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Lot #2100
Abraham Lincoln Funeral Flag Swatch

Original American flag swatch from Lincoln’s funeral train

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Original American flag swatch from Lincoln’s funeral train

Red-and-white silk flag fragment, 7.25″ x 1″, removed from a 36-star flag that adorned one of the cars in the Lincoln funeral train while in Indianapolis. Encapsulated in plastic and affixed to a descriptive mount, double-matted to an overall size of 11 x 14. Flags were made locally for the train's stops while on its journey from Washington to Springfield, Illinois. It arrived in Indianapolis at 7:00 AM on April 30, 1865, and departed at midnight. Following the departure, the flags were given to prominent Indianapolis families.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Military and the Cold War
  • Dates: #684 - Ended May 18, 2023