Downtown in Indianapolis in Marion County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Civil War

1861 - 1865

— 1861-1865 —

Medal of Honor Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, December 30, 2023

1. Medal of Honor Memorial Marker

Inscription. Philadelphia Depot Flag
(1863) The Philadelphia Quartermaster's Depot commissioned independent contractors to manufacture the national colors issued to the Union Army during the Civil War. The 34-star double wreath pattern was particular to Philadelphia. The other two depots, in New York and Cincinnati, issued national colors with squired star constellations. Contractors to these three depots manufactured nearly 2,400 flags, the bulk of the colors issue to the Union Army.

5th Regiment,
Corps d'Afrique Flag
(1863) This 35-star national flag was based on one of the most revered of any of Stars and Stripes, the Great Star. This flag was created in Boston for the newly formed black regiment of the Corps d'Afrique, organized in New Orleans Eventually, the Union Army included more than 100 black regiments of infantry, cavalry and heavy and light artillery. More than 200,000 blacks served in both the Union Army and Navy, and 31 received the newly created Medal of Honor.

Diamond Pattern Flag
(1861) The 33-star flag is beautiful variation of the traditional pattern of the cross or diamond first seen during the Revolutionary

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War. This pattern was made famous by the 20 by 40-foot garrison flag that flew over Fort Sumter at the time of its bombardment by Confederate forces. That attack in 1861 precipitated the Civil War. The Fort Sumter flat was reinstated at the fort on April 14, 1865, the day Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1863.

Location. 39° 46.169′ N, 86° 10.119′ W. Marker is in Indianapolis, Indiana, in Marion County. It is in Downtown. It can be reached from North West Street south of West Ohio Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 601 West New York Street, Indianapolis IN 46204, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Indiana.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian

Medal of Honor Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, December 30, 2023

2. Medal of Honor Memorial

Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Western Expansion (a few steps from this marker); An Uneasy Peace (a few steps from this marker); A Nation in Crisis (a few steps from this marker); Spencer County (within shouting distance of this marker); Wells County (within shouting distance of this marker); Noble County (within shouting distance of this marker); Carroll County (within shouting distance of this marker); Hamilton County (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Indianapolis.

Also see . . . List of flags of the United States. (Submitted on January 6, 2024, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan.)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 6, 2024, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 342 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 6, 2024, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.