Wool bunting swallowtail flag. Red field with blue union on the top hoist corner. Union has three white stripes; two of the stripes cross to form a saltire and the third stripe, or pale, bisects the saltire. Beneath the union are three white stars in a vertical row. The white hoist has an inscription that reads "3rd Div'n 3rd Brg 4th Army Corp Dept. of Cumberland."
Wool bunting pennant flag. Blue field with red border at the hoist edge. In the center of the flag is a white applique of two crossed swords. A number "2" is stenciled on top of the crossed swords in red pigment paint. White cotton hoist with no grommets. The inscription on the hoist reads "2nd Brg. 2nd Div Cavalry. Command." The flag is machine-stitched with flat-felled panel seams.
Wool bunting pennant flag. Blue field with a red border around all three sides. In the center of the flag is a white square bastioned fort (the design is a square with a diamond shape on each corner). Undyed cotton hoist with no grommets. The hoist has an inscription which reads "3rd Brg. 2nd Div. 10 Army Corps." Flat-felled seams.
Wool bunting rectangular flag. Blue field with yellow fringe on all sides except sides except the hoist. Faded red cotton arrow applied to the center of flag; the horizontal arrow points to the fly. White cotton canvas hoist with no grommets. The inscription on the hoist reads "1st Div. 17 Army Corps." Machine-stitched.
Wool bunting tapered swallowtail flag. Blue field with wide red border on all sides except for the hoist. One red star near the hoist next to the red acorn in center of field. White cotton hoist with no grommets. White cotton threads. Machine stitching. The inscription on the hoist reads "1st Div 1st Brg 14th Army Corps R C Toy...[illegible] Phila."
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.
Rectangular wool bunting flag. White field with red heptagonal applique with a circle cutout in the center (meaning the white circle in the center is the ground fabric). The edges of the heptagon are concave. White paint outlines seven red spears (applique fabric) that extend from the circle and terminate at each angle in the heptagon. Green laurel leaves painted in the white circle. White cotton hoist with no grommets. The inscription on the hoist reads "Div Headquarters 1st Veteran Army Corps." The flag has machine-stitched seams.
Wool bunting pennant flag. White field with a blue border at the hoist edge. In the center of the flag is a red square bastioned fort design (the design looks like a square with a diamond on each corner). Un-dyed cotton hoist without grommets. The hoist has an inscription which reads "2nd Brg 1st Div 10 Army Corps." Flat-felled seams.
Wool bunting tapered swallowtail flag. Blue field with two diagonal white stripes, or bends, that extend from either end of the hoist to the end of each tail. The stripes cross at the fork of the swallowtail. Surmounting the stripes is a red number "5". White cotton canvas hoist. Machine stitching. The inscription on the hoist reads "5 ARMY CORPS Chf. Qtr. Mr. HORSTMANN./PHILADELPHIA."
General Description:
Fifth Army Corps (18 May 1862 - 28 June 1865)
The ensign representing the Fifth Corps, a Maltese Cross, was prescribed by General Joseph Hooker on March 21, 1863. The appearance of the cross on Fifth Corps flags varied.
The "Gallant Fifth" was created in March of 1862 as an element of the Army of the Potomac under General George B. McClellan. Soon afterwards the Department of the Shenandoah was created and the Fifth Corps transferred to it. By May 1862, the Fifth Corps of the Potomac was recreated; it remained in existence until June 1865.
Wool bunting pennant flag. White field with a faded red five-point star in the center of the flag. White hoist with no grommets. Inscription on hoist reads "1st Brg. 1st Div'n 12 Army Corps".
Wool bunting swallowtail flag. Blue field with a large white hand-stitched diamond in the center of the flag. A red cotton number "3" is hand-stitched to the white diamond. White cotton canvas heading with a metal grommet at either end. Flag panels and hoist are machine stitched. Flag panels have flat-felled seams. Stitched using brown, white, and undyed cotton thread. Inscription on hoist reads "3RD ARMY/CORP HEADQUARTERS".
Wool bunting swallowtail flag. Blue field with yellow fringe around all edges of the flag except for the hoist. In the center of the flag is a white horizontal arrow pointing toward the fly. White canvas hoist with an inscription that reads "17 Army Corps Headquarters." Machine-stitched with flat-felled seams.
Wool bunting pennant flag. Blue field with a red border on the hoist edge. In the center of the flag is a white shield with a painted blue anchor surmounted by a painted red cannon. The anchor and cannon are diagonally crossed. White canvas hoist. Machine-stitched and basted with flat-felled seams using black, yellow, and cream thread. Inscription on hoist: "2nd Brg. 2nd Div. 9th Army Corps."
Rectangular wool bunting flag. White field with faded yellow fringe around all sides except for the hoist. In the center of the flag is a blue cotton arrow applique; the arrow is horizontal and points toward the fly. There are reinforcement squares of fabric at both hoist corners. White cotton canvas hoist with a metal grommet at each end. The inscription on the hoist reads "17 ARMY/CORPS 3RD DIVISION." The flag panels and reinforcements are machine-stitched. The hoist is hand-stitched using overcast stitch. The applique and fringe are hand-stitched using running stitches.
General Description:
Seventeenth Army Corps (18 December 1862 - 1 August 1865)
The Seventeenth Army Corps flags, authorized in late April, 1865, bears the arrow badge emblem adopted by the corps the previous month. The arrow was chosen because it denotes, "its undeviating course in the march, the swiftness of its attack, it's surety of striking where wanted, and its destructive powers when propelled properly against the enemy." (Myhall, Fig BB)
Pre-1863 design. Rectangular wool bunting flag. Horizontal triband design. The top and bottom band are blue; the middle band is white. In the center of the white band is a black cotton number "2" applique. White cotton canvas hoist with no grommets. The inscription on the hoist reads "3rd Div 2nd Brig 19 Army Corps Prior to 1863." The flag is machine-stitched with white cotton thread.
Wool bunting pennant flag. Blue field with red triangles forming each corner. The edges of the triangles facing the center of the flag are convex. In the upper hoist corner, there is some hand-stitching on the center-facing edge of the red triangle. White diamond in the center of the flag. White cotton hoist with no grommets. Machine-stitched panels with flat-felled seams. Flag stitched using blue, brown, pink, and white cotton thread. Inscription on hoist reads "4th Brg. 2nd Div. 3rd Army Corps".
Wool bunting swallowtail flag. Blue field with wide red border around all sides except the hoist. Two applique red stars, one on top of the other, next to the hoist. Next to the stars, in the center of the flag, is a red acorn. White cotton hoist. Machine stitching; flat-felled seams. White threads. The inscription on the heading reads "1st Div 2nd Brg 14th Army Corps R C Toy 49 N 9th Phila."
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 number "1" is painted in white inside each star. White hoist with no grommets. The inscription on the hoist reads "1st Brg 3rd Div Dept of West V [illegible]."
Wool bunting pennant flag. White field with a wide yellow border around all three sides. In the center of the flag is a blue applique of two crossed swords. The number "3" is stenciled on top of the crossed swords in red pigment paint. White cotton hoist with no grommets. The inscription on the hoist reads "3rd Brg. 4th Div'n Cavalry. Command." The flag is machine-stitched with flat-felled panel seams.
Rectangular wool bunting flag. Blue field with white inverted crescent surrounding a five-point star in the center of the flag. White hoist with grommet at either end. Inscription on hoist: "7TH ARMY/CORPS 2ND DIVISION."