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Confederate Light Artillery (or Cavalry) Guidon

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Historical Memorabilia Start Price:6,250.00 USD Estimated At:25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD
Confederate Light Artillery (or Cavalry) Guidon
<B>Confederate Light Artillery (or Cavalry) Guidon - Captured at Fort Hindman</B></I> A very rare swallowtail Confederate artillery guidon, quite large, with its original blue lanyard. It was originally discovered furled around its staff with its red painted tin “halberd head” finial - now missing - in the attic of Corp. James L. Sheehan, a former member of the 127th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Captured and taken home by him as a battlefield trophy from Fort Hindman, Arkansas (Arkansas Post on the Mississippi River during Grant's siege of Vicksburg in January 1863). This flag is very similar to the guidon of “Hill's Cavalry” (7th Tennessee Cavalry), captured at Island No. 10 in April 1862.<BR><BR>This flag is swallowtail in configuration, measuring 30” on its staff by 39” on the fly (29 ¼” from staff to cut of swallowtail), and is composed of two horizontal wool bunting bars, white over red, with a dark blue wool bunting canton (14 1/2” high by 10 ½” wide) inset into the upper staff corner. It bears thirteen white cotton (machine sewn appliqué) stars;the center star is 3 ¾” across its points, and the twelve stars in an ellipse surround it, each star 2 ¼” across its points. Finished on the hoist edge by a white canvas duck sleeve 2 ½” wide where flat for the staff. The flag was secured to its staff with a blue silk cord extending from the top and bottom of the sleeve.<BR><BR><B>Authentication:</B></I> Letters of authenticity and research from renowned Civil War flag expert and author Howard Madaus.<BR><BR><B>Provenance:</B></I> <I>Captured by Corp. Sheehan, 127th Illinois Volunteers, acquired by Daniel Potochniak of Hanover Park, Illinois from a descendant of 127th Illinois Volunteers; Crow Art Partnership Collection (Dallas, Texas)</B></I>*****<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Requires 3rd Party Shipping (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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