![](overview3.jpg) ![Flags at Appomattox Court
House National Historic Park](apcooff.jpg) ![Flags at Ford's Theatre
National Historic Site](fothoff.jpg) ![Flags at Fort Pulaski
National Monument](fopuoff.jpg) ![Flags at Fort Sumter
National Monument](fosuoff.jpg) ![Flags at Gettysburg
National Military Park](gettoff.jpg) ![Flags at Kennesaw
Mountain National Battlefield Park](kemooff.jpg) ![Flags at Manassas
National Battlefield Park](manaoff.jpg) ![Flags at Richmond
National Battlefield Park](richoff.jpg) ![Flags at Stones
River National Battlefield](strioff.jpg) ![](flagintro5.gif) |
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CIVIL WAR FLAGS At the start of the
Civil War in 1861, Northern and Southern units came to the front with
their own flags and colors. Women of the unit's hometown made and
presented flags to their men. Many companies had their own distinctive
flag designs. Since most regiments contained 10 companies, the number of
flags could be overwhelming. Officers soon realized that the huge number
was dangerous because soldiers' lives depended on quick identification of
flags.
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