Flag
- Object Name:
- Flag
- Object ID:
- 1961.033
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- 1861
- Description:
- Flag. 2nd Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers. Silk, handsewn with 35 gold painted stars on a 24" x 39" field of blue and with 5.5" wide stripes, many of which are shredded, torn or missing. On the fourth red stripe from the top is painted in gold and black "2nd N.H. Vols." Along the top and bottom of the flag is gold thread fringe. The flag was attached to a very long flag pole and has two blue and gold tassels. Pole stored separately.
- Material:
- Textile
Silk - Dimensions:
- W-72 inches
- Provenance:
- Flag belonged to General Joab N. Patterson (1835-1923), father of the donor.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Julia P. Guyol
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