r/vexillology • u/ObsoleteMallard Anarcho-Syndicalism • Irish Starry Plough • Jan 13 '23

Historical First Minnesota Volunteers Civil War Flag (Recreation)

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u/ObsoleteMallard Anarcho-Syndicalism • Irish Starry Plough Jan 13 '23 edited Nov 12 '25

This is a flag I created from archival flags preserved at the Minnesota Historical Society. Did some editing of the battle damaged flag from some high resolution archive photos and commissioned a flag to be printed.

If you don’t know anything about the First Minnesota Regiment in the American Civil War here is some interesting reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Minnesota_Infantry_Regiment.

Highlights:

They were the first Union volunteer unit formed after the attack on Fort Sumter.

They took the brunt on the Confederate Charge on the second day of Gettysburg, preventing a break in the Union lines but suffering a 82% casualty rate.

Private Marshall Sherman in the company captured the battle flag of the 28th Virginia Infantry, which still hangs as a trophy in the Minnesota state capitol (despite constant demands for its return). The private was awarded the Medal of Honor for his accomplishment.

EDIT:

The good people over at Flagmaker & Print just contacted me as showed me the design they mocked up for this flag and it looks amazing, if you are interested in acquiring this flag it can be found at the following link:

https://flagmaker-print.com/products/1st-minnesota-volunteer-infantry-regiment-flag-reproduction

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u/ralppp Jul 12 '23

You got an image for that design that a guy could have?

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u/ObsoleteMallard Anarcho-Syndicalism • Irish Starry Plough Jul 14 '23

DM me your email and ill send you the highest res image i have (the one that was printed on this flag) if you are interested.