Civil War Flag Unveiling

Celebrate Patriots Week at the Museum! In the American Civil War, flags guided troops into battle and served as patriotic icons of honor and pride. Join flag historian Dr. David Martin, Curator of Cultural History Nicholas Ciotola, and members of the New Jersey Civil War Heritage Association for the history of five new flags to be unveiled in our exhibition "The Civil War Flag Collection of New Jersey." This rotation includes a late-war national flag with hand-painted battle honors belonging to the 7th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, a rare artillery swallowtail flag or guidon, and a presentation flag of the 23rd New Jersey donated to the regiment by the “Sunday School Army” of Burlington County.