Designating Flag, Artillery Brigade, 19th Army Corps

Description:

Wool bunting pennant flag. Red field. In the center of the flag is a white fan-leaved cross with an octagonal center (similar to a Maltese cross). White cotton canvas hoist with an inscription that reads "19TH ARMY/CORPS 1ST DIVISION." The cross is hand-stitched. Flag panels are machine-stitched. Hand-stitched repair towards the fly.

Location: Currently not on view

Subject: FlagsCivil WarRelated Event: Civil War

Subject:

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

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: AF.25278BCatalog Number: 25278AAccession Number: 64127

Object Name: flag, designating

Physical Description: wool (overall material)canvas (part: heading material)Measurements: overall: 66 1/2 in x 46 3/4 in; 168.91 cm x 118.745 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-fd82-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1373901

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