36 Star Flag - (1865-1867) (U.S.)

Last modified: 2004-11-20 by rick wyatt
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by Rick Wyatt, 5 April 1998

• Description of the flag
• Great Star flag
• Wagon Wheel Design
• Windblown Design
• Bomb Design

See also:

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

In 1865, one star was added, representing Nevada, bringing the total number of stars to 36. There were thirteen stripes representing the thirteen original colonies.
Rick Wyatt, 5 April 1998

The design called "The Great Star Flag" had 36 stars, and several patterns reflect this interpretation of the Continental Congress description of "a new constellation."
William E. Dunning, 1 April 1998

by Blas Delgado Ortiz, 28 July 2001

This "Wagon Wheel" design is another sample of a circle of stars with an inner design. A close look will reveal a circle of stars within the outer circle with a five-point 'star cluster' in the middle. It was also a favorite naval pattern well into the 19th century.
Blas Delgado Ortiz, 28 July 2001

by Blas Delgado Ortiz, 30 July 2001

The "Windblown Flag" of thirty-six stars was once the possession of Civil War veteran, Louis Bernard, later a pioneer in Oregon. The canton's illusionistic design that appears to taper at one end, creates the impression that the flag is in motion - or "windblown" - even when at rest, as shown here.
Blas Delgado Ortiz, 30 July 2001

by Blas Delgado Ortiz, 13 August 2001

A rather mixed canton makes a very different design here. Could this be an aerial bomb? This flag was not used widely with only a few confirmed uses as a garrison flag.
Blas Delgado Ortiz, 13 August 2001