24th Michigan Volunteer Infantry
SC-82-90: Silk flank marker ▪ Dimensions: 26.5” x 40”
Description:
This 34-star, swallowtail, silk flank marker has gold painted stars in two concentric circles with 12 stars in the inner circle, 18 stars in the outer circle, and one star in each corner. There is some silk loss on the fly edge and a split in the silk of the canton. The hoist end was fashioned into a sleeve for attachment to the staff.
The staff, which measures 94.5” by 1.25”, is missing a finial and has a broken flange on top 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 “24th Mich. Infantry”.
No tassels or cords remain.
Adoption:
November 21, 1993 - 24th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Inc.
24th Michigan Volunteer Infantry
SC-83-90: Silk national ▪ Dimensions: 46+”x 78” ▪ Fringe
Description:
This silk national flag is very tattered. It is missing the canton and only a small portion of red and white stripes remain. A gold-colored fringe is the most intact part of the flag. A large leather tag is attached to what remains of the bottom red stripe and reads “24th Mich. Infantry Battles: The Wilderness, Spottsylvania Court House, — Ford, Cold Harbor, Petersburg/Weldon R. Road, Hatchers Run”. The hoist end of the flag was fashioned into a sleeve for attachment to the staff.
The staff, which measures 89.5” by 1.25”, is topped by a carved wooden, spear-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 “24th Mich. Infantry”.
The flag has a 126” blue and white twisted silk cord with two blue and white tassels measuring 1.75” in diameter. The tassels were formed over a wooden core.
Adoption:
August 28, 1994 - 24th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Inc.
24th Michigan Volunteer Infantry
SC-84-90: Silk national ▪ Dimensions: 76” x 41+” ▪ Gold Bullion Fringe
Description:
This silk regimental flag is the flag the Twenty-fourth Michigan Infantry carried at the Battle of Gettysburg. There is little left of this flag. All that remains is a small portion of the canton and stripes along the hoist end. It has embroidered silk stars, of which only eighteen remain. What remains of the bottom stripe is stained dark red, likely from blood and dirt from the battle. There is a small amount of gold bullion fringe remaining on the bottom edge of the flag. A reinforcing strip along the fly edge has nail holes. It is likely this is how the flag was attached to the staff.
The staff, which measures 89.5” by 1.25”, has a spear-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 “24th Mich. Infantry”.
No tassels or cords remain.
Prior to the formation of Save the Flags, this flag was conserved between layers of Crepeline. Over time, the flag shifted in the Crepeline and additional conservation was undertaken in 2018 by Fran Faile. She removed the previous treatment, carefully humidified the flag to reduce wrinkles, realigned the pieces, and encapsulated the flag between layers of nylon tulle.
Adoption:
September 30, 1994 - Descendents of David Birrell
September 25, 2003 - Michigan Society of Questers Past Presidents
June 10, 2009 - 17th Michigan Infantry, Company E, Inc. and Emerson Middle School
April 8, 2010 - Sons of the American Revolution, Oaks Chapter, Michigan Society
April 1, 2011 - Iron Brigade Society of the United Kingdom and Captain Paul Kennelly
July 21, 2018 - 24th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Inc.
April 13, 2019 - Sons of the American Revolution, Kensington Valley Chapter
24th Michigan Volunteer Infantry
SC-93-90: Silk flank marker ▪ Dimensions: 72” x ?” ▪ Fringe
Description:
This 34-star, swallowtail, silk flank marker has gold painted stars in two concentric circles with 12 stars in the inner circle, 18 stars in the outer circle, and one star in each corner. There is some silk loss on the fly edge and several areas of a light grey staining. The hoist end was fashioned into a sleeve for attachment to the staff.
The staff, which measures 94.5” by 1.25”, is missing a final, 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 “24th Mich. Infantry”.
No tassels or cords remain.
Adoption:
November 21, 1993 - 24th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Inc.
24th Michigan Volunteer Infantry
SC-94-90: Silk regimental ▪ Dimensions: 74” x 75” ▪ Silk Fringe: 2.5”
Description:
This silk regimental flag features the federal eagle painted in the center of a field of blue. The flag is very fragmentary. Most of the fly edge is missing. Above the eagle are painted two arcing rows of gold-colored stars. Only nine of the stars remain. A red ribbon was painted below the eagle for a regimental designation, but no designation was ever added. Sewn to the flag was a leather tag which reads, “24th Reg. Mich. Infantry Battles. The Wilderness, Spottslyvania Court House, Jericho Ford, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Weldon R. Road, Hatchers Run”. A 2.5”, gold-colored, silk 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 86.5” by 1.25”, is broken off at the top and there is no 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 “24th Mich. Infantry”.
No tassels or cords remain.
The flag was conserved by Textile Preservation Associates in 1995. The leather tag was removed and the flag was humidified and flattened using glass weights. During the course of the conservation work, a 12” wide portion of another flag was found tangled in this flag. The other flag was given the designation 87.229. This flag was then carefully sewn between layers of Stabiltex to hold all of the fragments in place and the leather tag was reattached.
Adoption:
August 15, 1992 - 24th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Inc.
May 3, 2002 - Mattawan Later Elementary School
24th Michigan Volunteer Infantry
SC-95-90: Silk national ▪ Dimensions: 71” x 68” ▪ Fringe
Description:
This 35-star silk national flag has gold painted stars arranged in five rows of seven stars. The flag is relatively intact, with some loss on the fly edge, especially in the bottom corner. 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 90” by 1.5”, is topped with 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 “24th Mich. Infantry”.
The flag has a 132” blue and white twisted silk cord with one blue and white tassels measuring 3” in diameter. The tassel was formed over a wooden core. It appears that at one point a second tassel was attached to the opposite side of the cord, but it is missing.
Adoption:
June 5, 1993 - 24th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Inc.
November 3, 2001 - Western Wayne County Genealogical Society
July 29, 2018 - North-South Skirmish Association, Northwest Territory