Designating Flag, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps

Description:

Physical Description:

Wool bunting pennant flag. Blue field with red stripe on hoist edge; white sphere applique in center of blue field. Hoist is unbleached cotton canvas. Machine-stitched flat fell panel seams and turned under hems on the top and bottom of the flag. Hand-stitched flat fell seam on single layer central motif inset and on cord casing in hoist. Machine- and hand-stitched hoist. Cord is still in casing on the hoist end. Inscription on hoist: 1 ARMY CORPS 2 Div Brig HORSTMANN/PHILADELPHIA

Stamped on hoist.

General Description:

First Army Corps, Army of the Potomac

The flags of 1862 represent specific commands and served as tactical signals. They usually had an ensign designed by the commanders themselves which came to be the symbol for the division. In the spring of 1863, the Army of the Potomac issued badges for its entire corps, and on March 21, 1863, the 1st Army Corps, under General Joseph Hooker, issued an announcement designating the sphere as its emblem. This remained the emblem for the corps until they merged with the 5th Army Corps in March of 1864.

Date Made: ca 1860-1865

Maker: William H. Horstmann & Sons

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Classified: FlagsSubject: Civil WarRelated Event: Civil War

Subject:

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

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Exhibition Location:

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: AF.25232YCatalog Number: 25232YAccession Number: 64127

Object Name: flag, designating

Physical Description: wool (overall material)cotton (overall material)Measurements: overall: 76 in x 59 1/8 in; 193.04 cm x 150.1775 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-e767-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1362390

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