South Carolina Sovereignty Flag - Stanley Building

I created this representation in Adobe Illustrator. This is not copyrighted, anyone may use it. I am recreating South Carolina Civil War Flags based on descriptions in the book "Flags of Civil War South Carolina," by Glenn Dedmondt. -- Laura Ward, Dec 2023.

The South Carolina Two-Day flag was adopted on Jan. 26, 1861. Two days later, it was changed to simply a white palmetto without the oval. This flag is believed to have flown over the Stanley building at the time Columbia was burned by Sherman’s troops (they claimed the fire was not intentional). The flag was taken by those troops as a trophy. The date “February 17, 1865” was written on the lower left side, which is exact date Columbia burned.

The flag was returned to South Carolina many years later.