Designating Flag, Headquarters, 9th Army Corps

Description:

Wool bunting swallowtail flag. Blue field with a white shield in the center of the flag. In the shield is a painted blue anchor surmounted by a painted red cannon. The anchor and cannon are crossed diagonally. Canvas hoist. Machine-stitched with flat-felled seams using cream thread. Inscription on the hoist reads "9th Army Corps Headquarters."

Location: Currently not on view

Subject: FlagsCivil 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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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: AF.25239ECatalog Number: 25239EAccession Number: 64127

Object Name: flag, designating

Physical Description: wool (overall material)canvas (part: heading material)paint (part: applied decoration material)Measurements: overall: 71 1/2 in x 36 1/2 in; 181.61 cm x 92.71 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-ff2e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1368657

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