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This national colors flag was used as a flank marker by the 80th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The flag has thirteen alternating red and white stripes and thirty-four white stars arranged in a rectilinear pattern (four rows of seven stars and one row of six stars) on a blue canton.

This flag served as the national colors of the 15th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The flag has thirty-three dark blue stars outlined in red still intact (likely from thirty-five original stars) on a light blue canton. The stars are arranged in a rectilinear pattern. The flag's thirteen alternating red and white stripes are pieced. Text in the flag's red stripes reads: "SHILO ... / STO ... RIVE ... / 15TH REG ... ME ... / CHICKAM ... ". Some of the flag's text is no longer legible or intact due to deterioration. The flag has a portion of gold fringe remaining on its top, right, and bottom sides

This blue flag served as the regimental colors of the 70th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The United States arms is painted in the flag's center. The arms consists of a bald eagle looking to the right (or fly side) and holding a green olive branch in its left talon and a bundle of six arrows in its right talon. Thirty-four gold painted stars are arranged in a double-arc pattern above the arms. The eagle holds a scroll in its beak. A red banner is positioned below the arms. Due to deterioration, it is impossible to determine if any text appeared on the scroll or banner. The flag has gold fringe on its top, right, and bottom sides.

This national colors flag was used as a flank marker by the 126th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The flag has thirteen alternating red and white stripes and thirty-four white applique stars on a blue canton. The stars are arranged in a rectilinear pattern, with four rows of seven stars and a middle row of six stars.

This swallowtail guidon of the national colors was used by the 11th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. The flag has thirty-four gold painted stars on a blue canton. The stars are arranged in two concentric circles, with one star in each of the canton's four corners. The flag's thirteen alternating red and white stripes are pieced.

This flag served as the national colors of the 64th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The flag has twenty-three stars still intact on a faded blue canton (due to deterioration some stars have been lost). The stars appear to be arranged in a rectilinear pattern. The flag's thirteen alternating red and white stripes are pieced. In the flag's middle stripes is the text: '64TH R ... / STONE ... / Chickamauga". Some of the flag's text is no longer legible or intact due to deterioration

This blue flag served as the regimental colors of the 47th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The United States arms is painted in the flag's center. The arms consists of a bald eagle looking to the right (or fly side) and holding a green olive branch in its left talon and a bundle of arrows in its right talon. A shield with red and white stripes and a blue upper portion is positioned on the eagle's breast. The eagle holds in its beak a light red scroll with gold lettering. Thirty-two gold painted stars are arranged in a double-arc pattern above the arms (due to deterioration some stars have been lost). A red banner with no text is positioned below the arms. The flag has gold silk fringe on its top, right, and bottom sides.

This gold guidon was used by the 1st Ohio Volunteer Heavy Artillery. A horizontal line runs through the middle of the flag. Above the line are two crossed cannons. Below the line is the text: "LADY FLINT". The horizontal line, cannons, and text are all reddish orange in color.

This swallowtail guidon served as the national colors of the 3rd Independent Company, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. The flag has 13 alternating red and white stripes. The following text appears in the second, third, and fourth red stripes from the top: "3RD INDPT. / COMPANY / O.V. CAV."

This flag served as the national colors of the 191st Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The flag has 35 gold painted stars on a blue canton. The stars are arranged in two concentric ovals surrounding one middle star. There is also one star in each of the canton's four corners. The flag has 13 alternating red and white stripes and gold fringe on its top, right, and bottom sides.

This blue flag served as the regimental colors of the 43rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The United States arms is positioned in the flag's center. The arms consists of a bald eagle holding an olive branch in its left talon and a bundle of arrows in its right talon. The eagle holds in its beak a white scroll with the motto "E Pluribus Unum." A shield emblazoned with red and white stripes is positioned on the eagle's breast. 35 gold painted stars are arranged in a double-arc pattern above the arms. A red banner is positioned below the arms with the text "43RD RE ... ". The right half of this banner is no longer intact. The flag has gold fringe on its top and bottom sides

This blue flag served as the regimental colors of the 34th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The United States arms is positioned in the flag's center. The arms consists of a bald eagle holding an olive branch in its left talon and a bundle of arrows in its right talon. The eagle holds in its beak a white scroll with the motto "E Pluribus Unum." A shield emblazoned with red and white stripes is positioned on the eagle's breast. 34 gold painted stars are arranged in a double-arc pattern above the arms. Written on a red banner below the arms is the follow text: "34th Reg't 1st Zouaves, O.V.I." The flag has gold fringe on its top, left, and bottom sides

This flag served as the national colors of the 45th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Most of the flag's blue canton is no longer intact. The flag has 13 alternating red and white stripes. Written on the middle red stripe is the text: "45TH REG'T O.V.I.U.S.[A.]."

This flag served as the national colors of the 15th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The flag has 34 gold stars in a grid pattern on a blue canton. The flag has 13 alternating red and white stripes.

This rectangular swallowtail guidon was used by the 88th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 1st Battalion Governor's Guard. The flag has 35 gold painted stars on a blue canton (canton: 37 x 39 cm). The stars are arranged in a double-circle pattern. There is also one star in each of the canton's four corners. The flag's 13 alternating red and white stripes are 5 cm high. The words "88th O.V.I." are painted in black in a gold rectangle with rounded corners. The rectangle is outlined in black and is located just below the flag's canton

This blue rectangular flag served as the regimental colors of the 12th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The United States arms is embroidered in the center of the flag. The arms consists of a bald eagle holding a bundle of arrows in its left talon and an olive branch in its right talon. The eagle holds in its beak a scroll with the motto "E Pluribus Unum." On the eagle's chest is a shield with red and white stripes. 13 embroidered gold stars and 40 rays are placed above the arms. A cloud has been placed among the rays that contains the words "CARNIFEX FERRY, BULL RUN BRID ". The text "Aug. 27th 1862" begins on the left of the arms, near the top of the eagle's wings, and continues on the right of the arms. The text "Presented by the 'Citizens' of Warren County, Ohio" begins on the left of the arms, near the bottom of the eagle's wings, and continues on the right of the arms. The text "TO THE" appears directly below the arms. Below that, in a gold outlined scroll, is the text "12th REGIMENT O.V.I.U.S.A." The flag's gold-knotted fringe is 4 cm in length

This rectangular flag served as the national colors of the 121st Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The flag has 34 gold painted stars arranged in a grid pattern on a blue canton (canton: 96 x 67 cm). The flag's 13 alternating red and white stripes are 14 cm high. The flag has gold fringe with plied knotted cut-ends 4 cm in length. The following text is written in gold paint (with black shadowing) on five of the flag's red stripes: "121st OHIO INFANTRY VOL'S / CHAPLIN HILL, CHICKAMAUGA, / MISSION RIDGE, CHATTANOOGA, / ROME, KENNESAW MT. JONESBORO, / ATLANTA, SAVANNAH, BENTONVILLE." The "L" in Chaplin Hill was added later and placed just above the other letters

This flag served as the national colors of the 34th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The flag has thirty-one gold painted stars still intact on a blue canton (due to deterioration some stars have been lost). The stars are arranged in two concentric ovals surrounding one middle star. There is also one star in each of the canton's four corners. The flag's thirteen alternating red and white stripes are pieced. In the flag's middle red stripe is the text: '34TH Reg't. "1ST Zouaves"'. The flag has portions of gold fringe remaining on its top and bottom sides

This flag served as the national colors of the 82nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The flag likely had a number of stars on a blue canton. Most of the canton is no longer intact due to deterioration. The flag's thirteen alternating red and white stripes are pieced. The flag has portions of gold fringe remaining on its top, left, and bottom sides.

This flag served as the national colors of the 49th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The flag has gold painted stars with red outline arranged in a rectilinear pattern on a blue canton. Due to deterioration, the number of stars cannot be determined. The flag's thirteen alternating red and white stripes are pieced. The flag has some gold fringe remaining on its top and bottom sides. The following text appears on the flag's upper stripes: "SHILOH / CORINTH / DOG WALK / STONE RIVER / CHRISTMAS CREEK / 49TH REGT. O.V.I.U.S ..." Some of the text is no longer legible or intact due to deterioration.

This flag served as the national colors of the 18th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The flag has thirty-five gold painted stars on a blue canton (canton: 98 cm high x 63 cm wide). The stars are arranged in a double-oval pattern with a star in the canton's center and a star in each of the canton's four corners. The flag's thirteen alternating red and white stripes are pieced and are each 14 cm high. The flag has braided and knotted gold silk fringe 5 cm in length on its top, right, and bottom sides.

This blue flag served as the regimental colors of the 18th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The United States arms is painted in the flag's center. The arms consists of a bald eagle looking to the right (or fly side) and holding a green olive branch in its left talon and a bundle of five arrows in its right talon. A shield with red and white stripes and a blue upper portion is positioned on the eagle's breast. The eagle holds in its beak a light red scroll with gold outline with the motto "E Pluribus Unum" in gold lettering. Thirty-four gold painted stars are arranged in a double-arc pattern above the arms. The words "Stone River." appear above the stars in painted gold lettering. Below the arms is a red banner with the text "18th REG'T. O.V.I.U.S.A." in gold letters. The flag has braided and knotted gold silk fringe 5 cm in length on its top, right, and bottom sides

This flag served as the national colors of the 17th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The flag likely had a number of stars on a blue canton. Due to deterioration, most of the blue canton is no longer intact. The flag's thirteen alternating red and white stripes are pieced. Text in the flag's stripes reads: "MILL S ... / CO ... / PERRY ... / STONE ... / HOOV ... / C ... / CH ... ". Some of the flag's text is no longer legible or intact due to deterioration. The flag has a portion of gold fringe remaining on its bottom side.

This flag served as the national colors of the 120th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The flag has twenty-four gold painted stars still intact on a blue canton (due to deterioration some stars have been lost). The stars appear to be arranged in a double-oval pattern with a single star in the center of the canton and in each of the canton's four corners. Much of the flag's thirteen alternating red and white stripes have deteriorated. The flag has portions of gold fringe remaining on its top, right, and bottom sides.

This flag served as the national colors of the 118th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Only the lower left (hoist) quadrant of the flag remains intact. The flag likely had a blue canton, thirteen alternating red and white stripes, and gold fringe on its top, right, and bottom sides.

This blue flag served as the regimental colors of the 37th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry. Most of the flag has been lost due to deterioration. A small portion of a red banner is visible in the lower center of the flag. The flag has gold fringe remaining on its top, right, and bottom sides.

This flag served as the national colors of the 81st Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The flag has eighteen gold painted stars still intact on a blue canton (due to deterioration some stars have been lost). The stars appear to have been arranged in a rectilinear pattern. The flag's thirteen alternating red and white stripes are pieced. Text in the flag's middle red stripe reads: "81ST REGT O ..."

This flag served as the national colors of the 24th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The flag likely had a number of stars on a blue canton. The flag's thirteen alternating red and white stripes are pieced. Due to deterioration, the blue canton is no longer intact, and only ten of the flag's thirteen stripes remain intact. Text on two of the flag's red stripes reads: 'The 6TH To The 24TH OHIO / "SHILOH," April 7 ... '. Some of the flag's text is no longer legible or intact due to deterioration. The flag has a portion of gold fringe remaining on its bottom side.

This flag served as the national colors of the 15th Independent Battery of the Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery. The flag has thirty-five gold painted stars on a blue canton. The stars are arranged in two concentric ovals surrounding one middle star. There is also one star in each of the canton's four corners. The flag's thirteen alternating red and white stripes are pieced. Text in the flag's stripes reads: "SPEAR'S 15TH ... / SIEGE OF COR ... / MATAMO ... / COLD WATER, MISS. SIEGE OF VICKS ... / JACKSON, MISS. KENNESAW MOUNTAIN. ... KAJACK, 22ND ... / SIEGE OF ATLANTA. JONESBORO. / S ... NAH ... / J. Burdick, Capt." Some of the flag's text is no longer legible or intact due to deterioration. The flag has gold fringe on its top, right, and bottom sides

This flag served as the national colors of the 68th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The flag has thirty-five gold painted stars arranged in a rectilinear pattern (five rows of seven stars) on a blue canton. The flag's thirteen alternating red and white stripes are pieced. The flag has gold fringe on its top, right, and bottom sides. Text on the flag's stripes reads: " ... RT DONELSON. SHILOH. / SI ... CORI ... IUK ... / MATAMORAS. THOMPSON HILLS. / RAYMOND, JACKSON / CHAMPION HILL. FORT HILL / VICKSBURG, MONRO ... / BOGOU CHITT ... / 68TH REGT OHIO VET. VOL ... / BIG SHANTY. BUSHY MOUNTAIN KENE ... / SIEGE ... ATLANTA. ATLANTA ... / JUL 28TH. JONESBORO ... ". Some of the flag's text is no longer legible or intact due to deterioration

This flag served as the national colors of the 50th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The flag has twenty-one stars still intact on a blue canton (due to deterioration some stars have been lost). A large star is positioned in the center of the canton. The rest of the stars appear to be arranged in a circular pattern, with some stars also in the corners of the canton. The flag's thirteen alternating red and white stripes are pieced. Due to deterioration only nine of the flag's thirteen stripes remain intact.

This blue flag served as the regimental colors of the 186th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The United States arms is painted in the flag's center. The arms consists of a bald eagle looking to the right (or fly side) and holding a green olive branch in its left talon and a bundle of arrows in its right talon. A shield with red and white stripes and a blue upper portion is positioned on the eagle's breast. The eagle holds in its beak a light red scroll with the motto "E PLURIBUS UNUM". Thirty-five gold painted stars are arranged in a double-arc pattern above the arms. A red banner is positioned below the arms. The flag has gold fringe on its top, right, and bottom sides

This flag served as the national colors of the 12th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The flag has thirty-one gold painted stars still intact on a blue canton (due to deterioration some stars have been lost). The stars are arranged in two concentric ovals surrounding one middle star. There is also one star in each of the canton's four corners. The flag's thirteen alternating red and white stripes are pieced. The flag has gold fringe on its top, right, and bottom sides.

This flag served as the national colors of the 91st Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The flag has twenty-two stars still intact on a blue canton (due to deterioration some stars have been lost). The stars appear to be arranged in a rectilinear pattern. The flag's thirteen alternating red and white stripes are pieced. Due to deterioration only ten of the flag's stripes remain intact. The flag has portions of fringe remaining on its left, top, and right sides.

This flag served as the national colors of the 40th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The flag has twenty-two stars still intact on a blue canton (due to deterioration some stars have been lost). The stars appear to be arranged in a rectilinear pattern. The flag's thirteen alternating red and white stripes are pieced. In the flag's middle red stripes is the text: "Presented by the Ladies / of Greenville Dark Co. 40th Reg't. O.V.I.U.S.A.". The flag has gold fringe on its top, right, and bottom sides

This blue flag served as the regimental colors of the 91st Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The United States arms is positioned in the flag's center. The arms consists of an embroidered, gold-colored bald eagle holding an olive branch in its right talon and a bundle of four arrows in its left talon. The eagle holds in its beak a painted, gold-outlined scroll with the motto "E Pluribus Unum." A shield with red and white stripes and a blue upper portion is positioned on the eagle's breast. Nineteen painted gold stars remain intact above the arms, arranged in a double-arc pattern (due to deterioration some stars have been lost). Above the stars are gray clouds with gray rays extending upwards from the clouds. Below the arms in a gold-outlined banner is the text: "91ST REG'T O.V.I. ..." The flag has gold fringe on its top, right, and bottom sides

This swallowtail guidon of the national colors was used by the 188th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The flag has thirty-four gold painted stars on a blue canton. The stars are arranged in a double-circle pattern with a single star in each of the canton's four corners. The flag's thirteen alternating red and white stripes are pieced.

This blue flag served as the regimental colors of the 120th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The United States arms is painted in the flag's center. The arms consists of a bald eagle looking to the right (or fly side) and holding a green olive branch in its left talon and a bundle of arrows in its right talon. A shield with red and white stripes and a blue upper portion is positioned on the eagle's breast. The eagle holds in its beak a light red scroll with the motto "E PLURIBIS UNUM" in gold lettering. Twenty-seven gold painted stars are still intact in a double-arc pattern above the arms (due to deterioration some stars have been lost). A red banner is positioned below the arms. Text on the banner reads: "120TH REGIMENT O.V.I." The flag has gold fringe on its top, right, and bottom sides

This flag served as the national colors of the 174th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The flag has thirty-five gold painted stars on a blue canton. The stars are arranged in a double-oval pattern with a single star in the canton's center and each of the canton's four corners. The flag's thirteen alternating red and white stripes are pieced. The flag has gold fringe on its top, right, and bottom sides.

This blue flag served as the regimental colors of the 93rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The United States arms is positioned in the flag's center. The arms consists of an embroidered, gold-colored bald eagle holding an olive branch in its right talon and a bundle of arrows in its left talon. The eagle holds in its beak a painted, gold-outlined scroll with the motto "E PLURIBUS UNUM." A shield with red and white stripes and a blue upper portion is positioned on the eagle's breast. Nine silver painted stars are still intact in a double-arc pattern above the arms (due to deterioration some stars have been lost). Above the stars are gray painted clouds with gold painted rays extending upwards from the clouds. Text to the left of the arms reads: "Presented By The 'Ladies'", and text below the arms reads "TO THE". Below the arms in a gold-outlined banner is the text: "93RD REGIMENT OHIO ... ". Some of the flag's text may no longer be intact due to deterioration. The flag has gold fringe on its top, right, and bottom sides

This flag served as the national colors of the 126th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The flag has twenty-seven silver stars still intact on a blue canton (due to deterioration some stars have been lost). The stars appear to be arranged in a double-oval pattern. The flag's thirteen alternating red and white stripes are pieced. Due to deterioration only a portion of ten of the flag's thirteen stripes remains intact. The flag has gold fringe on its top, right, and bottom sides.

This flag served as the national colors of the 99th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The flag has nine stars still intact on a blue canton (due to deterioration some stars have been lost). The stars appear to be arranged in a rectilinear pattern. The flag's thirteen alternating red and white stripes are pieced. Text on the flag's stripes reads: " ... ONE RIVER. / SNOW HILL. / CHICKAMAUGA. / 99TH REGT. / LO[..]K O ... T MOUNTAIN. ... / ... ". Some of the flag's text is no longer legible or intact due to deterioration. The flag has gold fringe on its top, right, and bottom sides.

This flag served as the national colors of the 26th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The flag has thirty-three gold stars still intact on a blue canton (due to deterioration some stars have been lost). The stars are arranged in two concentric ovals surrounding one middle star. There is also one star in each of the canton's four corners. The flag's thirteen alternating red and white stripes are pieced. The flag has portions of gold fringe remaining on its top, right, and bottom sides.

This flag served as the national colors of the 49th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The flag has twenty-seven stars still intact on a blue canton (due to deterioration some stars have been lost). The stars are arranged in a rectilinear pattern. The flag's thirteen alternating red and white stripes are pieced. Due to deterioration, only portions of eleven of the flag's thirteen stripes remain intact. Gold text in the flag's middle red stripe reads: "49TH ... ". Some of the flag's text is no longer legible or intact due to deterioration

This flag served as the national colors of the 149th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The flag has thirty-five gold painted stars on a blue canton. The stars are arranged in two concentric ovals surrounding one middle star. There is also one star in each of the canton's four corners. The flag's thirteen alternating red and white stripes are pieced. The flag has gold fringe on its top, right, and bottom sides.

This flag served as the national colors of the 196th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The flag has thirty-five gold painted stars on a blue canton. The stars are arranged in two concentric ovals surrounding one middle star. There is also one star in each of the canton's four corners. The flag's thirteen alternating red and white stripes are pieced. The flag has gold fringe on its top, right, and bottom sides.

This flag served as the national colors of the 49th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The flag has eleven stars still intact on a blue canton (due to deterioration some stars have been lost). The stars appear to be arranged in a double-oval pattern. The flag's thirteen alternating red and white stripes are pieced. The following battle honors are listed in the flag's white stripes: "SHILOH. CORIN ... / STONE RIVER. LIBERTY G ... / CHICKAMAUGA. MISSION RID ... / RESACCA. PICKETTS ... / KENNESAW MOUNT ... / AT ... ". The same battle names are reversed (written from right to left) in the red stripes, except for the middle red stripe, which has the following text: "49TH REGT. OHIO. VET. VOL ... ". Some of the text is no longer legible or intact due to deterioration. The flag has portions of gold fringe remaining on its top, right, and bottom sides

This blue flag served as the regimental colors of the 96th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The United States arms is painted in the flag's center. The arms likely consisted of a bald eagle looking to the right (or fly side) and holding an olive branch in its right talon and a bundle of arrows in its left talon. The eagle likely held a scroll in its beak featuring the motto "E PLURIBUS UNUM". A banner is positioned below the arms. Due to deterioration most of the banner and the arms are no longer intact. Thirty-two gold stars are still intact in a double-arc pattern above the arms (due to deterioration some stars have been lost). The flag has gold fringe on its top, right, and bottom sides

This flag served as the national colors of the 59th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The flag has twenty-five applique stars still intact on a blue canton (due to deterioration some stars have been lost). One star is located in the center of the canton, surrounded by a small circle of six stars, which is surrounded by a larger circle of stars. One star is also placed in each of the canton's four corners. The flag's thirteen alternating red and white stripes are pieced.

This flag served as the national colors of the 142nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, which was formed in 1864 from Ohio National Guard units. The flag has thirty-four silver painted stars outlined in red still intact on a blue canton (one star appears to have been lost due to deterioration). The stars are arranged in a rectilinear pattern with five rows of six stars and a sixth row of five stars. The flag's thirteen alternating red and white stripes are pieced. The flag has gold fringe on its top, right, and bottom sides. The following text appears on the third white stripe from the top:"142D O.N.G."