Wool, 41 x 64 in., hand-sewn flag with 36 hand-sewn, cotton, single-applique stars arranged in 6/6/6/6/6/6 horizontal rows. The fly is constructed of 13 hand-sewn stripes. Cotton hoist with 3 cotton loops attached. Ca 1865-1867. Identified to Fox three times on the hoist, and accompanied by an inked note from previous owner, Adelia Brownell, dated 1965, which indicates that the flag was originally presented to Major George Benson Fox. The note reads: This flag was presented to Major George Benson Fox by the citizens of Wyoming at a homecoming celebration in 1865 upon his return from four years service as an officer of the 75th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. At the age of 18, Fox enlisted as a lieutenant. Later as a captain he led the regiment at Gettysburg. All superior officers having been killed or wounded. Late in the southern campaign under Sherman, he was captured and held in Libby prison until the end of the war. He lived more than 80 years, was the first treasurer of Wyoming and an officer in the Fox Paper Company which his father founded. His home still stands at 209 Worthington. He died in 1924. Condition: Some scattered holes throughout, some creasing, and toning of the cloth.
Wool, 41 x 64 in., hand-sewn flag with 36 hand-sewn, cotton, single-applique stars arranged in 6/6/6/6/6/6 horizontal rows. The fly is constructed of 13 hand-sewn stripes. Cotton hoist with 3 cotton loops attached. Ca 1865-1867. Identified to Fox three times on the hoist, and accompanied by an inked note from previous owner, Adelia Brownell, dated 1965, which indicates that the flag was originally presented to Major George Benson Fox. The note reads: This flag was presented to Major George Benson Fox by the citizens of Wyoming at a homecoming celebration in 1865 upon his return from four years service as an officer of the 75th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. At the age of 18, Fox enlisted as a lieutenant. Later as a captain he led the regiment at Gettysburg. All superior officers having been killed or wounded. Late in the southern campaign under Sherman, he was captured and held in Libby prison until the end of the war. He lived more than 80 years, was the first treasurer of Wyoming and an officer in the Fox Paper Company which his father founded. His home still stands at 209 Worthington. He died in 1924. Condition: Some scattered holes throughout, some creasing, and toning of the cloth.
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