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  Navy Jack UCV Amarillo TX 1935, 45th Annual Reunion

Available: Sold
Frame Size (H x L): 19.5" x 25.5"
Flag Size (H x L): 11.5" x 17.75"
Description....:
CONFEDERATE BATTLE-STYLE PARADE FLAG with 1935 U.C.V. REUNION OVERPRINT, AMARILLO, TX: Confederate parade flag in the rectangular format of the design most commonly referred to as the Confederate battle flag or the flag of the Army of Northern Virginia, bearing St. Andrew's cross and 13 stars. Printed on oilcloth cotton, the flag is overprinted in gold leaf with the following text relating to the 1935 reunion where it was displayed: U.C.V. AMARILLO, TEXAS 1935 45TH ANNUAL REUNION Flags relating to Texas are extremely rare outside institutions. This is one significant reason why this little printed flag was a very exciting find. In addition, few Confederate reunion flags have survived with overprinted text. The U.C.V., or United Confederate Veterans, was founded in 1889 after it became more acceptable for the aging members of the former Confederate Army to gather together for purposes relating to their former service. Wikipedia probably gives the best, most concise description of the U.C.V. that I have encountered: "Prior to 1889, Confederate veterans had no national organization similar to the Grand Army of the Republic [the primary veteran's association for the Union Army]. Several separate fraternal and memorial groups existed on a local and regional level. Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1889, several of these groups united and formed the United Confederate Veterans Association. The organization was founded to serve as a benevolent, historical, social, and literary association. The UCV was active well into 1940s. The primary functions of the organization were to provide for widows and orphans of former Confederate soldiers, preserve relics and mementos, care for disabled former soldiers, preserve a record of the service of its members, and organize reunions and fraternal gatherings. At its height, membership in the organization was approximately 160,000 former Confederate soldiers organized into 1,885 local camps. The UCV produced a magazine called Confederate Veteran with articles about events during the war and providing a forum for lost comrades to locate one another." There were many Confederate flag designs and almost uncountable variations. Many people are surprised to learn that this was not the national flag of the Confederate states, yet there were three different national flags over the course of the war, all of which were carried in battle by various units, in addition to many other styles. Today the Confederate "battle flag" is the most recognized format, however, perhaps because it was probably the design best loved by soldiers, the most widely used flag in veteran's reunions, and has been further popularized in movies and elsewhere in American culture. Mounting: The flag has been hand-stitched to cotton rag mat and placed in a solid walnut frame that dates to the period between 1860 and 1890. Spacers keep the textile away from the glass, which is u.v. protective.
Collector Level: Intermediate-Level Collectors and Special Gifts
Flag Type: Parade flag
Star Count: 13
Earliest Date of Origin: 1935
Latest Date of Origin: 1935
State/Affiliation: The Confederacy
War Association:
Price: No
 

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