33rd Independent Battery, NY Volunteers | Guidon | Civil War
Flag dimensions: 28 1/2" hoist X 30 1/2" fly.
(2004.0091)
The NYS Battle Flag Collection includes one flag carried by the 33rd Independent Battery, a silk, swallowtail guidon in the “stars and stripes” pattern prescribed in General Order No. 4, dated January 18, 1862. The canton includes 35 gold painted stars in the typical, two-concentric circles, additional star in each corner, pattern.