Two Notable American Civil War Flags

From the June 1-7, 2014, American Profile Magazine.

Since this is the 200th anniversary of the Star-Spangled Banner, I thought these were very fitting.

One of them flew over Fort Sumter when it was captured in 1861 and was hoisted again once the fort was again occupied by Union forces.  The other is called the Lincoln Flag and was taken down fro his presidential box at Ford's Theater after he was shot and used as a pillow under his head.

The Fort Sumter flag is displayed at the Fort Sumter National Monument in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina.  The Lincoln Flag is at the Columns Museum for the Pike County Historical Society in Milford, Pennsylvania.

I wrote about these two flags in my September 15, 2014, Cooter's History Thing blog.

--Old Secesh