4th Ohio Infantry flag

This rectangular red and blue silk flag features an embroidered eagle and gold fringe around the edges. This flag was used by the 4th Ohio Infantry during World War I between 1917 and 1918. The Fourth Ohio Infantry was redesignated the 166th Infantry Regiment and fought as part of the 42nd Division in northeastern France. The rectangular flag measures 130 cm by 146cm. The flag was donated by Edward Bush of Delaware Ohio to the Ohio Historical Society (now the Ohio History Connection) in 1963