Contributed by Pittsfield Historical Society
Description
The American flag with its embellishing gold fringe and a tassel at each corner hung in the hall of the building on Park Street in Pittsfield, owned by the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) members of the Stephen Davis Post #11. The building was demolished in the 1970s as part of an urban renewal project.
O. S. Haskell Camp Sons of the Veterans, Auxiliary #8 owned this flag. They met on the first and third Wednesday of every month. This group was an auxiliary to the post named after Lieutenant Orin Shepley Haskell of the 1st Maine Calvary who survived four years of combat in the Union cavalry regiment that sustained the most casualties in the Civil War. Haskell became a leading citizen in Pittsfield and was the first commander of the Stephen Davis Post #11.
About This Item
- Title: GAR Flag, Pittsfield, ca. 1912
- Creator: O. S. Haskell Camp Sons of the Veterans, Auxiliary #8
- Creation Date: circa 1912
- Subject Date: circa 1912
- Location: Pittsfield, Somerset County, ME
- Media: Cloth
- Dimensions: 80.3 cm x 119.5 cm
- Object Type: Physical Object
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Maine--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Grand Army of the Republic
- Veterans--Civil War
- Pittsfield (Me.)--History
- Military service--1860-1870
- Veterans--Civil War
- Flags--United States
People
Other Keywords
- 1st Maine Calvary
- GAR
- Lieutenant Orin Shepley Haskell
- O. S. Haskell Camp Sons of the Veterans, Auxiliary #8
- Pittsfield
- Stephen Davis Post #11
For more information about this item, contact:
Pittsfield Historical Society114 Central Street, Pittsfield, ME 04967
(207) 487-4926
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