The Lincoln assassination flags

[Rsmyth]

Loetar44 – you are correct. The other TD flag was the Presentation flag.
Eva – Harry Ford stated that when he received the Regimental flag, there were already two flags in the box. Later that afternoon James L. Maddox acquired one American flag from bookseller and stationery firm, Blanchard & Mohun. That accounts for 4 flags; TD Regimental, Blanchard & Mohun and 2 other flags which Harry Ford found in the box. Since we are pretty sure (remember – nothing is certain) that the TD National and the TD Presentation flag were also display, these were in all likelihood the 2 flags Harry found.
Loetar44 – As Jim stated “too small and made of cotton.” All the others displayed were silk. Also, the only provenance we have is a 20-page letter to his family recounting the history of his "Lincoln flag.” He also stated that he helped decorate both Ford’s and Grover’s Theaters. Clark wrote that on April 14th 1865 he was at Grover’s when he heard the President had been shot. He ran over to Ford’s and entered the box. Taking a pocket knife out of his jacket he cut the flag down, folded it up and put it under his coat. He then went back to Grover’s.