This flag is on display in the museum at the Monocacy National Battlefield Visitor Center.

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Following the Battle of Monocacy on July 9, 1864, Lieutenant Colonel David Clendenin of the 8th Illinois Cavalry, with approximately 115 soldiers retreated south. The 17th Virginia Cavalry led the pursuit and made several charges on the Union soldiers. During one charge Private James Mills, flag bearer for the 17th Virginia, was wounded in the shoulder and fell from his horse. The flag was then taken by a union cavalryman. Major Frederick F. Smith, commander of the 17th Virginia was mortally wounded while leading a charge to retake the flag. The flag was later presented to General Lew Wallace and resided in his home in Crawfordsville, Indiana, now the General Lew Wallace Study and Museum. The Museum has graciously loaned the flag to Monocacy National Battlefield in Frederick, MD, which restored and preserved it for display as part of the park interpretive exhibits.

For more information on the flag, go to the Monocacy National Battlefield website www.nps.gov/mono or the Lew Wallace Study & Museum www.ben-hur.com