Designating Flag, Light Division, 6th Army Corps

Description:

Rectangular wool bunting flag, possibly of the Light Division of the Sixth Army Corps. White field with a large blue St. Andrew's cross in the center of the flag. Written in black are the following place names: WILDERNESS, MONOCACY, SPOTTSYLVANIA, OPEQUAN, COLD HARBOR, PETERSBURG, FISHER'S HILL. White hoist with no grommets.

Location: Currently not on view

Classified: FlagsSubject: Civil 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.25297Catalog Number: 25297Accession Number: 64127

Object Name: flag, designating

Physical Description: wool (overall material)

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-2906-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1380764

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