U.S. Flag With 26 Hand-cut Stars

Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, Virginia
U.S. Flag With 26 Hand-cut Stars-50540
Date: c. 1850
Content Description: U.S. FLAG WITH 26 HAND-CUT STARS ARRANGED IN STAR PATTERN ON BLUE FIELD. INITIALS S M S" ON LOWER EDGE OF HOIST REINFORCE. ALLEGEDLY CARRIED AT DEEP CUT, SECOND MANASSAS, AUGUST 30, BY TROOPS IN GEN. BUTTERFIELD'S BRIGADE, V CORPS. GIVEN TO PVT. WM. W. RYDER, CO. F, 17TH N.Y. VOLS., AFTER WAR BY GEN. BUTTERFIELD. 13 STRIPES: 12.5 CM WIDE (AVERAGE); UNION: 95 X 120 CM; HOIST REINFORCE: 6 CM WIDE. NUMEROUS TORN HOLES (BATTLE DAMAGE?)
Identifier: MANA 979