We are excited to introduce the newest of our Civil War era handkerchiefs to our customers....this handkerchief is a reproduction of a handkerchief carried by a member of the 17th Virginia Infantry during the war. The handkerchief is 18x18 inches and is 100% cotton and features blue stars throughout the design.
The 17th Virginia was formed in the northern Virginia counties surrounding Manassas and was active in the fighting there. Originally part of Longstreet's Brigade, it was also assigned to General Ewell's, A.P. Hill's, Kemper's, and Corse's Brigade during the war. The 17th fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from Williamsburg to Fredericksburg, then participated in Longstreet's Suffolk Expedition. During the Gettysburg Campaign it was on detached duty at Gordonsville, Virginia and later served in the eastern Tennessee and North Carolina campaigns. Returning to Virginia in 1864, it fought at Drewry's Bluff and Cold Harbor and also saw action in the Petersburg trenches, and ended the war at Appomattox.
