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21st Independent Battery, NY Volunteers | Guidon | Civil War

The NYS Battle Flag Collection includes one flag carried by the 21st 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…

https://museum.dmna.ny.gov/flags/artillery/21st-independent-battery-ny-volunteers-guidon-civil-war

23rd Independent Battery, NY Volunteers | Guidon | Civil War

The NYS Battle Flag Collection includes one flag carried by the 23rd 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 34 gold painted stars in…

https://museum.dmna.ny.gov/flags/artillery/23rd-independent-battery-ny-volunteers-guidon

25th Independent Battery, NY Volunteers | Guidon | Civil War

The NYS Battle Flag Collection includes one flag carried by the 25th 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…

https://museum.dmna.ny.gov/flags/artillery/25th-independent-battery-ny-volunteers-guidon-civil-war

26th Independent Battery, NY Volunteers | Guidon | Civil War

The NYS Battle Flag Collection includes two flags carried by the 26th Independent Battery including this silk, swallowtail guidon in the “stars and stripes” pattern prescribed in General Order No. 4, dated January 18, 1862. Approximately 60% of the flag i…

https://museum.dmna.ny.gov/flags/artillery/26th-independent-battery-ny-volunteers/26th-independent-battery-ny-volunteers-guidon-ci

27th Independent Battery, NY Volunteers | Guidon | Civil War

The NYS Battle Flag Collection includes two flags carried by the 27th Independent Battery including this silk, swallowtail guidon in the “stars and stripes” pattern prescribed in General Order No. 4, dated January 18, 1862. The canton includes only 10 gol…

https://museum.dmna.ny.gov/flags/artillery/27th-independent-batter-ny-volunteers/27th-independent-battery-ny-volunteers-guidon-civi

27th Independent Battery, NY Volunteers | Guidon | Civil War

The 27th Independent Battery, New York Volunteers reportedly received this silk guidon at Camp Morgan, Buffalo, New York, on December 21, 1862. The flag includes the unit's numeric designation embroidered in white in the lower half and "N.Y." encircled by…

https://museum.dmna.ny.gov/flags/artillery/27th-independent-batter-ny-volunteers/27th-independent-battery-ny-volunteers-guidon-civil-war

30th Independent Battery, NY Volunteers | Guidon | Civil War

The NYS Battle Flag Collection includes one flag carried by the 30th 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…

https://museum.dmna.ny.gov/flags/artillery/30th-independent-battery-ny-volunteers-guidon-civil-war

33rd Independent Battery, NY Volunteers | Guidon | Civil War

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…

https://museum.dmna.ny.gov/flags/artillery/33rd-independent-battery-ny-volunteers-guidon-civil-war

34th Independent Battery, NY Volunteers | Guidon | Civil War

The 34th Independent Battery, NY Volunteers received this silk, swallowtail guidon from Miss Celia Roe on April 3, 1864, at Annapolis, Maryland. Guidon bearer Private Richard Beddows earned the Medal of Honor, issued in 1896, for his actions at Spotsylvan…

https://museum.dmna.ny.gov/flags/artillery/34th-independent-battery-ny-volunteers/34th-independent-battery-ny-volunteers-guidon-civil-war

34th Independent Battery, NY Volunteers | Guidon | Civil War

Captain Thomas Robinson, commander of the "Hamilton Light Artillery" company from the 15th New York State Militia, received authority in July 1861 to organize a three-year, volunteer artillery company. Robinson enlisted recruits from Flushing, Queens Coun…

https://museum.dmna.ny.gov/flags/artillery/34th-independent-battery-ny-volunteers/34th-independent-battery-ny-volunteers-guidon-civil-war-1