Description: This is a photograph of a guidon of the 25th Independent Battery, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery. This swallowtail flag with 34 stars represents the states of the union at the beginning of the Civil War. On the square field of blue, there are 12 stars in the inner circle, 18 stars in the outer circle and a star in each of the four corners. this photograph is not cataloged. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01827
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ceremonial artifact; Communication artifact; Military flags
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This is a painting of Guidon of the 95th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The text on flag reads: 95 Ohio. The 95th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was organized at Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio on August 19, 1862 for a three year term. They were engaged in the following: Battle of Richmond, Vicksburg Campaign, Siege of Vicksburg May 19 & 22 assaults, Siege of Jackson, Battle of Brice's Crossroads, Battle of Nashville and the Battle of Fort Blakley. They were mustered out on August 19, 1865 in Louisville, Kentucky. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02520
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ceremonial artifact; Communication artifact; Military flags
Places: Columbus (Ohio; Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Guidon of the 13th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. Swallowtail flag measures 68 cm high by 101 cm wide. This swallowtail guidon of the national colors was used by the 13th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. The flag was manufactured in the United States between 1861 and 1863. The guidon has 34 gold-painted stars on a blue canton. The stars are arranged in a double-circle pattern with an additional star in each of the canton's four corners. The flag has thirteen alternating red and white stripes. A guidon flag, usually a swallowtail, is a type carried by artillery or cavalry company. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01841
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Guidon; Flags--Ohio, Civil War, 1861-1865
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This is a photograph of the fragments of the Guidon of the 3rd Independent Company, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. Text on flag reads: 3rd IND'PT COMPANY O.V.C.A.V. The record for this flag was created from the photograph taken in the 1960s and the painting by Robert Needham. It has not been cataloged. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01843
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ceremonial artifact; Communication artifact; Military flags
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This is a photograph of a guidon of the 9th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. It is a swallowtail flag with a square blue field with 34 stars. The stars represent the states in the Union at the beginning of the Civil War. There are 12 stars in the inner circle, 18 stars in the outer circle and a star in each corner. This photograph is not cataloged. The 9th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry was formed in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1861. The men were primarily of German descent. They fought in the Western Theater of the Civil War. They were mustered out in 1865. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01845
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ceremonial artifact; Communication artifact; Military flags
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This is a painting of the regimental colors of the 10th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. The blue silk flag served as the regimental colors of the 10th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. The flag was manufactured in the United States between 1861 and 1865. The United States arms is positioned in the center of the flag's front or obverse side. 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. Thirteen gold-painted stars outlined in red are arranged in two arcs above the arms. A gold-outlined banner below the arms features gold text that reads: "10th OHIO CAVALRY." The reverse side of the flag features gold text at its center that reads: "TUNNEL HILL / RESACCA / ATLANTA, MACON / WAYNESBORO / SAVANNAH." The text is framed by brown and green laurel. A gold star appears in each of the flag's four corners. 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: AL01848
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Flags--Ohio, Civil War, 1861-1865
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This blue silk flag served as the regimental colors of the 4th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. The flag was manufactured in the United States between 1861 and 1865. The United States arms is painted in the flag's center. The arms consists of a 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 red scroll with the text "STONE RIVER." A shield emblazoned with red and white stripes and a blue upper portion is positioned on the eagle's breast. Superimposed over the shield in gold is the number "4." Eight gold-painted stars remain in a double-arc pattern above the arms. Due to deterioration some stars have been lost. Below the arms is a red painted banner with a gold border. Gold text in the banner reads: "4TH REG'T OHIO VOLUNTEER CAVALRY." The flag has gold fringe on its top, right, and bottom sides. The dimensions are 66 by 76 cm and the fabric is silk. 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: AL01857
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Flags--Ohio, Civil War, 1861-1865
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This flag bears the national colors of the 1st Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The text on flag reads: Shiloh; Stone River; 1st Reg't O. [V. I.]; Chickamauga; Mission Ridge. The flag is fragmented and difficult to read. It has not been cataloged. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01861
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Flags--Ohio, Civil War, 1861-1865
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This flag shows the national colors of the 3rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. There are 34 stars representing the states of the Union in 1861. The flag has badly deteriorated. The flag is not cataloged. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01865
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Flags--Ohio, Civil War, 1861-1865
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This is a photograph of a guidon of the 27th United States Colored Troops. It is a swallowtail flag with a rectangular field of blue. The stars are in ovals, 10 in the inner oval and 20 in the outer oval, with one in each corner. This flag has not been cataloged. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02181
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865African Americans--Ohio; Ceremonial artifact; Communication artifact; Military flags
 

Description: This is a photograph of a guidon of the 27th United States Colored Troops. It is a swallowtail flag with an rectangular blue field with 34 stars representing the states of the union at the beginning of the Civil War. The stars in an oval shape with 10 in the inner oval and 20 in the outer oval and one in each corner. This flag has not been cataloged. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02182
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865African Americans--Ohio; Ceremonial artifact; Communication artifact; Military flags
 

Description: This US Flag 1861-1863 is decorated with 34 stars for the thirty four states. Twenty nine of the stars are reverse appliqued. The flag is hand sewn. There are thirteen red and white strips representing the thirteen original colonies. The shape is rectangular, measuring 112 by 200 cm. The fabric is cotton. Mrs. Juliette Sayre Nichols of New York City donated this item in 1940 in memory of her sister, Mary Anderson Sayre Dana. The flag flew on the Steamer Eugene carrying soldiers during the Civil War. The ladies of New Albany, Indiana, made the flag for Captain Daniel F. Sayre. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H75329_001
Subjects: Civil War, 1861-1865; Flags--Ohio, Civil War, 1861-1865; Flags--OhioUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; National Flag--United States