The National Colors

I wanted to apologize to my readers for taking such a long break. Graduate school has taken up quite a bit of my time. Now that the semester is winding down, I have a little bit more free time on my hands.

Today, I wanted to write very briefly on the present status of the 8th Connecticut's National Colors.

Thankfully the colors of the 8th Connecticut have been preserved and are on permanent display at the Connecticut State Capitol, located in the Hall of Flags. Two of their national colors are on display here. Also, nearby is their state colors. (Those will be shown in a later post.)

If you are looking for one of the regimental colors carried by any Connecticut unit, this would be the first place I'd look for them.

I apologize for the quality of the picture below. I think I might have to make another trip down there soon to try and get a better shot. When I do I will post it on here.

The Eighth Connecticut's National Colors, the one they carried at Antietam, is the one on the far left.