Designating Flag, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 7th Army Corps

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Description:

Wool bunting pennant flag. White field with red border on the hoist edge. In the center of the flag is a blue inverted crescent surrounding a blue five-point star. White hoist with an inscription that reads "2nd Brg 3rd Div 7th Army Corps R. C. [illegible] N. [illegible] Phila."

Date Made: 1890-1897

Maker: Robert C. Toy

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Related Event: Civil War

Subject: Flags, Civil War

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.25237PCatalog Number: 25237PAccession Number: 64127

Object Name: flag, designating

Physical Description: wool (overall material)

Metadata Usage: CC0

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

Record Id: nmah_1368216

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