Recorded Adoption Ceremonies

1st Michigan Colored Infantry/102nd USCT Flag Adoption

On May 24, 2021, The State of Michigan/Save the Flags honored Maurice Imhoff and the late Douglas March for their support of Save the Flags through their adoption of a flag of the 1st Michigan Colored Infantry/102nd United States Colored Troops.  The ceremony was held in front of the Michigan State Capitol.


10th Michigan Infantry Flag Adoption

On August 19, 2021, The State of Michigan/Save the Flags honored Fellowship Lodge #236 Free and Accepted Masons of Flint and the Michigan Masonic Charitable Foundation for their adoption of a flag of the 10th Michigan Volunteer Infantry.  The ceremony was held in the rotunda of the Michigan State Capitol.


6th Michigan Cavalry Flag Adoption

On June 14, 2023, The State of Michigan/Save the Flags honored Fellowship Lodge #236 Free and Accepted Masons of Flint for their adoption of a flag of the 6th Michigan Volunteer Cavalry.  The ceremony was held in front of the Michigan State Capitol.


6th Michigan Cavalry Flag Adoption

On October 3, 2024, The State of Michigan/Save the Flags honored Douglas Hinton III for his adoption of a flag of the 6th Michigan Volunteer Cavalry.  The ceremony was held in the Capitol’s Heritage Hall.


Swartout, Malaney, & Chapman Flag Adoption

On July 17, 2025, the Swartout, Malaney and Chapman families were honored at the Capitol for their adoption of four flags from the Michigan Capitol Battle Flag collection. These descendants of Michigan veterans adopted the Civil War flags of the Sixth Michigan Cavalry and the First Michigan Colored Infantry Regiment, as well as the Spanish-American War flag carried by the 31st Michigan Infantry, and the WWI flag used by the 214th Field Signal Battalion, Company C.

Donor Roll

We would like to thank all of our donors who have graciously supported Save the Flag.  These individuals and groups make it possible to care for Michigan’s Battle Flag collection.  Since the beginning of Save the Flags, their donations have allowed us to move the flags to a proper storage location, sent numerous flags out for professional conservation, trained staff to conduct in-house conservation, and allowed us to purchase materials to conduct the conservation in the Capitol’s new conservation laboratory.  Without your generous contributions, this would not be possible.

A

  • 2000.80.1 5th Michigan Cavalry – May 17, 2001

  • 93.88.2 5th Michigan Cavalry – May 6, 2004

    93.88.1 5th Michigan Cavalry – April 29, 2005

  • SC-29-90 9th Michigan Infantry – May 28, 2003

  • SC-30-89 1st Michigan Sharpshooters – October 27, 1996

  • SC-134-90 4th Michigan Cavalry – March 14, 2016

    SC-134-90 4th Michigan Cavalry – March 14, 2017

    SC-134-90 4th Michigan Cavalry – July 7, 2017

    SC-134-90 4th Michigan Cavalry – October 14, 2017

    SC-134-90 4th Michigan Cavalry – January 22, 2018

    [no specific flag] - June 1, 2018

    [no specific flag] - July 2018

    [no specific flag] - October 2018

    [no specific flag] - January 2019

    [no specific flag] - April 2019

    [no specific flag] - October 2019

    [2nd Michigan Infantry] – January 28, 2020

    [no specific flag] - June 5, 2020

    [in honor of the nurses who courageously serve in wartime, caring for our wounded and dying loved ones.] - March 15, 2024

    [in honor of the battlefield Chaplains.] - October, 2024

    [in honor of the dedicated staff of Save the Flags.] - October, 2024

B

  • SC-69-90 21st Michigan Infantry – October 25, 1997

    SC-123-90 7th Michigan Cavalry – August 9, 1998

    SC-40-90 5th Michigan Infantry – October 10, 1999

    SC-121-90 6th Michigan Cavalry – October 10, 1999

    SC-132-90 6th Michigan Cavalry – October 10, 1999

    SC-9-90 3rd Michigan Infantry – October 8, 2000

    SC-112-90 13th Michigan Infantry – October 8, 2000

    SC-35-90 8th Michigan Infantry – March 11, 2001

    SC-130-90 8th Michigan Cavalry – March 11, 2001

  • SC-8-90 2nd Michigan Infantry – June 4, 1998

  • SC-11-90 4th Michigan Infantry Regiment - November 2, 1996

  • SC-71-90 20th Michigan Infantry Regiment - May 8, 1997

  • SC-111-90 1st Michigan Engineers & Mechanics Regiment - February 15, 2009

C

  • SC-92-90 25th Michigan Infantry – May 23, 1998

  • SC-9-90 3rd Michigan Infantry – September 17, 2014

  • SC-121-90 6th Cavalry Regiment - July 17, 2025

    SC-109-90 1st Colored Infantry Regiment - July 17, 2025

    SC-142-90 31st Infantry Regiment, Spanish-American War - July 17, 2025

    SC-168-90 214th Field Signal Battalion, WWI - July 17, 2025

  • SC-10-90 4th Michigan Infantry – March 8, 2012

  • SC-129-90 9th Michigan Cavalry Regiment - September, 2024

  • SC-61-90 16th Michigan Infantry – July 9, 2016

  • SC-56-90 12th Michigan Infantry – May 19, 2015

  • SC-33-90 9th Michigan Infantry – October 18, 2004

  • SC-219-90 1st Michigan Infantry Regiment - February 7, 2017

D

  • SC-143-90 32nd Michigan Infantry – October 21, 1995

  • SC-131-90 7th Michigan Cavalry – November 15, 2008

  • SC-30-89 1st Michigan Sharpshooters – May 17, 2014

    SC-130-90 8th Michigan Infantry – November 14, 2015

    SC-136-90 1st Michigan Cavalry – June 22, 2019

  • SC-134-90 4th Michigan Cavalry – September 6, 2011

  • SC-115-90 27th Michigan Infantry – June 17, 2005

    SC-9-90 3rd Michigan Infantry – June 23, 2007

  • SC-51-90 15th Michigan Infantry – October 26, 2002

  • SC-54-90 14th Michigan Infantry – September 6, 2003

    SC-8-90 2nd Michigan Infantry – June 19, 2010

  • SC-29-90 9th Michigan Infantry – November 4, 2006

  • SC-86-90 26th Michigan Infantry Regiment - April 16, 1994

  • SC-89-90 Dexter Union Guards – May 22, 1993

  • SC-136-90 1st Michigan Cavalry – November 3, 2004

  • SC-65-90 19th Michigan Volunteer Infantry - October 29, 2024

  • SC-30-89 1st Michigan Sharpshooters – Spring 2021

  • SC-63-90 17th Michigan Infantry – May 28, 2004

  • SC-9-90 3rd Michigan Infantry – October 25, 1991

E

  • SC-125-90 10th Michigan Infantry – May 24, 2002

    SC-136-90 1st Michigan Cavalry – May 27, 2005

  • SC-61-90 16th Michigan Infantry Regiment - July 9, 2016

  • SC-105-90 1st Michigan Engineers and Mechanics – July 9, 2016

  • 2000.115.1 13th Battery, 1st Michigan Artillery Regiment

F

  • SC-44-90 13th Michigan Infantry – June 14, 2022

    SC-132-90 6th Michigan Cavalry – June 14, 2023

    SC-31-90 10th Michigan Infantry - June 14, 2024

    SC-23-90 8th Michigan Infantry - June 17, 2025

  • SC-32-90 10th Michigan Infantry – August 19, 2021

  • SC-9-90 3rd Michigan Infantry – June 6, 2011

G

  • SC-97-90 – July 25, 1998

  • SC-40-90 5th Michigan Infantry – April 3, 1993

  • SC-134-90 4th Michigan Cavalry – March 1, 1997

H

  • 93.88.1 5th Michigan Cavalry – July 19, 2018

  • SC-42-90 12th Michigan Infantry Regiment - December 15, 1995

  • SC-121-90 6th Michigan Cavalry Regiment - December 19, 2022

  • SC-84-90 24th Michigan Infantry Regiment - November 1, 2024

  • SC-115-90 27th Michigan Infantry Regiment - August 5, 2001

  • SC-60-90 16th Michigan Infantry – April 28, 2013

  • SC-127-90 1st Michigan Light Artillery - October 5, 2003

  • SC-111-90 1st Michigan Engineers & Mechanics Regiment - August 7, 2016

  • SC-121-90 6th Michigan Cavalry Regiment - October 3, 2024

  • SC-85-90 25th Michigan Infantry – January 22, 1994

I

  • SC-109-90 102nd USCT - May 24, 2021

  • SC-84-90 24th Michigan Infantry – April 1, 2011

J

  • SC-136-90 – June 20, 2001

  • [No specific flag] – June 27, 2010

K

  • SC-54-90 14th Michigan Infantry Regiment - January, 2025

  • SC-26-90 8th Michigan Infantry Regiment - March 14, 1998

  • SC-87-90 26th Michigan Infantry – November 17, 2017

L

  • SC-45-90 13th Michigan Infantry Regiment - December 14, 2019

  • SC-130-90 8th Michigan Cavalry – May 2, 2003

M

  • SC-130-90 8th Michigan Cavalry – April 9, 2016

    December 2019

  • SC-121-90 6th Cavalry Regiment - July 17, 2025

    SC-109-90 1st Colored Infantry Regiment - July 17, 2025

    SC-142-90 31st Infantry Regiment, Spanish-American War - July 17, 2025

    SC-168-90 214th Field Signal Battalion, WWI - July 17, 2025

  • SC-80-90 22nd Michigan Infantry – July 12, 2018

    93.88.1 5th Michigan Cavalry – July 12, 2019

  • SC-111-90 1st Michigan Engineers & Mechanics Regiment - February 15, 2009

  • SC-140-90 1st Michigan Light Artillery, Battery H – June 15, 1994

    SC-60-90 16th Michigan Infantry – June 14, 1995

    SC-121-90 6th Michigan Cavalry – June 14, 1995

    SC-35-90 8th Michigan Infantry – June 6, 1996

    SC-157-90 1st Michigan Light Artillery, Battery E – June 6, 1996

    SC-45-90 13th Michigan Infantry – June 6, 1997

    SC-30-89 1st Michigan Sharpshooters – June 6, 1997

    SC-130-90 8th Michigan Cavalry – June 6, 1997

  • SC-1-90 2nd Michigan Infantry – May 3, 2002

    SC-94-90 24th Michigan Infantry – May 3, 2002

    SC-119-90 3rd Michigan Cavalry – May 23, 2003

    SC-156-90 1st Michigan Light Artillery, Battery F – May 23, 2003

  • SC-48-90 14th Michigan Infantry Regiment - October 13, 2022

  • SC-216-90 Unknown Civil War – March 1, 1997

    SC-218-90 Unknown Civil War – March 1, 1997

    93.88.1 5th Michigan Cavalry – June 6, 2016

  • SC-38-90 6th Heavy Artillery – August 17, 1996

  • SC-85-90 25th Michigan Infantry – October 30, 2007

  • SC-84-90 24th Michigan Infantry – September 25, 2003

  • SC-31-90 10th Michigan Infantry – June 26, 1994

  • SC-228-90 1st Michigan (3 Months) Infantry – November 23, 2002

  • SC-16-90 2nd Michigan Infantry – February 21, 1994

  • SC-6-90 1st Michigan Infantry – July 17, 2013

    SC-19-90 1st Michigan Infantry – February 7, 2017

    SC-20-90 1st Michigan Infantry – February 7, 2017

    SC-4-90 1st Michigan (3 months) Infantry – February 7, 2017

    SC-5-90 1st Michigan Infantry – July 29, 2018

    SC-7-90 1st Michigan Infantry – July 29, 2018

    SC-17-90 1st Michigan Infantry – July 29, 2018

    SC-228-90 1st Michigan (3 months) Infantry - August, 2024

  • SC-106-90 1st Michigan Engineers & Mechanics Regiment - April 29, 2006

    SC-111-90 1st Michigan Engineers & Mechanics Regiment - February 15, 2009

  • SC-60-90 16th Michigan Infantry – July 9, 2016

N

  • SC-8-90 2nd Michigan Infantry – May 17, 1996

    SC-134-90 4th Michigan Cavalry – May 17, 1996

    SC-71-90 20th Michigan Infantry – March 21, 1997

    SC-54-90 14th Michigan Infantry – June 5, 1998

    SC-132-90 6th Michigan Cavalry – June 5, 1998

  • SC-60-90 16th Michigan Infantry – November 5, 2004

  • SC-125-90 10th Michigan Cavalry – September 18, 2021

  • SC-23-90 5th Michigan Infantry – July 30, 2017

    SC-95-90 24th Michigan Infantry – July 29, 2018

    SC-10-90 4th Michigan Infantry – July 30, 2023

    SC-73-90 19th Michigan Infantry - July 28, 2024

    SC-126-90 1st Michigan Light Artillery, Battery B - July 27, 2025

O

  • SC-136-90 1st Michigan Cavalry – May 25, 2007

    SC-136-90 1st Michigan Cavalry – May 23, 2014

    SC-136-90 1st Michigan Cavalry – May 24, 2019

  • In Support of Save the Flags - January, 2025

P

  • SC-80-90 22nd Michigan Infantry – November 3, 1997

Q

  • SC-228-90 1st Michigan (3 months) Infantry – April 26, 1995

    SC-125-90 10th Michigan Cavalry – April 26, 1995

    SC-18-90 1st Michigan Infantry – May 21, 1997 (delayed from 8/20/96)

    SC-52-90 15th Michigan Infantry – May 21, 1997

    93.88.1 5th Michigan Cavalry – May 21, 1997

R

  • SC-30-89 1st Michigan Sharpshooters Regiment - October 5, 2021

  • SC-111-90 1st Michigan Engineers & Mechanics Regiment - February 15, 2009

  • SC-105-90 1st Michigan Engineers & Mechanics Regiment - March 3, 2011

  • SC-43-90 8th Michigan Infantry Regiment - October 22, 2016

S

  • SC-90-90 22nd Michigan Infantry – October 28, 2015

  • SC-136-90 1st Michigan Cavalry – June 11, 1994

  • SC-136-90 1st Michigan Cavalry – July 6, 2021

  • SC-1-90 2nd Michigan Infantry – August 30, 2012

  • GAR Crapo Post Flag – September 18, 2021

  • SC-30-89 1st Michigan Sharpshooters – October 18, 2013

  • SC-84-90 24th Michigan Infantry

  • SC-84-90 24th Michigan Infantry – April 8, 2010

    SC-16-90 2nd Michigan Infantry – April 14, 2011

  • SC-71-90 20th Michigan Infantry – June 5, 2001

  • SC-37-90 6th Michigan Infantry – June 9, 2018

    SC-85-90 25th Michigan Infantry – December 10, 2019

  • Save the Flags - May 7, 2009

  • SC-58-90 11th Michigan Infantry – September 23, 1994

    SC-59-90 11th Michigan Infantry – September 23, 1994

  • SC-87-90 26th Michigan Infantry Regiment - August 15, 1998

  • SC-121-90 6th Cavalry Regiment - July 17, 2025

    SC-109-90 1st Colored Infantry Regiment - July 17, 2025

    SC-142-90 31st Infantry Regiment, Spanish-American War - July 17, 2025

    SC-168-90 214th Field Signal Battalion, WWI - July 17, 2025

W

  • SC-32-90 10th Michigan Infantry – November 7, 2023

  • SC-32-90 10th Michigan Infantry Regiment - September 27, 2017

  • SC-119-90 3rd Michigan Cavalry – December 11, 2012

  • SC-95-90 24th Michigan Infantry – November 3, 2001

  • SC-179-90 32nd Division – May 7, 1994

  • SC-131-90 7th Michigan Cavalry Regiment - December 19, 2022

  • 26th Michigan Infantry Regiment - January 31, 2018

#

  • SC-16-90 2nd Michigan Infantry – June 8, 1993

  • SC-127-90 First Michigan Artillery – August 28, 1994

  • SC-25-90 7th Michigan Infantry – June 9, 1992

  • SC-123-90 7th Michigan Cavalry – September 23, 1993

    SC-131-90 7th Michigan Cavalry – December 21, 1994

    SC-122-90 7th Michigan Cavalry – July 20, 1995

  • SC-32-90 10th Michigan Infantry – May 13, 1995

  • SC-10-90 4th Michigan Infantry – January 30, 1991

    SC-13-90 4th Michigan Infantry – November 13, 1993

    SC-12-90 4th Michigan Infantry – November 11, 1995

  • SC-9-90 3rd Michigan Infantry – June 24, 2001

  • SC-63-90 17th Michigan Infantry – May 30, 1993

  • SC-75-90 17th Michigan Infantry – April 28, 2001

    SC-76-90 17th Michigan Infantry – October 28, 2006

    SC-62-90 17th Michigan Infantry – October 28, 2006

    SC-228-90 1st Michigan (3 months) Infantry – February 24, 2007

  • SC-76-90 17th Michigan Infantry – June 4, 2007

    SC-84-90 24th Michigan Infantry – June 10, 2009

  • SC-76-90 17th Michigan Infantry – May 27, 2010

  • SC-94-90 24th Michigan Infantry – August 15, 1992

    SC-95-90 24th Michigan Infantry – June 5, 1993

    SC-82-90 24th Michigan Infantry – November 21, 1993

    SC-93-90 24th Michigan Infantry – November 21, 1993

    SC-83-90 24th Michigan Infantry – August 13, 1994

    SC-84-90 24th Michigan Infantry – July 21, 2018

  • SC-107-90 102nd USCT – April 30, 2011

  • SC-9-90 3rd Michigan Infantry – March 25, 2023

    SC-152-90 32nd Michigan Infantry – March 25, 2023

    SC-179-90 126th Infantry – March 25, 2023

  • SC-105-90 1st Michigan Engineers and Mechanics – December 12, 1998

Donations from Descendants of…

  • SC-96-90 23rd Michigan Infantry Regiment - December 2, 1995

  • SC-84-90 24th Michigan Infantry Regiment - September 30, 1994

  • SC-21-90 8th Michigan Infantry Regiment - June 17, 1995

  • SC-13-90 8th Michigan Cavalry Regiment - August 19, 2021

  • SC-124-90 9th Michigan Cavalry Regiment - May 13, 2006

  • SC-96-90 23rd Michigan Infantry Regiment - June 21, 1996

  • SC-40-90 5th Michigan Infantry Regiment - September 19, 1998

  • SC-129-90 9th Michigan Cavalry Regiment - October 27, 1995

  • SC-126-90 1st Michigan Light Artillery, Battery B - October 1, 1994

  • SC-136-90 1st Michigan Cavalry Regiment - August 24, 2002