Designating Flag, 1st Division, 18th Army Corps

Description:

Rectangular wool bunting flag. White field with a large red cotton cross bottony in the center of the flag. Reinforcement squares of fabric on both hoist corners. White cotton hoist with a grommet at each end. The inscription on the hoist reads "18TH ARMY/CORPS 1ST DIVISION." Machine and hand stitching; flat-felled seams.

Location: Currently not on view

Subject: FlagsCivil WarRelated Event: Civil War

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Credit Line: U.S. War Department

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: AF.25277BCatalog Number: 25277BAccession Number: 64127

Object Name: flag, designating

Physical Description: wool (overall material)cotton (part: applique material)cotton (part: heading material)Measurements: overall: 72 in x 56 1/2 in; 182.88 cm x 143.51 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-63a6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1372912

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