2023-03 HCA Auctions
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/7/2023
A rare and most desirable relic, a small section of the last Confederate flag to fly over the Capitol of the Confederacy in Richmond, Virginia. The remnant is an approx. 1" x 1" section of beige cloth removed from the Third National flag which was seized by Union soldiers when the city fell on April 3, 1865. On orders of Gen. Marsena R. Patrick the large flag was cut into sections by Lt. Col. Abram B. Lawrence for distribution to prominent military men. Matted with a photo of the Confederate capitol. Ex: Christie's, New York, with description from their catalog listing.
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