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c. 1912 Civil War Veteran Reunion 48 Star Flag 8th Corps Army of the Shenandoah

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:800.00 USD Estimated At:1,200.00 - 1,600.00 USD
c. 1912 Civil War Veteran Reunion 48 Star Flag 8th Corps Army of the Shenandoah
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c. 1912 Civil War 8th Corps Army Veteran Reunion Flag
c. 1912, Rare Civil War Veteran Reunion Flag, 8th Corps Army of the Shenandoah, Choice Very Fine.


Rare and nice quality Civil War Veteran Reunion Flag, Designed for the US “8th Corps Army of the Shenandoah.” This 48-Star custom designed Flag also has an Iron Corps Insignia, designed as a - Six-pointed Star that is 3" in diameter, secured to the flag pole about an inch below the bottom of the Flag. The original wooden pole measures 29.75" tall with the Flag being 15.75" x 11.5". This Flag has been customized with large stenciled black inked letters reading: "Reunion 8th Corps Army of the Shenadoah." Overall, this unique Civil War Veteran Reunion Flag is in very nice condition with just a tiny trivial hole in one of the white stripes near the right edge.

The 48 Star Flag was adopted on July 4,1912, when the U.S. Flag grew to 48 Stars with the addition of New Mexico (January 6th, 1912) and Arizona (February 14, 1912) Executive Order of President Taft dated June 24, 1912. Therefore, it is likely this was a very special 50th Anniversary Reunion for the 8th Corps, with many of their fellow veterans already long passed away.
The historic 8th Corps served protecting the Baltimore and Ohio railroad in 1862. In 1863 the Corps was battered in a fighting retreat up the Shenandoah Valley as Robert E. Lee started his Gettysburg campaign. They fought in the second Battle of Winchester, and then at Martinsburg, before withdrawing into Harper's Ferry.

The 8th Corps helped to save the Federal Capital by delaying General Lee’s advance, until reinforcements arrived in Washington, DC. They joined the Army of the Potomac's pursuit of the Confederate Army’s retreat back to Virginia, and had a major role in the Battle of Monocary in 1864.