2nd Division, Cavalry Command, Department of the Cumberland

Description:

Rectangular wool bunting flag. Blue field with a white applique of two crossed swords in the center of the flag. There is a red number "2" stenciled in pigment paint on top of the two crossed swords. White cotton heading. Machine stitching; flat-felled panel seams.

Date Made: ca 1890-1897

Maker: Robert C. Toy

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Subject: FlagsCivil WarRelated Event: Civil War

Subject:

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: AF.25260FCatalog Number: 25260FAccession Number: 64127

Object Name: flag, designating

Physical Description: wool (overall material)cotton (part: heading material)paint (part: number "2" material)Measurements: overall: 73 1/4 in x 46 3/4 in; 186.055 cm x 118.745 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-f3a5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1377145

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