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    FRONTLINE AUCTION NEWS

    Sep 25, 2019 3 minutes

    MORPHY’S JUNE 2019 SALE

    DENVER, Pa. – An 1864 Civil War flag that was carried into battle by Pennsylvania’s 127th Regiment of “Colored Troops” led the charge at Morphy’s June 12-13 Edged Weapons, Armor & Militaria auction, selling for $196,800. The buyer was the Atlanta History Center of Atlanta, Georgia.

    The 72- by 55-inch hand-painted silk flag is the sole survivor from 11 original regimental flags created by David Bustill Bowser (1820-1890), a Philadelphia artist and son of a fugitive slave. Bowser designed a specific flag for

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