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Post by alfuso on Mar 19, 2008 12:40:49 GMT -6
Fort Abraham Lincoln, June 25, 1875  |
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Post by Treasuredude on Mar 19, 2008 18:29:25 GMT -6
Look at all those stars on that flag. ;D
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Post by alfuso on Mar 20, 2008 2:22:59 GMT -6
Look at all those stars on that flag. ;D True, but I guess they have to fly the current standard? It's folded into a triangle and put on Custer's desk at night. |
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Post by Melani on Mar 22, 2008 7:49:45 GMT -6
Wow! Didn't know they had such great color film in 1875!
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Post by Jas. Watson on Mar 22, 2008 11:41:56 GMT -6
Look at all those stars on that flag. ;D That flag is probably sort of right. Do you see that the stars line up in parrallel rows, not staggered as the modern (post 1959) ones are. But for 1875 or 6 it should be a 38 or 39 star flag (Neb. in 1867, Col. in 1876) and I'm not sure how the stars would line up for those. Actually looks more like it a 35 star flag to me (5 rows of 7), for Kans. 1861 but before W. Va. 1863. A civil War period flag, not 1875 or 6. Jas~ |
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Post by stevewilk on Mar 22, 2008 22:58:45 GMT -6
This is most likely the 37 star flag which would make it historically accurate for 1875. Ft. Lincoln was not established until 1872 so there was no Ft. Lincoln during the Civil War. I'm sure the park staff and reenactors would want it done right. Both the top and bottom row of stars are not visible; these would have eight stars and the middle three would have seven. www.usflag.org/history/the37starflag.html |
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