History Detectives

Marshall House Flag

Clip: Season 10 Episode 4 | 12m 16s  | Video has closed captioning.

Gale Bay finds a swatch of red fabric in an envelope labeled “relics.” She also has a letter from her great-great grandfather Ira Wilson, about a slain commander, Col. Ellsworth. Ellsworth was the first Union officer killed in the Civil War, shot at as he took down a confederate flag near the White House. Gale asks Gwen to find out if this red fabric came from the flag that cost the Col. his life.

Aired: 07/30/12

Rating: NR

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