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| No. 36-B - First Maryland Cavalry Confederate Flag This flag in the stars and bars design was a flag of the First Maryland Cavalry, C. S. A. The blue canton carries the .State coat of arms within a circle of thirteen gold stars of uniform size. It was presented to the State by the Governors of the Maryland Line. The unit saw extensive service in Virginia and Maryland and participated in the Gettysburg campaign. No. 37 - Second Maryland Cavalry Battle Flag This was a traditional Confederate battle flag carried by the Second Maryland Cavalry, C. S. A., which served principally in the Valley of Virginia. No. 38 - Third Maryland Artillery Battle Flag This was a traditional Confederate battle flag of the Third Maryland Artillery, C. S. A., also known as "Ritter's Artillery," which saw extensive duty in the mid-West. No. 39 - First Maryland Infantry Battalion Church Flag This flag, probably once white, and with a red cross at its center, was the church flag of the First Maryland Infantry Battalion, C. S. A. No. 40 - First Maryland Infantry Battalion Hospital Flag This was the hospital flag of the First Maryland Infantry Battalion, C. S. A. Of an unusually long fly, it may have been either white or yellow originally. Placed horizontally on the flag is a red and blue design shaped somewhat like an hourglass. Its significance has not been discovered. Among the actions in which the First Maryland Infantry Battalion participated were: Gettysburg, Winchester, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Weldon Rail Road and Hatcher's Run. For the surrender at Appomattox, it could muster only sixty-three men. — 25 — |