Anderson, class of 1934, Vice-President for Academic Affairs.Īfter 108 years this historic flag was again displayed at The Citadel. Major Robert Anderson raised this large garrison flag over the unfinished Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor on December 26, 1860.
Watson brought the flag to The Citadel and presented it to Major Gen. Watson, director of the Confederate Relic Room and Museum, for the return of the garrison flag to its original home for restoration and display.
Wannamaker Jr., USNR, Ret., class of 1919, began negotiating with Governor John C. Governor Heyward placed these flags in the repository of the state capital's Confederate Relic Room. In 1905, Secretary of War William Howard Taft returned this flag along with nine others to Governor Duncan C. In the winter of 1865, the Federal forces sent the Confederate garrison flag to the War Department Building next to the White House, in Washington, D.C. For example, in 1811, Betsy made over 50 garrison flags for the U.S. The Stars and Stripes were then raised for the first time in more than six years. The well-known story of Betsy Ross sewing the first flag of Stars & Stripes. It was lowered and turned over to the Federal officer-in-charge. Description-A buff flag on which is centered the shoulder sleeve. Army decreed that the garrison flag would not exceed 20 by 40. This has been the approximate size of the garrison flag since at least 1834, when the Regulations of the U.S. The first item of their attention was The Citadel's Confederate garrison flag, the most imposing Confederate flag in Charleston. These flags offer the fullest visual effect for display and are made for indoor display. On the days specified, Army posts fly the garrison flag, measuring 20 by 38 feet (6.1 by 11.6 meters) in lieu of the usual post flag (8.95 by 17 feet, or 2.7 by 5.2 meters). My nephew Joe is affected by this disease, and his parents Mark and Hannah have organized this event for the last 20 years. Over 120 golfers attended, and over 40k was raised for research.
The ensuing fires and explosions are estimated to have killed 100 to 200 civilians and destroyed many homes, churches and stores in just a few hours.īy mid-morning, Federal troops had arrived at The Citadel. Garrison Flag Company donated flags for the silent auction and worked at this great event. Confederate forces had evacuated several days earlier. Overall condition is poor with heavy loss and fragile. Post flag 10 feet hoist by 20 feet fly A Army post is a military position held away from the permanent base. On February 18, 1865, Union forces entered the city shortly after dawn. Flags of this type and scale were typically used as garrison flags or flown over large buildings. Garrison flag 20 feet hoist by 36 feet fly A Army garrison is a permanent army base. The stars, measuring 10 inches across, are shown in five rows of 7-8-8-8-7, with the stars all lined up vertically (not staggered as in the modern flag), the extra stars in the rows of eight being in the hoist. This large flag is in a glass frame inside the main Museum entrance. The Army garrison flag was 20 x 36 feet, with the canton (union) extending 1/3 of the fly.
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