Designating Flag, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division of the Mississippi
Designating Flag, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division of the Mississippi
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- Description
- Wool bunting swallowtail flag. Horizontal bicolor design. The top of the flag is red; the bottom half of the flag is blue. In the center of the flag is a white cotton machine-stitched applique of two crossed swords. Above the cross in the swords is a number "2" stenciled in blue pigment paint. Below the cross in the swords is a number "2" stenciled in red pigment paint. White hoist with no grommets. There is an inscription on both sides of the hoist; one side reads "2nd Brg 2nd Div Cavalry. Command Div. of Miss" while the reverse reads "RC Toy 49 N 9th Phila." The flag is machine-stitched.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- flag, designating
- date made
- ca 1890-1897
- maker
- Robert C. Toy
- place made
- United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
- Physical Description
- wool (overall material)
- cotton (applique material)
- paint (numbers "2" material)
- Measurements
- overall: 72 1/2 in x 36 1/4 in; 184.15 cm x 92.075 cm
- ID Number
- AF.25293G
- catalog number
- 25293G
- accession number
- 64127
- subject
- Flags
- Civil War
- Civil War
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- Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
- Military
- Civil War
- Flags
- Designating Flags
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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