Lucy Stuart Fitzhugh Scrapbook

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Lucy Stuart Fitzhugh Scrapbook

Description

Material from Lucy Stuart Fitzhugh Scrapbook. Filson Historical Society. Louisville, KY.

Collection Items

Two Confederate Flags
First national flag with 7 stars- used March 4, 1861 to May 21, 1861 (top flag) and Confederate battle flag (bottom flag).

Various Confederate Flags
Confederate battle flags, red with stars on blue cross (4 examples); Third National flag- established Mar 4, 1865, battle flag in right corner on red and white flag (2 examples); Bonnie blue flag, blue with big white start in middle (bottom right…

Slavery in Massachusetts
From the 6th Annual Convention, Mrs. Sophie Fox Sea’s account of slavery in the United States written for the Sydney Johnston Chapter (Louisville, KY) of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1902.

Third National Flag
Third National flag- established Mar 4, 1865.

American Flag
American flag tucked between pages of United Daughters of the Confederacy scrapbook.

Welcome Letter
Letter from Lexington [KY] Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy to welcome Lucy Stuart Fitzhugh into the organization.

‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ Protest Clipping
Newspaper clipping [from unknown source] about protest of Uncle Tom’s Cabin play by the Lexington [KY] Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.

Emblem of United Daughters of the Confederacy
Emblem “shall consist of a representation of the Confederate flag (stars and bars), in white, blue, and scarlet enamel, surrounded by a laurel wreath, with the memorandum D. C. under the flag, and dates ’61-’65 on loops of low tying wreath.” Text…
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