South Carolina Big Red Flag 3x5 ft Cotton
- Attaches easily to any flag pole with grommets
- Authentic Cotton Flag
- Big Red
- Fair weather outdoor display
- Indoor Decorative and Parade Us
- The Citadel Flag
Display South Carolina history with this authentic cotton Big Red flag, a 3x5-foot red palmetto and crescent design with embroidered detail, made for indoor, ceremonial, and reenactment use.
AKA: Big Red Flag, Citadel Guidon. “Citadel Cadets’ Spirit Flag.”
The Big Red Story and Collection
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Trusted by commercial, municipal, government, and military customers. We help organizations outfit facilities, campuses, offices, memorials, installations, and special events with dependable flags.
On January 9, 1861, cadets from the South Carolina Military Academy, known today as The Citadel, arguably fired the first shots of the Civil War when they prevented a Union merchant ship, the Star of the West, from resupplying Union troops at Fort Sumter. Though it was April before Ft. Sumter was captured, this January incident was the first time shots were exchanged between North and South. South Carolina seceded from the Union on December 20, 1860, and demanded the immediate withdrawal of the Federal garrison at Fort Sumter. President James Buchanan refused. Inside the fort, Major Robert Anderson and 80 soldiers needed supplies. A supply ship was dispatched, the Star of the West. Two cannon shots roared from a South Carolina battery on Morris Island. They came from gunner George E. Haynsworth, a cadet at The Citadel in Charleston. The shots, while poor, represented the opening salvo of the war. More shots were fired, and the ship suffered a hit. Above their battery on Morris Island, the cadets flew a red banner with a white palmetto and crescent. The Confederate South Carolina Big Red Flag was used during the Civil War. It had a red background, a palm tree, and a crescent.
“Big Red” completed its 150-year and 1,203-mile journey home to The Citadel on Friday, March 19, 2010 and has become a symbol of pride and spirit for The Citadel.
A photo of a civil war era “Big Red” captured at the battle of Ft Blakely show the crescent moon facing inward like many SC flags prior to Jan 28 1861 where the national flag with the “upward” facing crescent was adopted as the national flag.
Discovered in storage in an Iowa museum, the Civil War-era red palmetto flag is through extensive historical research believed to be a design of Charleston flag maker Hugh Vincent and the actual flag that flew over Morris Island when Citadel cadets fired on the supply ship The Star of the West in 1861. Private Willard Baker, a Civil War veteran from Iowa, donated the flag to his state in 1919 as he wanted it to be used to educate people about history. After its discovery, the flag was in 2010 graciously provided on loan from the State Historical Society of Iowa through the efforts of Citadel alumni. Big Red “has been embedded into the tradition and history of the Corps of Cadets ever since, with every aspect a part of each cadet’s life forever,” according to South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster and the hope is that it will remain at The Citadel in perpetuity.
A Note on Sourcing
This authentic cotton Big Red flag is imported. We worked hard to source a made-in-USA cotton version of this design and could not, so we disclose it plainly: this flag is produced overseas, not in the USA.
Want the Made in USA Version?
If a made-in-USA flag matters for your display, the same Big Red design is also offered as a made-to-order printed nylon flag made in the USA, with single- or double-sided options in sizes 2x3 through 20x30 Rope and Thimble. See the Made in USA Big Red Flag.
Questions About This Flag?
For display hardware, hang requirements, or bulk and institutional orders, contact us before ordering.
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Description
Display South Carolina history with this authentic cotton Big Red flag, a 3x5-foot red palmetto and crescent design with embroidered detail, made for indoor, ceremonial, and reenactment use.
AKA: Big Red Flag, Citadel Guidon. “Citadel Cadets’ Spirit Flag.”
The Big Red Story and Collection
Trusted by Commercial and Military Customers
Trusted by commercial, municipal, government, and military customers. We help organizations outfit facilities, campuses, offices, memorials, installations, and special events with dependable flags.
On January 9, 1861, cadets from the South Carolina Military Academy, known today as The Citadel, arguably fired the first shots of the Civil War when they prevented a Union merchant ship, the Star of the West, from resupplying Union troops at Fort Sumter. Though it was April before Ft. Sumter was captured, this January incident was the first time shots were exchanged between North and South. South Carolina seceded from the Union on December 20, 1860, and demanded the immediate withdrawal of the Federal garrison at Fort Sumter. President James Buchanan refused. Inside the fort, Major Robert Anderson and 80 soldiers needed supplies. A supply ship was dispatched, the Star of the West. Two cannon shots roared from a South Carolina battery on Morris Island. They came from gunner George E. Haynsworth, a cadet at The Citadel in Charleston. The shots, while poor, represented the opening salvo of the war. More shots were fired, and the ship suffered a hit. Above their battery on Morris Island, the cadets flew a red banner with a white palmetto and crescent. The Confederate South Carolina Big Red Flag was used during the Civil War. It had a red background, a palm tree, and a crescent.
“Big Red” completed its 150-year and 1,203-mile journey home to The Citadel on Friday, March 19, 2010 and has become a symbol of pride and spirit for The Citadel.
A photo of a civil war era “Big Red” captured at the battle of Ft Blakely show the crescent moon facing inward like many SC flags prior to Jan 28 1861 where the national flag with the “upward” facing crescent was adopted as the national flag.
Discovered in storage in an Iowa museum, the Civil War-era red palmetto flag is through extensive historical research believed to be a design of Charleston flag maker Hugh Vincent and the actual flag that flew over Morris Island when Citadel cadets fired on the supply ship The Star of the West in 1861. Private Willard Baker, a Civil War veteran from Iowa, donated the flag to his state in 1919 as he wanted it to be used to educate people about history. After its discovery, the flag was in 2010 graciously provided on loan from the State Historical Society of Iowa through the efforts of Citadel alumni. Big Red “has been embedded into the tradition and history of the Corps of Cadets ever since, with every aspect a part of each cadet’s life forever,” according to South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster and the hope is that it will remain at The Citadel in perpetuity.
A Note on Sourcing
This authentic cotton Big Red flag is imported. We worked hard to source a made-in-USA cotton version of this design and could not, so we disclose it plainly: this flag is produced overseas, not in the USA.
Want the Made in USA Version?
If a made-in-USA flag matters for your display, the same Big Red design is also offered as a made-to-order printed nylon flag made in the USA, with single- or double-sided options in sizes 2x3 through 20x30 Rope and Thimble. See the Made in USA Big Red Flag.
Questions About This Flag?
For display hardware, hang requirements, or bulk and institutional orders, contact us before ordering.
Email service@uspatriotflags.com about this flag
Shipping
| Shipping | This item ships to |
| Delivery | Estimated between and . Will usually ship within 5 business day. |
Delivery & Returns
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Please allow 10 days for your order to arrive. We source products from all over the world to bring you epic offers and the lowest prices. This means sometimes you have to wait a little longer to get your order but it's always worth it! |
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Returns are easy, simply contact us for a returns number and send your item to our returns centre for fast processing. We'll get you a replacement or refund in a snap! |
Why Buy From Us
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We Put Our Customers First to us. If it doesn't fit, it breaks, you've changed your mind or for no reason whatsoever simply send it back to us and we'll cheerfully refund you every cent. |
|
|
Returns are easy, simply contact us for a returns number and send your item to our returns centre for fast processing. We'll get you a replacement or refund in a snap! |
|
|
In the unlikely event that you find your item cheaper at another online store, just let us know and we'll beat the competitor's pricing hands-down. |
|
|
We insist that you love everything you buy from us. If you're unhappy for any reason whatsoever, just let us know and we'll bend over backwards to make things right again. |
|
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Ordering from Shoptimized is 100% safe and secure so you can rest easy. Your personal details are never shared, sold or rented to anyone either. | |
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Free Shipping on orders over $69.00 to the USA |
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