Union flags at Vicksburg

[LtGenHenryWagerHalleck]

Hey I am wondering which American flags were used during the Union army. Was it the 33 star "fort Sumter" flag the 34 star with Kansas or the 35 star one with West Virginia did it change during the Seige? What flag was raised over Vicksburg upon its capitulation

 

[Rhea Cole]

Flag of the 45th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment that Grant ordered raised over the Vicksburg courthouse after the surrender was signed.

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The Union Flag over Vicksburg — Historia Militaris

Vicksburg Mississippi was the final Confederate stronghold on the MIssissippi River and proved valube for both sides duringt he war.

historiamilitaris.org

34 star regimental flag like the one raised by the 45th Illinois. Read more here.

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WOOL, CIVIL WAR, UNION INFANTRY BATTLE FLAG WITH 34 STARS AND EXCEPTIONAL PRESENTATION FROM HAVING BEEN EXTENSIVELY CARRIED, ACCOMPANIED BY ITS ORIGINAL STAFF, 1861-1863

Top Quality and selection of Rare Antique American Flags

jeffbridgman.com

 

[LtGenHenryWagerHalleck]

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Flag of the 45th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment that Grant ordered raised over the Vicksburg courthouse after the surrender was signed.

Link

The Union Flag over Vicksburg — Historia Militaris

Vicksburg Mississippi was the final Confederate stronghold on the MIssissippi River and proved valube for both sides duringt he war.

historiamilitaris.org

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34 star regimental flag like the one raised by the 45th Illinois. Read more here.

Link

WOOL, CIVIL WAR, UNION INFANTRY BATTLE FLAG WITH 34 STARS AND EXCEPTIONAL PRESENTATION FROM HAVING BEEN EXTENSIVELY CARRIED, ACCOMPANIED BY ITS ORIGINAL STAFF, 1861-1863

Top Quality and selection of Rare Antique American Flags

jeffbridgman.com

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Thank you so much for this! I guess the 35 star flag was only adopted later. I'll have to read up on the 45 IL

 

[Lampasas Bill]

The number of stars on the national color of a regiment depended on when the flag was made and who made it. Even though a new state entered the Union, there was no necessity to change a flag that had fewer stars. Flags with 33, 34, and 35 stars continued to used throughout the war.