The year: 1861. The problem: Pro-slavery states had broken away from the Union, rising up in armed revolt as the treasonous ...
The news release said the flag was created by the women of Manitowoc County in 1861, after there was a call for volunteers to fight for the Union Army ... celebrates Civil War flag with ceremony ...
Civil War volunteers from Manitowoc County carried the flag with them until they returned. James Anderson and other survivors kept it in their possession until 1925. At that time, the flag was ...