CWDF
Private
- Joined
- Jan 16, 2009
- Location
- Pennsylvania
“The Colors of the Blue: Flags of the Union Army” will be on display 10AM to 4PM, Saturday, February 15, at the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor Center. This exhibit will include reproductions of the most common flags of the Union Army’s infantry, cavalry, and artillery units, and the flags designating corps, division and brigade commanders. This is an opportunity for park visitors to see these flags in all their glory. The display will also include artifacts from the July 4, 1866, “Return of the Colors” ceremony when the Pennsylvania units returned their flags to the state in a ceremony at Independence Hall in Philadelphia. Included among the relics are a souvenir flag carried by war orphans who marched in the parade (perhaps the only surviving example) and a bronze version of a gold medal presented to Maj. Gen. George Meade. The bronze medals were given to other officers who served in the Civil War. Throughout the day, Dr. Lawrence Keener-Farley, retired Director of Education at the National Civil War Museum and now a GNMP Volunteer Historian, will present brief talks on the flags and answer questions. This display is part of the educational outreaching programming of the Civil War Dance Foundation www.civilwardance.org.