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21st Regiment, Virginia Infantry was organized in June and mustered into Confederate service in July, 1861, at Fredericksburg, Virginia. Most of the men were recruited in the city of Richmond and the counties of Charlotte, Mecklenburg, Cumberland, and Buckingham. Only 6 officers and 50 men surrendered.
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| 21st Virginia Infantry Regimental Flag Used as regimental flag after previous flag captured at Chancellorsville, and until new ANV flag issued fall 1864. Captured at Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 1863 by 60th New York Infantry.
First National; 11 stars; oil-painted seal in canton. Obv.: motto, “Dulce Et Decorum Est Pro Patria Mori.” Rev.: seal; motto, “A Crown for the Brave”. 55” x 65” |
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