The thirty-six star flag, original size approximately 84" x 47", with blue canton printed with three rows of eight and two rows of six stars and printed in black ink beside the canton 2nd CAV./Tenn. Vols. Together with a documenting letter of provenance from the consignor, Captain Charles Berry's direct descendent, as well as his commission as a Captain in the regiment (October 1862), signed by Andrew Johnson, Governor of Tennessee. Also included are a number of documents relating to Captain Berry's son, James Overton Berry, who served as a Major in the 1st Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry; i.e. a document and letter concerning Major Berry's widow's pension, a GAR encampment ribbon from 1896 for the Tenth Reunion of the 1st Tennessee Cavalry Regiment and a copy of a letter to the Denton (Texas) City-County Public Library acknowledging receipt of his GAR medal and mentioning a flag, as well as a copy of Major Berry's obituary. Despite a wartime attribution to Major James Berry indicated by the family history it is more likely that since the thirty-sixth state, Nevada, entered the Union in November of 1864, the flag is a post-war example intended for GAR encampment use or as some kind of tribute to Captain Charles Berry Condition: Flag showing numerous tears and losses. Captain Berry's commission separated at the folds and with some losses. See Illustration
The thirty-six star flag, original size approximately 84" x 47", with blue canton printed with three rows of eight and two rows of six stars and printed in black ink beside the canton 2nd CAV./Tenn. Vols. Together with a documenting letter of provenance from the consignor, Captain Charles Berry's direct descendent, as well as his commission as a Captain in the regiment (October 1862), signed by Andrew Johnson, Governor of Tennessee. Also included are a number of documents relating to Captain Berry's son, James Overton Berry, who served as a Major in the 1st Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry; i.e. a document and letter concerning Major Berry's widow's pension, a GAR encampment ribbon from 1896 for the Tenth Reunion of the 1st Tennessee Cavalry Regiment and a copy of a letter to the Denton (Texas) City-County Public Library acknowledging receipt of his GAR medal and mentioning a flag, as well as a copy of Major Berry's obituary. Despite a wartime attribution to Major James Berry indicated by the family history it is more likely that since the thirty-sixth state, Nevada, entered the Union in November of 1864, the flag is a post-war example intended for GAR encampment use or as some kind of tribute to Captain Charles Berry Condition: Flag showing numerous tears and losses. Captain Berry's commission separated at the folds and with some losses. See Illustration
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