National colors of the 121st Ohio Volunteer Infantry

Silk flag served as the national colors of the 121st Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The flag was manufactured in Cincinnati, Ohio, between 1861 and 1863. There are 34 gold-painted stars arranged in a grid pattern (six rows of five stars and a seventh row of four stars) on a blue canton. The flag has thirteen alternating red and white stripes and gold fringe on its top, right, and bottom sides. Text on the flag's red stripes reads: "121st OHIO INFANTRY VOL'S / CHAPLIN HILL, CHICKAMAUGA, / MISSION RIDGE, CHATTANOO[...], / ROME, KENNESAW MT. JONESBO[...], / ATLANTA, SAVANNAH, BENTONVI[...]." Some of the text is illegible or lost due to deterioration. The "L" in Chaplin Hill was added later and was placed just above the other letters.