Designating Flag, 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division of the Mississippi
Designating Flag, 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division of the Mississippi
- Description
- Wool bunting swallowtail flag. Horizontal bicolor design. The top half of the flag is red and the bottom half of the flag is blue. In the center of the flag is a white cotton applique of two crossed swords. A blue number "1" is stenciled in pigment paint above the swords (on the red ground) and a red number "1" is stenciled in pigment paint below the swords (on the blue ground). White cotton hoist with no grommets. The inscription on the hoist reads "2nd Brg 1st Div Cavalry. Command. Div of Miss."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- flag, designating
- Physical Description
- wool (overall material)
- cotton (heading and applique material)
- paint (blue and red numbers "1" material)
- Measurements
- overall: 74 3/8 in x 36 1/4 in; 188.9125 cm x 92.075 cm
- ID Number
- AF.25293D
- catalog number
- 25293D
- accession number
- 64127
- subject
- Flags
- Civil War
- Civil War
- See more items in
- 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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