Fort Sumter Flag (U.S.) (original) (raw)

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[ ](../images/u/us-sumt.gif)image by Tom Gregg, 8 August 1999

• Description of the flag
• Flag depicted in postage stamp

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• 33 Star U.S. flag
• Civil War flags
• U.S. Historical flags
• United States of America

Description of the flag

This is the 33-star U.S. national flag that flew over Fort Sumter during the Confederate bombardment of 12-14 April 1861. I based my drawing on a photo of the remains of the original flag.
Tom Gregg, 8 August 1999

Flag depicted in postage stamp

[ ](../images/u/us-33fsf.gif)image by Blas Delgado Ortiz, 24 October 2001

This rendition is from the US Postal Service commemorative set.