Designating Flag, Headquarters, 19th Army Corps

Designating Flag, Headquarters, 19th Army Corps

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Description
Pre-1863 design. Rectangular wool bunting flag. Blue field with a white four-point star machine-stitched in the center of the flag. A red number "19" is painted in the center of the star. White canvas hoist with no grommets. An inscription on the hoist reads "Headquarters 19 Army Corps Prior to 1863." The flag is machine-stitched flat-felled seams using navy blue thread.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
flag, designating
design date
before 1863
Physical Description
wool (overall material)
paint (part: number "19" material)
canvas (part: heading material)
Measurements
overall: 47 1/2 in x 49 5/8 in; 120.65 cm x 126.0475 cm
ID Number
AF.25249E
catalog number
25249E
accession number
64127
subject
Flags
Civil War
Civil War
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Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
Civil War
Military
Flags
Designating Flags
Data Source
National Museum of American History
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