Hi, y'all,
My name is Ernie and I live just south of Nashville, TN. I have been doing a lot of research on both Union and Confederate civil war flags, ...
My name is Ernie and I live just south of Nashville, TN. I have been doing a lot of research on both Union and Confederate civil war flags, trying to decide whether to make my own or buy commercial repros. My plan was to try to reproduce what the 32nd Tennessee CSA "may" have flown at Chickamauga, and also to match up the flags of the 20th Tennessee CSA and the 5th Minnesota USA, two of the units that viciously contested Compton's (renamed "Shy's") Hill during the Battle of Nashville. So, if anyone has any old CSA First Nationals, Hardee Third Patterns, Augusta Depot ANV patterns, or 5th Minnessota regimental colors laying around that need a home, let me know!!
Anyway, while surfing the net trying to find some wool bunting for use in making an 1863 version of the Confederate First National flag, I came across two US 48-star monsters (12' x 19') out of an estate in Maine. So, here I am trying to find out more about them, specifically whether they were in fact issued to and flown by Bath Iron Works destroyers during WWI...but I guess that is for another forum. Here, I just wanted to say "hi" and let y'all know how and why I am here!
Ernie,
While a 48 star flag would be a source of old bunting, and possibly much less expensive than purchasing newly woven bunting, I hate to think of any old flag that is still in displayable condition being "harvested" like that since it is a hisorical artifact in itself. However doing so would not be without precedence. The civil war surplus dealer Bannerman used the bunting from outdated US Ensigns to manufacture CSA first national flags around the turn of the century (ca 1900) and many of these old flags trade hands as authentic Civil War era Confederate flags. Nick
Well, my original thought was to make up something that looked authentic for a friend, so I ran across these flags when I was looking for wool bunting. However, I realized that these pieces of history needed to either be preserved or destroyed appropriately, so I opted for the former. One hangs in my office and one in a room at home, folded so that only the canton shows and draped over a custom made rod. Very cool, very safe hanging in temperature controlled environments.
Hi,
My name is Mike and I stumbled across this site looking for info on the dimensions of naval ensign sizes. I have acquired a couple that I believe are WWII era flags. One has rope through the hoist that terminates with a loop at each end. The other has a round steel fitting sewn onto each end end for attachment to a lanyard. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks,
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