Report of the Battle Flag Committee Appointed by the Twenty-Fourth General Assembly to Provide Cases and Transfer the Iowa Battle Flags From the Arsenal to the State Capitol, 1894 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Iowa; Battle Flag Committee

 
9781331136835: Report of the Battle Flag Committee Appointed by the Twenty-Fourth General Assembly to Provide Cases and Transfer the Iowa Battle Flags From the Arsenal to the State Capitol, 1894 (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

Preserving Iowa’s war flags: a detailed, reverent record of Battle Flag Day and the effort to guard a state’s memory.

This nonfiction volume presents the 1894–1896 project to place Iowa’s Civil War battle flags in the state capitol’s corridors, with ceremonial transfer, speeches, and historical context. It captures the mood of a community honoring veterans, families, and a shared past, and it explains the design, care, and display of these enduring emblems.

What you’ll experience
  • Context for the 1894 ceremony that brought flags out of private hands and the arsenal for public preservation
  • Speeches and addresses that reflect on liberty, union, and Iowa’s wartime legacy
  • Descriptions of the listed flags, their inscriptions, and notable regiments
  • A historical introduction and closing reflections on memory, duty, and national unity
Ideal for readers of American military history, state commemorations, and those interested in how communities honor veterans through objects and ritual.

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