Lot 1180
Confederate Flag Fragment That Flew Over Fort Sumter. A 5¾ x 3¾ in. piece of frayed red material, accompanied by a folded 4 x 5 in. toned and soiled piece of paper with contemporary handwriting: "a piece of Reble flag taken at Fort Sumpter," housed in a 5 x 7¼ in. period frame. The fragment appears to have powder burns. After withstanding 22 months of siege and bombardment by Union forces, Confederate forces evacuated Fort Sumter on February 17, 1865, leaving the Confederate flag flying, as General Sherman's army advanced from Savannah. When Major General Robert Anderson, who had lowered the U.S. flag on Fort Sumter at the start of the war, raised the U.S. flag four years later, the Confederate flag was cut up as souvenirs by Union officers. This fragment belonged to an Ohio family whose ancestor was at Fort Sumter.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500.
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| Realized $1,260 |
