantry (Guidon) Battle Flag

    • Fifth Michigan Infantry (Guidon) Battle Flag

    • The Fifth Michigan was organized in Detroit and received its first colors in September 1861. The regiment fought in many battles, including Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, earning the name the "Fighting Fifth."

    • American Civil War; battle flags; Fifth Michigan Infantry; 5th Michigan Infantry
    • Civil War Battle Flags
    • Fifth Michigan Infantry (National) Battle Flag

    • Fifth Michigan Infantry (National) Battle Flag

    • The Fifth Michigan was organized in Detroit and received its first colors in September 1861. The regiment fought in many battles, including Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, earning the name the "Fighting Fifth."

    • American Civil War; battle flags; Fifth Michigan Infantry; 5th Michigan Infantry
    • Civil War Battle Flags
    • Fifth Michigan Infantry (National) Battle Flag

    • Fifth Michigan Infantry (National) Battle Flag

    • The Fifth Michigan was organized in Detroit and received its first colors in September 1861. The regiment fought in many battles, including Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, earning the name the "Fighting Fifth."

    • American Civil War; battle flags; Fifth Michigan Infantry; 5th Michigan Infantry
    • Civil War Battle Flags
    • Fifth Michigan Infantry (National) Battle Flag

    • Fifth Michigan Infantry (National) Battle Flag

    • The Fifth Michigan was organized in Detroit and received its first colors in September 1861. The regiment fought in many battles, including Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, earning the name the "Fighting Fifth." The regiment...

    • American Civil War; battle flags; Fifth Michigan Infantry; 5th Michigan Infantry
    • Civil War Battle Flags
    • Fifth Michigan Infantry Battle Flag

    • Fifth Michigan Infantry Battle Flag

    • The Fifth Michigan was organized in Detroit and received its first colors in September 1861. The regiment fought in many battles, including Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, earning the name the "Fighting Fifth."

    • American Civil War; battle flags; Fifth Michigan Infantry; 5th Michigan Infantry
    • Civil War Battle Flags
    • First Division, Ninth Army Corps Designating Flag

    • First Division, Ninth Army Corps Designating Flag

    • Designating flag for the First Division, Ninth Army Corps. "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,...

    • American Civil War; battle flags; Ninth Army Corps; 9th Army Corps
    • Civil War Battle Flags
    • 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
    • Civil War Battle Flags
    • First Michigan Colored Infantry (National) Battle Flag

    • First Michigan Colored Infantry (National) Battle Flag

    • At the start of the Civil War, Blacks were not allowed to serve in the Union Army although many were eager to do so. Although Congress authorized the raising of African-American regiments in 1862, it was not until early 1863—after the...

    • American Civil War; battle flags; First Michigan Colored Infantry; 1st Michigan Colored Infantry
    • Civil War Battle Flags
    • First Michigan Colored Infantry (Regimental) Battle Flag

    • First Michigan Colored Infantry (Regimental) Battle Flag

    • At the start of the Civil War, Blacks were not allowed to serve in the Union Army although many were eager to do so. Although Congress authorized the raising of African-American regiments in 1862, it was not until early 1863—after the...

    • American Civil War; battle flags; First Michigan Colored Infantry; 1st Michigan Colored Infantry
    • Civil War Battle Flags
    • First Michigan Colored Infantry (Regimental) Battle Flag

    • First Michigan Colored Infantry (Regimental) Battle Flag

    • At the start of the Civil War, Blacks were not allowed to serve in the Union Army although many were eager to do so. Although Congress authorized the raising of African-American regiments in 1862, it was not until early 1863—after the...

    • American Civil War; battle flags; First Michigan Colored Infantry; 1st Michigan Colored Infantry
    • Civil War Battle Flags
    • First Michigan Engineers and Mechanics (National) Battle Flag

    • First Michigan Engineers and Mechanics (National) Battle Flag

    • This regiment was mustered in at Marshall in October 1861. Made up primarily of engineers and mechanics, the regiment did not function as a unit but was broken into four detachments assigned to divisions of the Army of the Ohio. Before the troops...

    • American Civil War; battle flags; First Michigan Engineers and Mechanics; 1st Michigan Engineers and Mechanics
    • Civil War Battle Flags
    • First Michigan Engineers and Mechanics (National) Battle Flag

    • First Michigan Engineers and Mechanics (National) Battle Flag

    • This regiment was mustered in at Marshall in October 1861. Made up primarily of engineers and mechanics, the regiment did not function as a unit but was broken into four detachments assigned to divisions of the Army of the Ohio. Before the troops...

    • American Civil War; battle flags; First Michigan Engineers and Mechanics; 1st Michigan Engineers and Mechanics
    • Civil War Battle Flags
    • First Michigan Engineers and Mechanics Battle Flag remnants

    • First Michigan Engineers and Mechanics Battle Flag remnants

    • This regiment was mustered in at Marshall in October 1861. Made up primarily of engineers and mechanics, the regiment did not function as a unit but was broken into four detachments assigned to divisions of the Army of the Ohio. Before the troops...

    • American Civil War; battle flags; First Michigan Engineers and Mechanics; 1st Michigan Engineers and Mechanics
    • Civil War Battle Flags

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