Montgomery Guards Flag Shirt

Commissioned by Captain Lawrence Guilmartin to the Sisters of Mercy, the Montgomery Guards banner was presented to the company at Fort Pulaski on March 17, 1862. The front of the banner features a cross of gold chenille above which appears the motto "In hoc signo vinces" (in this sign you will conquer) and below, the words, "God and our rights." The reverse of the banner shows a harp entwined with a shamrock, the name of the company, and twelve stars representing the Confederacy.