Collection Highlights
The Draft Riots in New York- The Battle in Second Avenue
Date:
1863
Object Number:
PR.020.100.4
Medium:
Wood Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Flag: 34 stars
Object Number:
1940.877
Date:
1861-1862
Medium:
Wool, cotton, linen, metal grommets
Dimensions:
Overall: 50 x 112 in. ( 127 x 284.5 cm )
Marks:
printed: on hoist: "J B Sewing Co MAKER/ 28 Cortland St. N Y"
Description:
Wool machine-sewn U.S. flag with thirty-four white cotton stars applied to both sides of the canton (four rows of seven stars divided by a row of six stars); thirteen red and white stripes; linen hoist with metal grommets at each end.
Gallery Label:
This U.S. flag was flown by the 71st Regiment at the second battle of Bull Run. It was carried by a man who served as a substitute for John D. Brassington. The flag was drawn for by his heirs and won by his daughter Mary E. Applegate, March 16, 1911.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Harold Riker Applegate
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
