Description: Silk guidon of the 1st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company B dating from 1861-1865. The swallowtail flag is red and cream in color. The top is a red background with 1st Reg't appliqued in white and the bottom is a white background with Co. B appliqued in red. The dimensions are 90cm by 65 cm and the textile is silk. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65562_001
Subjects: Civil War 1861-1865; Flags--Ohio, Civil War, 1861-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This are the regimental colors of the 24th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The text on flag reads: 24th Reg't O[hio] Vol[unteers] [USA]. The flag has deteriorated and a part of it is missing. They were organized at Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio on June 28, 1861 and mustered out on June 18, 1866. It has not been cataloged in this collection View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01924
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Civil War 1861-1865
Places: Ohio
 

Description: These are the regimental colors of the 25th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. They were organized on June 28, 1861 at Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio. On June 18, 1866 they were mustered out. The flag is badly deteriorated and none of the wording is legible. This has not been cataloged in this collection. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01926
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Civil War 1861-1865
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This blue silk flag served as the regimental colors of the 35th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The flag was manufactured in the United States between 1861 and 1864. The United States arms is positioned in the flag's center. The arms consists of an embroidered, gold-colored bald eagle holding an olive branch in its right talon and a bundle of arrows in its left talon. The eagle holds in its beak a painted, gold-outlined scroll with the motto "E PLURIBUS UNUM" (Latin for "one out of many"). A shield with red and white stripes and a blue upper portion is positioned on the eagle's breast. The eagle has a beaded eye. Thirteen embroidered gold stars are arranged in an arc above the arms, with 27 gold rays rising above the stars. The text "PRESENTED BY WARREN CO. O." appears at the top of the flag. The battle name "CHICKAMAUGA" appears to the left of the arms, and the battle name "MISSION RIDGE" appears to the right. Gold text in a gold-outlined scroll below the arms reads: "35th REGIMENT, O.V.I." The flag's gold-knotted plied fringe is 4.5 cm in length. The rectangular flag measures 190 cm high by 191 cm wide. Ohio battle flags were on display at the Ohio Statehouse until the 1960s, when the state formed a committee to oversee the efforts to restore the fragile flags. Some of the battle flags were on display on the Plaza Level of the Ohio Historical Society from 1970 until 1989. For conservation reasons, the flags have been in storage since 1989. In the 1960s, the collection was photographed and commercial artist Robert Needham painted illustrations of many Civil War flags. Photographs of the flags and the paintings are now part of the society's archival collections. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01944
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Civil War 1861-1865
Places: Warren County (Ohio)
 

Description: These are the national colors of the 41st Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The text on the flag reads: Shioh Stone R[i]v[er] 41st Regt. Ohio. Much of the flag has deteriorated and some of the words are missing. The flag has not been cataloged in this collection. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01954
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Civil War 1861-1865
Places: Ohio
 

Description: National colors of the 42nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry (Garfield's Flag). Rectangular flag measures 140 cm high by 167 cm wide. Silk flag served as the national colors of the 42nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The flag was manufactured in the United States between 1867 and 1880. There are 37 gold-painted stars on a blue canton. The stars are arranged in two concentric circles surrounding two middle stars. There is also one star in each of the canton's four corners. The flag has thirteen alternating red and white stripes and gold fringe on its top, right, and bottom sides. James Garfield was the colonel of the 42nd OVI. The flag was later used in President Garfield's funeral service. The dimensions of the flag are 140 by 167 cm. Ohio battle flags were on display at the Ohio Statehouse until the 1960s, when the state formed a committee to oversee the efforts to restore the fragile flags. Some of the battle flags were on display on the Plaza Level of the Ohio Historical Society from 1970 until 1989. For conservation reasons, the flags have been in storage since 1989. In the 1960s, the collection was photographed and commercial artist Robert Needham painted illustrations of many Civil War flags. Photographs of the flags and the paintings are now part of the society's archival collections. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01956
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Civil War 1861-1865
Places: Ohio
 

Description: These are the national colors of the 43rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The text on flag reads: 43rd Reg't. O.[V.I.]. The flag has deteriorated and some of the words are missing. This flag has not been cataloged in this collection. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01957
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Civil War 1861-1865
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This is the national colors of the 45th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The regiment was formed at Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio on Aug 28, 1861 and was mustered out on June 12, 1865. This flag is badly deteriorated and much of it is missing. It has not been cataloged in this collection. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01960
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Civil War 1861-1865
Places: Ohio
 

Description: The national colors of the 45th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Text on flag reads: 45th Reg't O.V.I.U.S.[A.]. The flag is badly deteriorated and some of it is missing. The 45th O.V.I. was formed at Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio on Aug 19, 1862 and was mustered out on June 12, 1865. This flag has not been cataloged in this collection. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01961
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Civil War 1861-1865
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Silk flag served as the national colors of the 46th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The flag was manufactured in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, between 1863 and 1865. There are 35 gold-painted stars on a blue canton. The stars are arranged in two concentric ovals with one star in each of the canton's four corners. Gold-painted text positioned inside the ovals reads: "46th / OHIO / V.V.I." The flag has thirteen alternating red and white stripes and portions of gold fringe on its top and left sides. Text in the flag's white stripes reads: "[...] OF [...]RINT[...], SEIGE OF VICKSBURG, / [...]VER, MISSION-RIDGE, / [...], DALLAS, NEW HOPE CHURCH, / [...]O[...]D[...]Y CREEK, KENNESAW-MOUNTAIN, JULY 22d., EZRA-CHAPEL, / [...]DA[...]-BLUFF, GRISWOLDVILLE, / [...]LUMBI[...], BENTONVI[...], RALEIGH." Some of the text is no longer legible or intact due to deterioration. The dimensions of the flag are 182 by 191 cm. Ohio battle flags were on display at the Ohio Statehouse until the 1960s, when the state formed a committee to oversee the efforts to restore the fragile flags. Some of the battle flags were on display on the Plaza Level of the Ohio Historical Society from 1970 until 1989. For conservation reasons, the flags have been in storage since 1989. In the 1960s, the collection was photographed and commercial artist Robert Needham painted illustrations of many Civil War flags. Photographs of the flags and the paintings are now part of the society's archival collections. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01969
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Civil War 1861-1865
Places: Ohio
 

Description: These are the national colors of the 47th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry. It was organized at Camp Dennison near Cincinnati, Ohio on August 13, 1861 and mustered out on August 11, 1865. This flag has deteriorated and much of it is missing. It has not been cataloged in this collection. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01970
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Civil War 1861-1865
Places: Ohio
 

Description: These are the national colors of the 47th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry. They were formed at Camp Dennison near Cincinnati, Ohio on August 13, 1861 and mustered out on August 11, 1865. This flag has deteriorated and much of it is missing. It has not been cataloged in this collection. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01971
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Civil War 1861-1865
Places: Ohio