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155th Regiment
NY Volunteer Infantry
Guidon
26 3/4” hoist x 41 1/4” fly
Civil War

155th Guidon Flag

This silk, swallowtail guidon conforms to the “stars and stripes” pattern mandated in General Orders No. 4, Headquarters of the U.S. Army, dated January 18, 1862. Deposited into the collection in August 1865, this guidon includes 34 gold-painted stars in the canton in the typical, concentric circles, pattern.(2005.0101)

See the 155th Infantry Regiment History Page for more information about the unit.

 

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New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs: Military History
Last modified: August 31, 2009
URL: http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/historic/btlflags/infantry/155thInfGuidon02.132.htm

  
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