Wed Mar 15, 2023, 11:29 PM
blogslug (37,129 posts)
The REAL Confederate Flaghttps://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_515980 Description
By late 1864 the war was coming to an end. In December Gen. William T. Sherman completed his destructive march to the sea. Richmond, the Confederate capital, fell early in April, and on April 9, Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. Over the course of the war, some 623,000 Northern and Southern soldiers died. This towel was used as a flag of truce by Confederate troops during Gen. Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, on April 9, 1865. It was preserved by Gen. George A. Custer, who was present at the surrender. Bequest of Elizabeth B. Custer, 1936  
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blogslug | Mar 15 | OP |
| brush | Mar 15 | #1 | |
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| Raine | Mar 16 | #5 |
Response to blogslug (Original post)
Wed Mar 15, 2023, 11:37 PM
brush (46,927 posts)
1. Very interesting. Sort of ironic that Custer was the one who saved it.
Response to brush (Reply #1)
Wed Mar 15, 2023, 11:42 PM
lastlib (20,319 posts)
2. He should've kept it handy--could've used it maybe....
Response to lastlib (Reply #2)
Thu Mar 16, 2023, 01:26 AM
wnylib (17,338 posts)
3. They would have known. Little Big Horn was not
Response to blogslug (Original post)
Thu Mar 16, 2023, 01:45 AM
LetMyPeopleVote (126,821 posts)
4. Thank you for posting this
