Designating Flag, Headquarters, 23rd Army Corps

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Description:

Wool bunting swallowtail flag. Blue field with a white shield in the center of the flag. On the shield is a red number "23". White hoist with a grommet at top and bottom. The inscription on the hoist reads "23RD ARMY/CORPS HEAD QUARTERS."

Location: Currently not on view

Related Event: Civil War

Subject: Flags, Civil War

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

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: AF.25281ACatalog Number: 25281AAccession Number: 64127

Object Name: flag, designating

Physical Description: wool (overall material)

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-fb7c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1376138

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