"The Lexington of 1861" Baltimore Shirt 26th sc flag Hopefully this under developed part

Hopefully this under developed part of history will have more minds analyze it in the future

the unit totalled 450 men and that same month was consolidated into five companies and redesignated the 4th South Carolina Battalion

Butler presented the Palmetto Regiment with this flag to replace their regimental flag which had been shot nearly to pieces in combat

Due to the fragile nature of the flag

Researchers today can find few reminders of the Blackburn Guards

"The Lexington of 1861" Baltimore Shirt 26th sc flag Hopefully this under developed partBackground Following the secession of the southern States and the bombardment of Fort Sumter, President Abraham Lincoln called for 75,000 men to be raised from the militia of the states in order to put down the rebellion. These troops were to be transported to Washington, D. C. so that they might protect the Capitol. At this time, the most efficient means to transport such large numbers of men was by rail, and the only routes to Washington passed