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Description: Guidon of the 125th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment (29 3/4” hoist x 40”) "This silk swallowtail guidon, used as a marker to assist in battlefield maneuvers, conforms to the “stars and stripes” pattern described in General Order No. 4, Headquarters of the U.S. Army, dated January 18, 1862. The flag includes 34 gold-painted stars in the canton. According to Colonel Levin Crandell, Private William F. Mullin carried this flag during the battle of Gettysburg where enemy fire reportedly pierced the flag and shattered the staff."
Title: 125th new york inf guidon
Credit: http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/historic/btlflags/infantry/125thInfGuidon1995.3689.htm New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs: Military History
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