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U.S. Treasury Guards Flag
Symbols of Battle: Civil War Flags
Dramatically associated with the close of the war, this flag decorated the front of the Presidential box at Ford Theater, in Washington, D.C. on the night of April 14th, 1865. Booth, President Abraham Lincoln's assassin, caught his spur and tore this flag as he jumped from thePresidential Box to the stage below.
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Details
- Title: U.S. Treasury Guards Flag
- Physical Dimensions: 71 1/2 inches by 77 1/2 inches
- Original Source: Ford's Theatre National Historic Site
- External Link: http://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/flags/foth1.htm
- Medium: Silk
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