2008-09
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/31/2008
Excellent bible flag with modified "3rd Maryland" star pattern, incorporating that Revolutionary War battle flag design, with the 1st National Confederate flag design. This configuration is commonly referred to as the 3rd Maryland pattern and is very desirable due to both its attractiveness and the scarcity of its use. The name comes from a flag that was thought to have been present with General Daniel Morgan and the Maryland Light at the battle of Cowpens in 1781, carried by Color Sergeant William Batchelor. But the Cowpens flag, which now resides at the state capital in Annapolis, was later discovered by a leading expert to date to the 19th century, possibly as late as the 1840's. A similar flag in the collection of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of History & Technology was carried during the Mexican War, belonging to the Maryland and District of Columbia Battalion of Volunteers. And the pattern is most often seen in the mid-19th century among surviving 13-star examples. The name "3rd Maryland" stuck to the star pattern, however, and is widely used by collectors, despite the inherent inaccuracy." This flag measures 3-1/4"x2", silk, VG. Framed.
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