16th Michigan Volunteer Infantry
SC-60-90: Silk regimental ▪ Dimensions: 71”x 75” ▪ Fringe
Description:
This silk regimental flag is painted with the federal eagle in the center and two arced rows of stars above. The top arc contains twenty-one stars, and the bottom arc contains fourteen stars. A painted red ribbon below the eagle bears the regimental designation “16TH MICH. VETERAN VOL. INFY.” The flag is filled with gold painted battle honors arranged in seventeen rows. The top three rows and the last are continuous but the middle rows are divided by the eagle design. There is a lot of loss on the fly edge on the fly which makes it difficult to read the battle honors on that side. Starting at the top, what remains of the battle honors read, “YORKTOWN HANOVER COURTHOUSE –“ “GAINES HILL WHITE-OAK SWAMP, MALVERN HI-” “TURKEY-BEND, BULL RUN, ANTIETAM,” “SHARPSBURG, FREDERICKSBURG, CHANCELLORSV-” “GETTYSBURG, MIDDL-” “BRISTO STATION, WILLIAMS-” “MINE RUN, APPA-” “LAUREL HILL, WIL-” “NO’TH-ANNA, SPOTTSY-” “MAGNOLIA SWAMP, TOLLOPUT-” “BAT OF PETERSB’RG, BETHSIDA-” “WELDON R.R. PETER-” “HATCHERS RUN, 1 -OR” “HATCHERS RUN, 2 PEEBL-” WHITE OAK -R’D. DABNEY-” FIVE FORKS QUAKER-” “LEES SURRENDER, APPOMATOX CRT-HO-”. Gold colored fringe is attached on the top, bottom, and fly edge of the flag. The hoist edge was fashioned into a sleeve for attachment to the staff.
The staff, which measures 88.5” by 1.25”, is topped by a spade-shaped finial. The staffs of flags returned to the state at the 1866 Detroit ceremony marking the end of the war all bear identical brass plaques. The brass plaque reads in Spencerian script “16th Mich. Infantry”.
The flag has a 128” blue and whited twisted silk cord and two 2” blue and white silk tassels. The tassels are formed over a wooden core.
The flag was netted (sewn between layers of dyed net) in the 1960s in an early attempt at conservation.
Adoption:
June 14, 1995 - Mattawan Later Elementary School, Mrs. Sally Redinger’s and Mrs. Ross-Taylor’s Language Arts Classes
November 5, 2004 - National Society of Founders and Patriots of America, Michigan Chapter
April 28, 2013 - Henry Fair and Michigan Masonic Motorcycle Association and American Legion Riders
July 9, 2016 - Multi-Lakes Association for Civil War Studies
16th Michigan Volunteer Infantry
SC-61-90: Silk national ▪ Dimensions: 71”x 69.5” ▪ Fringe
Description:
This silk national flag was painted with gold-colored stars arranged in two concentric ovals. It is consistent with the arrangement of a 35-star flag, however only 25 of the stars remain as the flag is very fragmentary. There is a lot of loss along the fly edge of the flag. A small amount of gold-colored fringe is attached to the top and bottom of the flag. The hoist end was fashioned into a sleeve for attachment to the staff.
The staff, which measures 93.5” by 1”, is missing a finial but has a flange where the finial would have attached. The staffs of flags returned to the state at the 1866 Detroit ceremony marking the end of the war all bear identical brass plaques. The brass plaque reads in Spencerian script “16th Mich. Infantry”.
No tassels or cords remain.
The flag was netted (sewn between layers of dyed net) in the 1960s in an early attempt at conservation.
Adoption:
July 9, 2016 - Citizens for Independence of the Multi-Lakes Association for Civil War Studies and the Family of Gretchen Coad-Starr
July 9, 2016 - Rebecca Efird and Christ the King Lutheran School
16th Michigan Volunteer Infantry
SC-77-90: Silk national ▪ Dimensions: 73”x 67” ▪ Cotton Fringe: 2 in
Description:
Very little remains of this silk national flag. Only one star remains in the canton and most of the bottom and fly edge of the flag is gone. A leather tag is attached to the canton of the flag. A gold-colored fringe is attached to the top, bottom, and fly edge of the flag, but most of the fringe on the fly edge is missing. The hoist end was fashioned into a sleeve for attachment to the staff.
The staff, which measures 93.25” by 1.25”, is missing a finial but has a flange where the finial would have attached. The staffs of flags returned to the state at the 1866 Detroit ceremony marking the end of the war all bear identical brass plaques. The brass plaque reads in Spencerian script “16th Mich. Infantry”.
The flag has a 139” blue and whited twisted silk cord and two 1.75” blue and white silk tassels. The tassels are formed over a wooden core.
The flag was netted (sewn between layers of dyed net) in the 1960s in an early attempt at conservation.
Adoption:
16th Michigan Volunteer Infantry
SC-78-90: Silk national ▪ Dimensions: 70.5”x 64+” ▪ Silk Fringe: 1.75 in
Description:
Almost nothing remains of this flag expect for a few small silk fragments and a length of gold colored fringe.
The staff, which measures 93.5” by 1” is missing a finial but has a flange where the finial would have attached. The staffs of flags returned to the state at the 1866 Detroit ceremony marking the end of the war all bear identical brass plaques. The brass plaque reads in Spencerian script “16th Mich. Infantry”.
No tassels or cords remain.
The flag was netted (sewn between layers of dyed net) in the 1960s in an early attempt at conservation.
Adoption: