National Treasures - The Flag 1818 to The Civil War

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National Treasures - The Flag - 1818 to The Civil War

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ZFC0421 - 20 Star U.S. Navy Boat Flag & Ensign; the third official United States flag, 1818 to 1819.


ZFC0625 - U.S. 20 stars and 13 stripes commemorating Mississippi as the 20th state, 1818 to 1819.


ZFC0422 - 21 Star U.S. "Grand Luminary" Flag, 1819-1820, note the seven white and six red stripes.



ZFC3582 - U.S. 22 Star Flag 1819-1820, converted to a 26 Star Flag. Image below is the flags current configuration; above is an image of the flag as originally constructed. The 19th century was a dynamic time for the United States as new states entered the Union American ingenuity and individualism were brought to bear as many flags were converted to new star counts.


ZFC2509 - U.S. 24 Star Pennsylvania Militia National Color, 1822 to 1836 - Single Ring of 6 Point Silver Stars around cartouche, reissued during Civil War.


ZFC3581 - U.S. 24 Star Flag admission of Missouri as a new state of the union, 1822 to 1836.


ZFC2406 - 25 Star U.S. Flag - 1836 - 1837, from the John Ledyard family, Constantinople, Ottoman Etopire.


ZFC2582 - 25 Star U.S. Flag, admission of Arkansas, scatter pattern with large center star, 1836 to1837.


ZFC0606 - 26 Star U.S. Grand Luminary Flag - "Gildersleeve Meteor Flag", 1837 to 1845.


ZFC0696 - U.S. 26 Star "Grand Luminary" 1837 to 1845, large maritime or institutional flag.


ZFC2386 - U.S. 26 Star Flag - Michigan as the 26th state of the Union; possible Navy Boat Flag, 1837 to 1845.


ZFC0607 - 26-Star U.S. - "Grand Luminary" printed parade flag commemorating the addition of Michigan to the Union, 1837 to 1845.


ZFC0634 - 26-Star U.S. - "Grand Luminary" printed parade flag commemorating the addition of Michigan to the Union, 1837 to 1845.


ZFC1452 - 27 Stars, U.S. Military Storm Flag - Florida's admission into the Union March 3, 1845, 1845 to 1846.


ZFC3368 - 28 Star U.S. Flag - Admission of Texas to the Union on December 29th, 1845, 1846 to 1847.


ZFC1444 - U.S. 28 Star "Grand Luminary" National Color,4th Louisiana Militia, 1845 to 1846.


ZFC2567 - U.S. 29 Star Flag 1846 to 1848, US Army "Diamond Pattern Star-field" Storm Flag.


ZFC0628 - 29 Stars U.S. Flag - Printed Political Parade Flag, 1846 to 1848.


ZFC0636 - 30 Star U.S. Flag, 1848 to 1851, hidden during the Civil War and was the 1st U.S. flag to fly over Wilmington, NC after liberation at the end of the Civil War in 1865.


ZFC1456 - 30 Star Printed Political Parade U.S. national flag, 1848 to 1851.


ZFC0125 - U.S. 31 Stars Mourning flag - Mourning border for President Taylor and used again for President Lincoln, 1851 to 1858.


ZFC0233 - 31 Stars U.S. Flag, Storm Flag, 1851 to 1858, note the diagonal rows of stars and the canton resting on a red stripe.


ZFC1453 - U.S. 31 Star Flag, Pratt St. Riots, Baltimore, MD - Massachusetts Militia vs. Confederate Sympathizers, 1851 to 1858.


ZFC0585 - U.S. 31 Stars "Grand Luminary" Flag Commemorating California's Admission into the Union, September 9, 1850, note the 14 red and white stripes, 1851 to 1858.


ZFC0651 - U.S. 32 Stars and 11 Stripes Flag - Minnesota's admission into the Union on May 11, 1858, 1858 to 1859.


ZFC0174 - U.S. 32 Star flag from 1858, converted to a 34 Star Flag during the American Civil War, 1861 to 1863, printed stars with sewn stars commercial conversion.


ZFC3105 - U.S. 32 Star flag from 1858, converted to a 34 Star Flag during the American Civil War, 1861to 1863, printed stars with sewn stars commercial conversion, marked Melville.