Artifact Detail
Fragment, Flag
Under Consideration To Be Deaccessioned
Plan
| Artifact #:Â I2018.002.036.002 Dimensions: W 2.25 X L 3.5 Weight: .03 g Medium: Textile Condition: Fair; has a nail afixing it to paper, freyed Condition Report Year: 2018 |
Description: Red square piece of a flag from USS Cumberland; Piece of Fort Sumpter flag cut off in Fort Sumpter by Emanuel Richardson Davison, only brother of E. F. Bishop. Mrs. Bishop's brother-in-law, Capt. A. T. Fletcher, brought Major R. Anderson from Fort Sumpter in his steamer Baltis (?). Inscription/Marks: No information available Date/Period:Â 1861 Provenance:Â Fort Sumter Maker/Artist: No information available Maker/Artist Dates: 1861 Maker Birthplace: No information available Maker Nationality: American Source: Emanuel Richardson Davison; El |