Designating Flag, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps

Designating Flag, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps

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Description
Rectangular wool bunting flag. White field with large blue trefoil, or clover, in center of flag. Both corners on the hoist end have small white rectangular reinforcements. The cotton hoist is white and has a grommet at each end. The flag has machine stitched flat-felled seams. The heading and trefoil are hand-stitched with flat-felled seams. Inscription on hoist reads "2ND ARMY/CORPS 3RD DIVISION."
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
flag, designating
Physical Description
wool (overall material)
cotton (part: heading material)
Measurements
overall: 73 1/2 in x 56 5/8 in; 186.69 cm x 143.8275 cm
ID Number
AF.25263C
catalog number
25263C
accession number
64127
subject
Flags
Civil War
Civil War
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Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
Civil War
Military
Designating Flags
Flags
Data Source
National Museum of American History
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