The 41st Regiment NY Volunteer Infantry mustered into service for three years on June 6 and 9, 1861. When their three year term expired, those entitled were discharged and the regiment continued in service as “Veteran Volunteers,” as indicated by the “N.Y.S.V.V.” along the top of this blue silk flank marker. The flag features painted inscriptions in gold, shadowed in red, along the top and bottom. Also, the flag includes a red painted shield in the center framed with a gold painted ornamental border and the regiment’s numeric designation painted in gold and shadowed in crimson.