{"id":29660,"date":"2026-06-01T14:30:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T19:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/civil-war-trophy-captured-during-fatal-charge\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T14:30:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T19:30:04","slug":"civil-war-trophy-captured-during-fatal-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/civil-war-trophy-captured-during-fatal-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Civil War Trophy Captured During Fatal Charge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mejs-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0yAoHbhQdaA?controls=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The 2nd North Carolina&#8217;s Confederate battle flag was carried into the maelstrom of Chancellorsville, a major battle of the American Civil War, where the regiment suffered catastrophic losses and its colors were captured during a desperate assault. Marked with battle honors earned across some of the war&#8217;s fiercest campaigns, this flag stands as a rare survivor from a defining moment in American history.<\/p>\n<p>In this video, we examine an authentic 3rd bunting Confederate battle flag attributed to the 2nd North Carolina State Troops, a documented battlefield trophy with ties to Chancellorsville, the Army of Northern Virginia, and the brutal realities of Civil War combat. More than a symbol, it is a tangible artifact from the conflict that determined the future of the United States.<\/p>\n<p>0:00 \u2013 Why Flags Mattered in War<br \/>0:57 \u2013 Capturing Enemy Colors During the Civil War<br \/>1:40 \u2013 The 2nd North Carolina Battle Flag<br \/>2:25 \u2013 Battle Honors and Confederate Service<br \/>3:11 \u2013 Chancellorsville and the Flag&#8217;s Capture<br \/>4:27 \u2013 The Charge That Cost 75% of the Regiment<br \/>5:31 \u2013 Authenticity, Provenance, and Condition<br \/>6:45 \u2013 Why This Flag Still Matters Today<\/p>\n<p>Follow us!<br \/>Email: <a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/cg4yPb\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/eepurl.com\/cg4yPb<\/a><br \/>Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RockIslandAuctionCompany\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RockIslandAuctionCompany<\/a><br \/>Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rockislandauction\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rockislandauction\/<\/a><br \/>X: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RIAuction\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/x.com\/RIAuction<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#CivilWar #AmericanHistory #Chancellorsville<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2nd North Carolina&#8217;s Confederate battle flag was carried into the maelstrom of Chancellorsville, a major battle of the American Civil War, where the regiment suffered catastrophic losses and its colors were captured during a desperate assault. Marked with battle honors earned across some of the war&#8217;s fiercest campaigns, this flag stands as a rare&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/civil-war-trophy-captured-during-fatal-charge\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Civil War Trophy Captured During Fatal Charge<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":29661,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[89,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-content","category-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/37"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29660"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29660\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}