CW Battle Flags at NY State Capital & USS Slater

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I saw some interest in this forum on Battle Flags…

 

New York has an extensive collection of battle flags at the State Capital in Albany.

Beginning in 1863, regiments were instructed to turn in their flags at the Capitol when they returned home, or if a worn battle flag needed replacement. Because of this NY's collection is the largest publicly‐held collection of Civil War battle flags in the nation. Approximately 900 Civil War flags are part of the collection that numbers over 2,000 in its entirety.

 

Given that NY lost over 50,000 men during the war it isn't surprising that almost every town in the State has a CW memorial….

 

The Capital currently has a reoccurring tour called "1863: Loyal till Death - A civill War Tour at the NY State Capital". It is the first Thursday of each month at 5:30 PM, starting from the State Street Lobby. This tour runs to May 2014 and is free…

 

Also, an interesting tidbit about the USS Slater (a WW II DE museum) in Albany is that it's cannons still work. It wasn't bought from the US government… It was bought from the Greek's.… Well worth the visit. It is being refurbished to 1944 status…