Designating flags were used to organize army units, whereas other flags directly represented the two warring factions. This section displays objects that were used as flags during the Civil War.

A Charleston, South Carolina surrender flag, Confederate documents, and Union soldier items among historic Civil War ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A long-lost Confederate flag, captured at the Battle of Gettysburg and among the rarest Civil War artifacts, will be a top lot for bidders at an Ohio auction house this ...

The 190 streamers attached to the Army Flag staff denote campaigns ... service in that particular war. The concept of campaign streamers came to prominence in the Civil War when Army organizations ...

But Martucci, former president of the American Vexillological Society— vexillology is the study of flags—says flags have remarkable stories to tell. "The fact that humans feel a need to make and have ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A long-lost Confederate flag, captured at the Battle of Gettysburg and among the rarest Civil War artifacts, will be a top lot for bidders at an Ohio auction house this ...