Designating Flag, 3rd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac
Designating Flag, 3rd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac
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- Description
- Rectangular wool bunting flag. White field with a blue cotton applique of two crossed swords hand-stitched to the center of the flag. White cotton hoist with a metal grommet at either end. The inscription on the hoist reads "CAVALRY 3RD DIVISION." The flag panels are machine-stitched with flat-felled seams.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- flag, designating
- Physical Description
- wool (overall material)
- cotton (heading and applique material)
- ID Number
- AF.25286F
- catalog number
- 25286F
- 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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