General Cornelius Gilbert Attwood-- Part 1: The Civil War and the Star-Spangled Banner--

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Cornelius Gilbert Attwood 1836-1888.

I have been writing about the Star-Spangled Banner in my Not So Forgotten War of 1812 blog this month, in honor of June 14 being Flag Day.  My attention was drawn by the existence of fragments of the flag out in public hands.  One pair of these swatches was at auction and came from the family of this man who fought in the Civil War.

Cornelius Attwood, along with Albert Dodd, a relative of his wife Ellen, in April 1861 raised a volunteer company in Boston for three months service.  He was commissioned a 2nd lieutenant.

They unit went to Fort McHenry in Baltimore and were attached to the 3rd Battalion Massachusetts Riflemen.

--Old Secesh