1860's CIVIL WAR RELIC - PIECE OF THE BATTLE FLAG OF THE 177th OHIO INFANTRY For Sale

VERY Rare and important, original, Civil War Relic being a piece of the Battle Flag of the 177th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Offered here are two pieces of this Civil War Battle Flag - a 1 1/2" by 1"piece of blue silk with approx. one half of a gold gilt painted star from the canton of the Battle Flag and a significant collection of red and white silk "tatters" up to 9" long from the fly end of the Battle Flag.

These pieces were found in a ca1900 envelope with period pencil inscription identifying them as "Pieces of Flag 177 OVI" and with another period manuscript note that reads "Pieces of the Battle Flag of the 177 Reg O.V.I.". This envelope and note are included with the Relic Flag Pieces. The Battle Flag of the 177th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry was a square, American Flag design with a somewhat odd canton featuring a blue field and gold gilt painted stars. The fly end of the Flag featured 13 alternating stripes of red and white.

It appears that the remainder of this Flag exists to this day and is held by the Ohio Department of the Adjutant General and was part of the "Ohio Civil War 150 / Collections & Exhibit" designated as Item #1463. We were able to access an Image of the Flag and that Image shows that the canton of the Flag is nearly completely missing (the stars likely cut out and taken as souvenirs by soldiers of the Regiment) and the stripes are significantly tattered with significant loss (Click Here to See an Archived Image of the Battle Flag of the 177th O.V.I.). The condition and design of the Flag is consistent with the Relic pieces offered here and we guarantee that further research will easily match the materials and design found on these Relic pieces to the same of the remaining portion of the Battle Flag held by the Ohio Department of the Adjutant General.

The Relic Pieces of the 177th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry Battle Flag offered here are unconditionally guaranteed original and of the period. They are further guaranteed to be as described and taken from the Battle Flag of the Regiment as a souvenir likely at the time that thr regiment was mustered out in 1865.

The following is the entry in the National Parks Service Civil War Data Base for the 177th OVI:

Overview:

Organized at Camp Cleveland, Ohio, and mustered in October 9, 1864. Ordered to Nashville, Tenn.; thence to Tullahoma, Tenn., and garrison duty there under General Milroy till November 30. Ordered to Murfreesboro, Tenn., November 30, arriving there December 2. Attached to Defences Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad, Dept. of the Cumberland, to January, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 23rd Army Corps, Army of the Ohio, and Dept. of North Carolina, to June, 1865.

Service:

Siege of Murfreesboro December 5-12, 1864. Wilkinson's Pike, near Murfreesboro, December 7. Near Murfreesboro December 13-14. Ordered to Clifton, Tenn., and duty there till January 16, 1865. Movement to Washington, D. C., thence to Fort Fisher, N. C., January 16-February 7. Operations against Hoke February 11-14. Near Sugar Leaf Battery February 11. Fort Anderson February 18-19. Town Creek February 19-20. Capture of Wilmington February 22. Campaign of the Carolinas March 1-April 26. Advance on Goldsboro March 6-21. Occupation of Goldsboro March 21. Advance on Raleigh April 10-14. Occupation of Raleigh April 14. Bennett's House April 26. Surrender of Johnston and his army. Duty at Raleigh and Greensboro till June. Mustered out at Greensboro, N. C., June 24 and discharged July 7, 1865.

Further information we found states: "117th OVI: Attached to the 2nd Brig., 3rd. Div., 23rd Army Corp, Army of the Ohio. Present at the Siege of Murfreesboro (Dec. 12, 1864), Capture of Wilmington, (Feb. 22, 1865), Surrender of Johnston's Army (26 April 1865), Occupation of Goldsboro & Raleigh, NC. The 177th Ohio Vol. Infy. was formed in Oct. 1864 to serve for one year. It was sent to Nashville, then Tullahoma before being ordered to Murfreesboro, where it led the charge that drove the Confederates back capturing two pieces of artillery and 200 prisoners. After Hood was driven out of Tennessee, it was sent to Washington, then to Fort Fisher, North Carolina. It saw a number of engagements in the vicinity, before joining Sherman's army. It mustered out in June 1865".

The Pieces of this Civil War Battle Flag offered here, are significant and larger than any other such Civil War Flag relic we have handled over the past 35+ years. For those who cannot afford the 6 figure price tag of a full Civil War Battle Flag, this is an opportunity to own a simply amazing relic of a Flag that was carried and protected with honor and valor by Union Forces during the Civil War.

This fantastic Civil War Artifact and the accompanying note and envelope are offered here, as always, with and with the confidence that it will attract the serious attention that it justly deserves!!!

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