Object Details
Description
Physical Description
Cloth consisting of a blue canton with 34 white stars in the upper left quadrant and thirteen equally positioned stripes, 7 red and 6 white.
General History
The United States National 34-Star flag was adopted with the admission of Kansas as the 34th state in January 1861. It was used until 1863 when West Virginia became a state. At no time did the national flag lose stars. Since the United States believed that secession from the Union was illegal, the flag continued to bear the stars of all the states of the Union, even the Southern states. Flag makers had several designs for the 34-star flag; this is a later one.
Credit Line
Herbert F. King
date made
1861
1861 - 1863
ID Number
AF.58182M
catalog number
58182M
accession number
208701
Object Name
flag
Other Terms
flag; National; 34 Stars
Physical Description
bunting (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 31 1/2 in x 51 in; 80.01 cm x 129.54 cm
overall: 2 5/8 ft x 4 5/32 ft; .80162 m x 1.27102 m
associated place
United States
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Flags
related event
Civil War
Civil War and Reconstruction
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_506840