Confederate Flag with Battle Scenes

[Mike Serpa]

Confederate Flag with Battle Scenes, ca. 1875

1875 engraving or lithograph showing the Confederate Flag surrounded by various battle scenes.

VMI photo

Edit: Under the top right scene it says 'The Crater.' I can't figure out the others.

 

[loppde]

The south is still trying after their loss. Amazing quality and fun idea.

 

[TerryB]

Top left is maybe one of those "Lee to the rear" episodes. Bottom left looks like CSS Virginia ramming a blockader. Bottom right might be a surrender scene (or not). 1875 seems a bit early to be engaging in nostalgia for the war. Could it be later?

 

[St Albans Raid]

Cool!

 

[Patrick1970]

That is really cool. Thanks for sharing that. I'd be interested to know if that date is correct or from a later period??

 

[Lnwlf]

1875 seems a bit early to be engaging in nostalgia for the war. Could it be later?

A form of this lithograph appears in an 1879 volume of "Father Ryan's Poems", and accompanies the poem "The Conqured Banner." http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b29233;view=2up;seq=164 So 1875 should be about right.
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[reading48]

 

[TerryB]

A form of this lithograph appears in an 1879 volume of "Father Ryan's Poems", and accompanies the poem "The Conqured Banner." http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b29233;view=2up;seq=164 So 1875 should be about right.
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Father Ryan has a Catholic High School named after him here in Nashville. At one time it covered much of the grounds of Ed Buford's house called "By-Ma." Not too long ago it relocated. Buford was an ex-Confederate POW who started a business here, and whose son, Eddie, was an unofficial "Ace" in WWI. I'm related to the Bufords, so It's funny how things all tie together.