35 Star Flag - (1863-1865) (U.S.)

Last modified: 2025-03-15 by rick wyatt
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image by Clay Moss, 12 February 2007

• Description of the flag
• Jack
• Variations of the flag

See also:

• History of the Stars and Stripes
• U.S. Historical flags
• United States of America

Description of the flag

In 1863, one star was added, representing West Virginia, bringing the total number of stars to 35. There were thirteen stripes representing the thirteen original colonies.
Rick Wyatt, 5 April 1998

This flag flew from 4 July, 1863, to 3 July, 1865.
Clay Moss, 12 February 2007

Jack

image by Clay Moss, 12 February 2007

Variations of the flag

image located by William Garrison, 20 February 2025

This 35-star flag is different in that it has a star arrangement of 6/6/5/6/6/6 instead of the usual 7/7/7/7/7. This 35-star is believed to be a small Tiffany flag remnant. It is an extremely rare silk flag remnant with silk thread hand-sewn gold embroidered stars, and hand-sewn stripes. The remnant of the canton measures 5" x 5" and overall size is 6.5" x 5". The stars are gold in color and were built up in a crystal pattern of five conjoined lozenges. This is also seen in "The Stars and the Stripes" by Boleslaw Mastai, page 206.

William Garrison, 20 February 2025