Bought this flag 10-15 yrs ago.And no, I did not buy it on eBay/online. Came with an auction manual from 1950's from Shore Galleries in Illinois where the flag is listed just as "confederate flag". Still has a Shore Galleries tag on the flag.. Additional documentation was a newspaper article explaining the sale of a large collection of civil war relics from a storage locker that had been in a families rental since the 1920's. The article is titled" collection of Civil War artifacts to be Sold for Storage Charges". The collection ,the article states, was from a Union General(decendant of the family who had died, leaving no relatives to claim the locker)who arrived in Chicago in 1885.The article has 4 photos with everything from small cannon,drums a wall full of civil war firearms and the final picture is, the caption states, of the editor of a magazine called Gun Journal standing in a room of artifacts wearing a Union Generals Jacket with this flag in the background and the flag is mentioned in the caption where it states "Confederate Flag in background discontinued in 1864 because it's resemblance to white surrender" The flag measures 74"x61" and the stars are hand stitched. Has what appears to be canvas pocket on end which I take was for a pole? The flag is folded in the picture, the bottom 1/2 of the white field is on the underside of the fold. Can anyone here help me figure out if this was a real 1860's flag or just a reenactment flag??

I am not set up to post on the net my pictures, it appears this is the only way to post pictures. Lets try this..This is the 3rd Flag site I have posted this on. I keep finding sites that have nice guys, but no one reallyknows flags. Here is a link to the last site with the pictures I posted there:

http://www.americancivilwarforum.com/cs-flag-virgina-248458.html

I have some really nice pictures on the link posted above. You may have to highlight,copy then past in the address bar of your browser..I really appreciate any help from this forum who could help me authenticate this flag. If I run into another dead end, probablyjust put itback in the closet and let my daughter mess with it in 20yrs or so..