Description: This is a postcard featuring a photograph of the Confederate burial grounds on Johnsons Island, a military prison in Sandusky Bay where Confederate prisoners of war were held during the American Civil War. The prison was in operation from April 1862 to September 1865. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06146
Subjects: Cemeteries; Cemeteries--Ohio; Confederate States of America; Soldiers; Civil War 1861-1865; Civil War--Prisoners and prisons
Places: Sandusky (Ohio); Erie County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is an illustration of the military prison on Johnsons Island in Sandusky Bay where Confederate prisoners of war were held during the American Civil War. The prison was in operation from April 1862 to September 1865 and was later destroyed. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06147
Subjects: Confederate States of America; Soldiers; Civil War 1861-1865; Civil War--Prisoners and prisons
Places: Sandusky (Ohio); Erie County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is an illustration of the military prison on Johnsons Island in Sandusky Bay where Confederate prisoners of war were held during the American Civil War. The prison was in operation from April 1862 to September 1865 and was later destroyed. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06148
Subjects: Confederate States of America; Soldiers; Civil War 1861-1865; Civil War--Prisoners and prisons
Places: Sandusky (Ohio); Erie County (Ohio)
 

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.
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Subjects: Civil War 1861-1865; Flags--Ohio, Civil War, 1861-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This photograph shows the fragmented flag from 1861-1863. It has red and white strips with a blue canton with 34 stars. It is made of wool and measures 180 by 180 cm. View on Ohio Memory.
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Subjects: National Flag--United States; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Civil War 1861-1865
 

Description: This flag shows the national colors of the 2nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The text on flag reads: Ivy Mountain C[?] 2nd Reg't Stone River. The flag is mostly deteriorated and difficult to read. The flag has not been cataloged. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01864
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Civil War 1861-1865
Places: Ohio
 

Description: National colors of the 5th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The flag has deteriorated and is difficult to read. The flag is not cataloged. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01867
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Civil War 1861-1865
 

Description: Silk flag served as the national colors of the 8th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The flag was manufactured in the United States between 1861 and 1863. There are 34 white appliqued stars arranged in a grid pattern on a blue canton. The flag has thirteen alternating red and white stripes. Black text to the lower right of the canton reads: "8th OVI." The flag has a white streamer and a cord attached to its sleeve. 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: AL01872
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Civil War 1861-1865
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Blue silk flag served as the regimental colors of the 2nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company C, the "Columbus Fencibles." A perched eagle is painted at the center of the flag. A gold banner painted above the eagle features painted black text that reads: "BEAR IT WITH HON[...]ND IT WITH BRAVERY." Some of the text is no longer legible or intact due to deterioration. Portions of a gold banner remain below the eagle. The flag is edged with gold ribbon and has navy blue fringe on its top, right and bottom sides. The 2nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry was organized for three months' service on April 18, 1861, and took part in the First Battle of Bull Run. The regiment was mustered out on July 31, 1861, then reorganized for three years' service in September. Some companies in the regiment were formed from local militia units that existed at the start of the war, such as the Columbus Fencibles, which became Company C of the regiment. Major engagements in which the regiment took part include Perryville, Stones River, Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, and the Atlanta Campaign. The regiment was mustered out in Columbus, Ohio, on October 10, 1864. 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: AL01875
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Civil War 1861-1865
 

Description: National colors of the 17th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Text on flag reads: 17th Regt. The flag is badly deteriorated with much of it missing. It has not been cataloged in this collection. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01891
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Civil War 1861-1865
Places: Ohio
 

Description: National colors of the 18th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The flag has not been cataloged in this collection. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01894
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Civil War 1861-1865
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Regimental colors of the 13th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry. The fringe around the three sides and the eagle are the only parts intact. The rest has deteriorated, mostly missing. This flag has not been cataloged in this collection. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01898
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Civil War 1861-1865
Places: Ohio