A photograph of an Eighth Kansas Volunteer Infantry flag made of blue silk with gold silk fringe along three sides. Painted on the flag is an American eagle with a federal shield, arrows and olive branch in its talons, the unit designation and battle honors. The Eighth went farther east than any other Kansas regiment and fought in northern Georgia.
Date: Between 1861 and 1865
Item Number: 211770
Call Number: 05.17.30
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 211770
Collections - Museum
Date - 1861-1869
Military - Equipment - Flag
Military - Wars - Civil War - Kansas Units - US Volunteers - 8th Kansas Volunteer Infantry
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Ceremonial Artifact - Flag
Thematic Time Period - Civil War, 1861-1865
Type of Material - Objects and Artifacts - Textiles - Flags
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/211770
