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(40TH N.Y. VOLS. FLAG RELIC)

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 150.00 USD
(40TH N.Y. VOLS. FLAG RELIC)
<b>646. 40TH N.Y. VOLS. FLAG RELIC </b>A rare small section of the national colors of the famous 40th N.Y. Vols., or "Mozart Regiment", an approx. 2" x 2" section of beige fabric set between two pieces of lucite with illustrated descriptive text and a photograph. The flag was presented by New York Mayor Fernando Wood on July 3, 1861, and stayed with the regiment during action from Balls Bluff to Chancellorsville in May, 1863. At Fair Oaks every man in the color guard was killed or wounded carrying the flag. The 40th also saw action at Gettysburg, Bull Run and Fredericksburg. This fragment was preserved and is tied to the estate of Sgt. Christopher Lutjens of Co. A.<b> $100-150</b>