VERY RARE 7 STAR CONFEDERATE FLAG.
This design was the first national flag of the Confederacy representing the period March to May, 1861. Nicknamed the "Stars and Bars", this first flag design flew over the state capitol of Alabama in Montgomery, the temporary national capitol of the Confederacy. The flag had a square blue union the height of 2 bars, on which was placed a circle of white stars corresponding in number to the states of the Confederacy in 1861: South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas. The flag is accompanied by an affidavit from a direct descendant of Charles Henry Bromadge Caldwell, a Lt. Commander of the gunboat "Itasca" under Admiral Farragut during the Civil War, stating that he had come home from the War with this flag. This lot also includes several other papers relating to Caldwell. Three other confederate flags captured by Caldwell were donated to the Naval Academy in Annapolis. 51" x 34". CONDITION: Staining and losses, professionally restored and mounted. KK This is not a standard shippable item and will require 3rd party shipping or pickup arrangements to be made. Condition: Dimensions: Frame: 44 - 1/2" x 60 - 3/4".
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This design was the first national flag of the Confederacy representing the period March to May, 1861. Nicknamed the "Stars and Bars", this first flag design flew over the state capitol of Alabama in Montgomery, the temporary national capitol of the Confederacy. The flag had a square blue union the height of 2 bars, on which was placed a circle of white stars corresponding in number to the states of the Confederacy in 1861: South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas. The flag is accompanied by an affidavit from a direct descendant of Charles Henry Bromadge Caldwell, a Lt. Commander of the gunboat "Itasca" under Admiral Farragut during the Civil War, stating that he had come home from the War with this flag. This lot also includes several other papers relating to Caldwell. Three other confederate flags captured by Caldwell were donated to the Naval Academy in Annapolis. 51" x 34". CONDITION: Staining and losses, professionally restored and mounted. KK This is not a standard shippable item and will require 3rd party shipping or pickup arrangements to be made. Condition: Dimensions: Frame: 44 - 1/2" x 60 - 3/4".
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