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THB46 and 48-Star American Flags, Incl. Women's Relief Corps Funeral Flag
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Cincinnati , OH 45232
United States
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LiveNov 19, 2020
Cowan’s Auctions, a Hindman Company, is pleased to present the November 19 Fall Auction, featuring over 400 lots of historically significant photography, manuscript material, artwork, and other ephemera dating from the 18th through the early 20th century, including the Civil War. Cowan's Auctions dawnie@cowans.com
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- Lot Description
Lot of 2 flags. Printed, 46-star flag on silk, 7.5 x 11.5 in. Accompanying note and envelope inscriptions: "This flag was on the flowers sent by the Relief Corps for my boy’s funeral and laid beside his dear still face till the coffin lid hid it from my eyes. Mother. May I see him in glory"; (envelope) "This contains a little flag put away by Mother." Ca 1908-1912.
The Women’s Relief Corps is one of many national patriotic organizations founded after the Civil War as an auxiliary of the Grand Army of the Republic. Established in Denver in 1883 and incorporated by an act of Congress in September 1962, the WRC is organized into state and local chapters. Initially membership was limited to relatives of Civil War veterans and those who could prove their loyalty to the Union.
Among its primary responsibilities, the WRC provided aid and comfort to all veterans and their dependents, extended needed assistance to their widows and orphans and assured them of sympathy and friends.
The origins of this flag are unknown, however, the sadness of a grieving mother is so fittingly captured on the note she wrote about her loss and her sentiment for the flag that was placed beside her son in honor of his military service to our country.Printed, 48-star flag on silk, 12.25 x 17 in., framed, 20.5 x 21.5 in. Inscription written on Wesley Coleman & Sons envelope: "Flag placed on David Coleman’s casket by his comrades the Civil War veterans." Ca 1923.
David O. Coleman, first child of Orrin and Susan Coleman, was born in Bradford County, Pennsylvania in November 1848. He died in April 1923 at the veteran’s home in Bath, NY and is buried in Floral City Cemetery. David was married to Carrie Pipher (they divorced in 1884) and later Orpha Shores. He was a member of the local GAR Post and attended the 43rd New York State encampment held in Binghamton, June 15-17, 1909. His delegate badge from the reunion accompanied this flag.
David’s brother John Wesley moved to Binghamton, NY in 1883 and a few years later formed a contracting partnership under the firm name of Davis and Coleman. After devoting his time to government work during World War I, he organized J. Wesley Coleman and Sons, contractors and builders, which erected many business buildings and residences in Binghamton.
Provenance: J. Richard Pierce Collection of American Parade Flags46-star flag: few light scattered stains, overall very fine condition. Professionally mounted using stitch on board together with written note and envelope.48-star flag: partial separation at several horizontal and vertical fold lines. Some areas of loss/short tears throughout flag. Not examined outside frame.Condition
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