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Property from the Zaricor Flag Collection: The 19th Century
Lot 104W

A U.S. 35-STAR FLAG OF THE 2ND TENNESSEE CAVALRY REGIMENT OF UNION LOYALISTS.
A machine-made printed cotton 35-star U.S. flag, stars in an 8-6-7-6-8 pattern, 47 x 81 inches, with "2nd Cav. / Tenn. Vol's" printed in ink to 3rd and 4th white stripes, framed to 49 x 82.5 inches.

21 November 2023, 10:00 EST
New York

Sold for US$9,600 inc. premium

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A U.S. 35-STAR FLAG OF THE 2ND TENNESSEE CAVALRY REGIMENT OF UNION LOYALISTS.

A machine-made printed cotton 35-star U.S. flag, stars in an 8-6-7-6-8 pattern, 47 x 81 inches, with "2nd Cav. / Tenn. Vol's" printed in ink to 3rd and 4th white stripes, framed to 49 x 82.5 inches. Toned and faded, significant loss, especially to fly.
Provenance: 2nd Tennessee Vol. Cavalry, 1863-1865; Captain Charles Stewart Berry (1805-1875); to Major James Overton Berry (1835-1916); by descent; sold Bonhams, San Francisco, CA, to the Zaricor Flag Collection, 2010.

The 2nd Tennessee Cavalry Regiment, also called "2nd East Tennessee Cavalry Regiment," was composed of Union loyalists from the counties of Knox, Sevier and Blunt Counties. Charles S. Berry was one of the Captains of Co. G organized at Maynardville, and his son Major James Overton Berry also served, although his records are not confirmed as the 2nd Tennessee's original muster rolls were destroyed in a fire during the war. At his funeral in 1916, J.O. Barry requested that his pallbearers be drawn from both his Union and Confederate veteran friends, and that "my large flag" be placed on the coffin during the service before being removed and returned to the family.

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