The Final Campaign – Appomattox
March 29 – April 9, 1865
New York State Military Museum
Through June, 2006

This exhibition commemorates the 140th anniversary of the Appomattox Campaign with five conserved battle flags carried by New York State volunteer regiments that participated in the Civil War’s final campaign. From the first engagement near Lewis’s Farm to the culminating battle at Appomattox Court House, New Yorkers accounted for over 30% of the total Union losses. This ehibit honors all the New Yorkers who participated in the campaign and presents the preserved tangible reminders of their sacrifice.

The exhibit with the 15th Cavalry standard in the foreground

Eastern view of the exhibit with the 186th Regiment's national color in foreground

The five flags included in the exhibit are:
15th Regiment Cavalry, New York Volunteers – standard (2004.0093)
91st Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry – flank marker
121st Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry – guidon (2004.0070)
158th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry – guidon (2004.0083)
186th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry – national color

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