Thirty-Four Star American Flag.

Rare thirty-four star Civil War era American flag in use between January 29, 1861 when the state of Kansas was admitted into the Union as the 34th state and July 3, 1863 when West Virginia was admitted as the 35th state. Wool bunting, with 34 hand-sewn, single appliqued cotton stars unusually configured in 21010102 horizontal rows on wool bunting canton. The fly is constructed of 13 hand-sewn wool bunting stripes. The hoist is linen with six eyelet holes, with "S.D. Bailey 2 (9 or 4)th Ensign" written along the top edge, and a paper note attached to bottom corner that signed, "Mrs. O.E. Carpenter." According to the North Carolina Museum of History, this flag was originally purchased at a bankruptcy sale in Boston, MA by Harvey Chishom of Augusta, ME just after the Civil War. The dimensions of the flag indicate that it was most likely a storm flag that would have been flown in inclement weather. In very good condition. The flag measures approximately 120 inches by 245 inches. Rare and desirable.