NJ Civil War Flag Rotation
ON DISPLAY NOW
Historic New Jersey Civil War Flags in Trenton
as Part of Patriots Week Activities.
New
Jersey
contributed
over
80,000
men
to
the
fight
and
the
New
Jersey
State
Museum
has
over
100
flags
carried
by
New
Jersey’s
troops
in
the
war
in
its
collection.
Five
of
these
historic
flags
will
be
unveiled
in
specially
designed
exhibit
cases
at
the
New
Jersey
State
Museum,
located
at
205
West
State
Street
in
Trenton
at
10
AM
on
Thursday,
December
28, 2023.
The
flags
to
be
unveiled
for
display
are
some
of
the
most
distinctive
in
the
collection,
and
they
have
not
been
on
display
for
several
years.
Included
will
be
the
national
colors
of
the
5th
and
11th
Infantry
regiments,
the
state
colors
of
the
1st
Infantry
and
3rd
Cavalry,
and
a
Confederate
flag
captured
by
New
Jersey
troops
on
May
3,
1863
at
the
battle
of
Chancellorsville.
Two
of
the
flags
(1st
and
5th)
probably
saw
action
at
Gettysburg,
and
two
color
bearers
fell
casualty
while
bearing
the
flag
of
the
11th
regiment in 1864.
Organized
by
the
New
Jersey
State
Museum
and
the
New
Jersey
Civil
War
Heritage
Association,
the
unveiling
event
will
feature
an
educational
gallery
walk
by
flag
historian
Dr.
David
Martin,
author
of
the
award
winning
New
Jersey
at
Gettysburg
Guidebook.
Dr.
Martin is currently preparing a detailed history of the State’s Civil War flags for publication.
The
gallery
also
features
a
rotating
exhibition
including
Civil
War
related
photographs,
sculptures
and
related
memorabilia.
The
exhibits
have
been
prepared
by
Nicholas
Ciotola,
Curator
of
Cultural
History
at
the
New
Jersey
State
Museum,
with
the
aid
of
members
of
the New Jersey Civil War Heritage Association.
These
flags
will
be
on
exhibit
until
late
June,
2024,
when
a
new
group
of
flags
will
be
put
on display.
For more information on flags lecture: Contact Dr. David Martin at dmartin@peddie.org
For more information on Patriots Week see: https://patriotsweek.com/
Where:
NJ State Museum, Main Building, South Gallery, 205 West State Street, Trenton, NJ
Cost:
FREE, Open to the Public, No Reservations Needed
New Jersey Civil War Heritage Association
1st NJ Regimental 5th NJ National 11th National 3rd NJ Cavalry Confederate Flag
Regimental Captured by
the 7th NJ
