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Many a Weary Banner: The Flags of Appomattox
Battle flag of 61st Virginia Infantry.

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Battle flag of the 61st Virginia Infantry.

Find out how the flags carried at Appomattox  became symbols to the men who fought through the course of the war.  The flags came to represent not only the suffering of war, great personal hardship, the loss of friends, family, and for some property; they also represented the honor, integrity and fortitude of sticking to a cause through times of tribulation.     

Group 1: Battle Flag of the 61st Virginia Infantry regiment

Group 2: Battle Flag of the Oneida, New York Independent Cavalry Company

Group 3: Tea towel used as a Confederate flag of truce

Group 4: Virginia State Flag

Group 5: Flag remnants
General Custer Receiving the Flag of Truce  

Did You Know?
General George Armstrong Custer, of Little Bighorn fame, received the flag of truce at Appomattox Court House that brought about a cessation of hostilities leading to the surrender meeting between Lee and Grant. *Original Truce Flag exhibited at Appomattox Court House National Historical Park.

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Last Updated: February 11, 2009 at 13:52 EST