BI-ANNUAL CIVIL WAR FLAGS UNVEILINGS
In
2010,
the
NJCWHA
was
instrumental
in
setting
up
the
Civil
War
Flags
Gallery
in
Trenton,
and
we
have
assisted
in
expanding
and
improving
the
exhibits
there
since
then.
The
New
Jersey
State
House
Flag
Collection
consists
of
191
flags,
132
of
which
are
Civil
War
related.
Fifty
of
these
flags
were
selected
for
display
in
the
Gallery,
which
has
specially
designed
display
cases
(the
flags
are
big,
most
being
6
feet
square).
Due
to
space
constraints
only
five
flags
can
be
displayed
at
a
time.
In
2010,
a
program was initiated to change the flags on display every six months, in June and in late December.
We
owe
many
thanks
to
State
Museum
Cultural
Curator
Nicholas
Ciotola for his interest and help in showing the flags.
The
Civil
War
Flags
Gallery
has
relocated
temporarily,
and
now
these
flags
can
be
viewed
right
next
door
at
the
NJ
State
Museum,
Main
Building,
205
West
State
Street,
Trenton,
NJ.
Ample
parking
is
available
in
the
State
House
garage,
or
at
parking
meters
on
State
Street.
Flags
will
be
on
display
until
the
next rotation. Stay Tuned or Subscribe or Updates.
FLAG HISTORIES
NJCWHA Vice President David Martin has been studying the state’s Civil War flags for the past twenty
years and is currently preparing a definitive book on them. If you have a special interest in the flags of
a special unit or would like him to speak for your historical or library group, just let him know.
Pictures of all the flags are available, thanks to Joe Bilby, at the New Jersey Militia Museum website:
https://njmilitiamuseum.org/civil-war-flags
New Jersey Flags on Display at the Flag Gallery
