Designating Flag, 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 14th Army Corps

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Wool bunting swallowtail flag. Red field with wide blue border on all sides except for the hoist. Blue acorn in center of field. One applique cotton blue star between the hoist and the acorn. Off-white cotton hoist. Tan threads. Machine stitching; flat-felled seams. The inscription on the hoist reads "3rd Div 1st Brg 14th Army Corps."

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Subject: FlagsCivil WarRelated Event: Civil War

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See more items in: Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military, Civil War, Military, Flags, Designating Flags

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: AF.25244YCatalog Number: 25244YAccession Number: 64127

Object Name: flag, designating

Physical Description: wool (overall material)cotton (part: applique material)cotton (part: heading material)Measurements: overall: 47 1/2 in x 46 5/8 in; 120.65 cm x 118.4275 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-f7e2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1363798

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