Square flag. Blue field. Red union with crossed diagonal white stripes, or saltire. White hoist. Machine stitching; flat fell seams. Inscription on hoist reads "2nd Div. 14th Army Corps Dept. of / Cumberland."
Wool bunting swallowtail flag. Red field with a yellow border around all sides except the hoist. In the center of the flag is a black cartridge box. On the front flap of the cartridge box is a gold plate/oval with the letters "U.S." Above the cartridge box, written in an arc with black letters, is the phrase "FORTY ROUNDS". White hoist with an inscription that reads "3rd Brg 1st Div 15 Army Corps."
Wool bunting square flag with gold/yellow fringe on all sides except for the hoist. Blue field with machine sewn red union insert. The union is charged with a painted gold eagle. White canvas hoist. Blue and cream threads. Machine stitching; flat-felled seams. The inscription on the hoist reads "14th Army Corps Head Quarters Dept. of / Cumberland."
Wool bunting pennant flag. White field with red triangles forming each of the three corners. The edges of the triangles facing the center of the flag are convex. There is a blue pentagonal cross in the center of the flag. Machine-stitched, open sleeve hoist is made of white cotton and does not have grommets. Flag has machine-stitched flat-felled seams. Inscription on hoist reads "R C Toy 49 N 9th Phila 22 Army Corps 4th Brg 3rd Div".
Wool bunting pennant flag. White field with red diamond in the center of the flag. Blue border around all three sides of flag. Unbleached hoist. Machine stitching; flat-felled seams. Blue, cream, and red threads used to stitch the flag. The inscription on the hoist reads "3rdBrg 1st Div 3rd Army Corps."
Rectangular wool bunting flag. White field with a large blue cotton cross bottony in the center of the flag. White cotton hoist with a grommet at each end. The inscription on the hoist reads "18TH ARMY/CORPS 3RD DIVISION." Machine and hand stitching; flat-felled seams.
Wool bunting tapered swallowtail flag. Red field with white number "4" in center of flag. Two blue diagonal stripes, or bends, run from the hoist to the end of each tail, crossing where the swallowtail forks. The white heading has an inscription that reads "Ch'f Q. M. 4th Army Corps."
Wool bunting pennant flag. Blue field with a white six-point star inset in the center of the flag. White cotton hoist with no grommets. Flag seams are flat-felled. Inscription on hoist reads "1st Brg 2nd Div 8 Army Corps R. ...[illegible]".
Wool bunting pennant flag. White field with pie-shaped red triangles forming the corners. The edges of the triangles facing the center of flag are convex. In the center of the flag is a blue fan-leaved cross with an octagonal center (similar to a Maltese cross). White hoist with no grommets. The inscription on the hoist reads "4th Brg. 3rd Div. 19th Army Corps."
Wool bunting pennant flag. Blue field with white sphere applique in center. Unbleached fabric for hoist. Machine-stitched flat fell panel seams; machine and hand-stitched pole sleeve. Hand-stitched flat fell seamed central panel motif inset (single layer). Machine-stitched turned under hems on top and bottom. Hand-stitched cord casing in hoist with cord still in place. Inscription on hoist reads "1 ARMY CORPS 2 Div 1 Brig HORSTMANN/PHILADELPHIA."
General Description:
First Army Corps, Army of the Potomac
The flags of 1862 represent specific commands and served as tactical signals. They usually had an ensign designed by the commanders themselves which came to be the symbol for the division. In the spring of 1863, the Army of the Potomac issued badges for all of its corps, and on March 21, 1863, the 1st Army Corps, under General Joseph Hooker, issued and announcement designating the sphere as its emblem. This remained the emblem for the corps until they merged with the 5th Army Corps in March of 1864.
Wool bunting swallowtail flag. Blue field with a white Maltese cross in the center of the flag. Inside the cross is a red number "5", most likely done in pigment paint. White hoist with no grommets. Inscription on hoist reads "Head Quarters 5 Army Corps".
Headquarters Flag of the Fifth Corps, Army of the Potomac, 1864 to 1865
Wool bunting pennant flag. White field with red equilateral triangle in center of field. Blue border around all three sides. White canvas hoist. Machine stitching. Flat-felled seams on flag panels and triangle. Red, blue, and unbleached cotton threads. The inscription on the hoist reads "3rd Brg. 1st Div. 4th Army Corps."
Wool bunting pennant flag. Blue field with a white diamond in the center of the flag. White cotton canvas hoist with no grommets. Machine stitched with flat-felled seams using blue, white, and brown cotton thread. Inscription on hoist reads "1st Brg. 2nd Div. 3rd Army Corps".
Wool bunting pennant flag. White field with a red circular cross in the center of the flag. The cross resembles a Maltese cross whose outer edges are curved, forming a circle. White hoist with no grommets. The inscription on the hoist reads "1st Brg. 1st Div. 16 Army Corps."
Swallowtail flag. Blue field with one white applique star near the hoist. Red union with diagonally crossed white stripes, or saltire, next to white hoist. Machine stitching; flag fell seams. Black, green, and white threads. Inscription on hoist reads "1st Brg. 2nd Div. 14th Army Corps Dept. of / Cumberland."
Wool bunting rectangular flag. Blue field with a white cotton bastioned-fort design in the center of the flag (the design looks like a square with diamond shapes on each corner). Reinforced corners at the heading. White cotton hoist with a metal grommet at each end. Machine-stitched flat-felled seams. Hand-stitched reinforcement of bastioned-fort design (running stitch). Inscription on hoist reads "10TH ARMY / CORPS 2ND DIVISION".
Wool bunting pennant flag. White field with blue diamond in center of flag. Unbleached canvas hoist. Machine stitching. Flag panels have flat-felled seams. Blue and white threads. The inscription on the hoist reads "1st Brg. 3rd Div 3rd Army Corps."
Pre-1863 design. Rectangular wool bunting horizontal triband flag. The bottom and top bands are blue; the middle band is white. In the center of the middle band is a cotton black number "1" applique. White cotton canvas hoist with no grommets. The inscription on the hoist reads "1st Div 1st Brg 19 Army Corps Prior to 1863." The flag is machine stitched.
Post March 23, 1864 design. Rectangular wool bunting flag. The flag is divided into three sections by a large white bend that runs from the top hoist to the bottom fly. The top section, on the fly, is a red field (triangle-shaped). The bottom section, on the hoist, is a blue field (also triangle-shaped). Running in a diagonal line on the middle section (the white bend) are three blue five-point stars. A white number "3" is painted in each star. White hoist with no grommets. The inscription on the hoist reads "3rd Brg 3rd Div Dept of West Va."
Wool bunting swallowtail flag. Red field with blue union on top hoist corner. Two crossed white stripes, forming a saltire, in union. One white star under union. The inscription on the hoist reads "2nd Div'n 1st Brg 4th Army Corps Dept. of Cumberland."