Thirty-Five Star U.S. Army Garrison Flag, ca. 1863
The thirty-five star U.S. Army garrison flag manufactured in 1863 or 1864 by Hartsmann Brothers of Philadelphia measures 20 feet by 36 feet. Flags of this size, the largest used by the U.S. Army, would have flown over each General Hospital during the Civil War. By 1865, the Washington region had more than 50 new military hospitals.
The steamer trunk in the photo belonged to Dorothea Dix, who served as Superintendent of Army Nurses during the American Civil War.
Exhibits at the National Museum of Health and Medicine, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Thirty-Five Star U.S. Army Garrison Flag, ca. 1863
The thirty-five star U.S. Army garrison flag manufactured in 1863 or 1864 by Hartsmann Brothers of Philadelphia measures 20 feet by 36 feet. Flags of this size, the largest used by the U.S. Army, would have flown over each General Hospital during the Civil War. By 1865, the Washington region had more than 50 new military hospitals.
The steamer trunk in the photo belonged to Dorothea Dix, who served as Superintendent of Army Nurses during the American Civil War.
Exhibits at the National Museum of Health and Medicine, Silver Spring, Maryland.