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U.S. 24 Star Pennsylvania Militia color 1822-1836

Sub-collection: Soldiers & Sailors Military Museum & Memorial

U.S. 24 Star Pennsylvania Militia color 1822 - 1836 - 6 Point Silver Stars.
One of the half dozen oldest flags of Pennsylvania surviving depicting the national flag. Later in the conflict, on April 2, 1865, the 54th Pennsylvania Unit. Volunteers broke through the siege lines around Petersburg, Virginia recaptured this flag.

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