Regimental Flags of the Civil War (Speaking of Delaware...)

Remember the game Capture the Flag? Long ago on the field of battle, who controlled the flag meant the difference between life and death. On this episode of Speaking of Delaware…, we talk about the regimental flags donated to the Delaware Historical Society by veterans of the First Delaware Infantry Regiment. During the Civil War, regimental flags were used to communicate across long distances before radio communication. For more information about the flags, visit dehistory.org. Read about the conservation of these flags at dehistory.org/collections/conservation-and-preservation.
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Regimental Flags of the Civil War is part of Speaking of Delaware…, a series of short videos presented by the Delaware Historical Society and produced by Short Order Production House. Videos premiere the first Thursday of every month on Facebook, Instagram, KZbin, and our website. This series is funded in part by the Longwood Foundation, Delmarva Power, an Exelon Company, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and by a grant from Delaware Humanities, a state program of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Visit dehistory.org/speaking-of-delaware for more information about this project and other resources.

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