20th Michigan Volunteer Infantry
SC-66-90: Silk regimental ▪ Dimensions: 73.5”x 81” ▪ Silk Fringe: 2.5”
Description:
This silk regimental flag was initially painted in the center, but the painted area has been lost, likely due to the paint making the silk more rigid and prone to fracture. A leather patch is sewn on the lower hoist edge of the flag. A gold-colored fringe is attached to 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 93” by 1.25”, lacks a finial, but has a flange where a 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 “20th 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:
20th Michigan Volunteer Infantry
SC-71-90: Silk national ▪ Dimensions: 73.5”x 73.5” ▪ Fringe
Description:
This silk national flag has gold painted stars arranged in two concentric ovals. The flag is quite tattered and over half of the canton is missing, so only seventeen of the stars remain. The flag is painted with the regimental designation and battle honors, but a number of these are illegible due to loss and some honors are painted between rows. What remains of these honors read, in order starting with the first white stripe, “20th MICH. VOLS.” “FREDERICKSBURGH.: “HORSE SHORE BEND.” “SIEGE OF VICKSBURGH.” “JACKSON. BLUE S-” “LOUDON. LENOIR STATION. —” “CAMPBELL STATION.” “SIEGE OF KNOXVILLE. W-” “THURLEY’S FORD. ST-” “STRAWBERRY PLAINS” “SPOTTSLYLVANIA. NORTH ANNA. COAL -AR-” “BETHESDA CHURCH.” “WELDON R. ROAD. —” “POPLAR SPRING CHURCH.” “PEGRAM FARM. BOYDTON ROAD.” “REAM’S STATION. —” “FORT ST-DMAN, CAPTURE OF PETERS-”. A gold-colored fringe is attached to the top, bottom, and fly edges 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 “20th Mich. Infantry”.
The flag has a 108” 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:
March 21, 1997 - National Society Daughters and Patriots of America
May 8, 1997 - Margaret Allen Brann
June 5, 2001 - South Lyon Adult Community Education Program
20th Michigan Volunteer Infantry
SC-72-90: Silk national ▪ Dimensions: 72”x 70.5” ▪ Fringe
Description:
This silk national flag has gold painted stars arranged in two concentric ovals. There is a lot of loss in the canton so only twenty-two stars remain. Battle honors and a regimental designation are painted on the flag. The regimental designation is painted on the fourth red strip and reads “20th Reg’t Mich. V. I, U.S.A.” The battle honors are painted above the regimental designation starting with the first white stripe. They read, in order, “FREDERICKSBURG DEC. 13TH” “HORSE SHOE BEND, MAY 10TH 1863.” “VICKSBURG, JULY - 1863.” “JACKSON, JULY 16TH 1863.”. There is loss along the fly edge of the flag. A gold-colored fringe is attached to the top, bottom, and fly edge. The hoist edge was fashioned into a sleeve for attachment to the staff.
The staff, which measures 93” by 1.5”, lacks a finial, but has a flange where a finial would have attached. The staff is made of two pieces and has a brass ferrule to connect the pieces together.
The flag has a 134” 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:
20th Michigan Volunteer Infantry
SC-215-90: Silk regimental ▪ Dimensions: ?” x ?” ▪ Fringe:
Description:
This painted silk regimental flag is quite tattered. Nearly all of the painted areas have been lost, but what little remains reveals it was likely painted with the federal eagle. A gold-colored fringe is attached on the top bottom and fly edge.
No staff remains.
No tassels or cords remain.
Adoption: