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[FEATURED EXHIBIT] U.S. Civil War Secession Flag taken by 1st Rhode Island Infantry

March 26, 2017 By James Mitchell Varnum

U.S. Civil War Secession Flag taken by 1st Rhode Island Infantry

At the Varnum Memorial Armory Museum, we have a piece of a U.S. Civil War secession flag taken at Hagerstown by one of the members of the 1st Rhode Island Infantry (originally the 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia) and presented to “Geo M Ladd by Chas E Douglas USA July 6th 1861”.

This has to be one of the first Confederate flag’s to be taken by the Union; it’s dated only 2 weeks before First Battle of Bull Run. Charles Douglas is pictured here! What a wonderful little artifact!

Charles Douglas of the First Rhode Island Infantry

Filed Under: Museum Exhibits, Varnum Memorial Armory Tagged With: 19th century, civil war, First Rhode Island Infantry, varnum memorial armory

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[FEATURED EXHIBIT] Smith & Wesson Victory Model 10 Revolver

[FEATURED EXHIBIT] Smith & Wesson Victory Model 10 Revolver

April 1, 2018 By James Mitchell Varnum

This Smith & Wesson Victory Model 10 revolver was recently donated to the Varnum Memorial Armory Museum. The Varnum Memorial Armory’s revolver is a .38 Smith & Wesson. More research is forthcoming. The Smith and Wesson Model 10, produced during World War II, had a “V” for Victory prefix in the serial number. Smith and […]

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