Wool bunting swallowtail flag. Blue field with large white St. Andrew's cross hand-sewn in the center of the flag. Red cotton number "6" in the center of the cross. On the hoist side, each corner is reinforced with a small rectangle of blue fabric. White cotton hoist with grommet on each end; an inscription on the hoist reads "6TH ARMY/CORPS HEADQUARTERS." Machine-stitched seams. Several hand-stitched repairs on the top edge of the flag, one of which overlaps the top right corner of the cross. There is also a repair on the cross.
Wool bunting pennant flag. Blue field with a white cotton five-point star in the center of the flag. The star design is two pieces sandwiched into the blue body fabric. Machine-stitched open-sleeve heading is white cotton and has no grommets. Machine-stitching; flat-felled seams. Seams are poorly stitched; there are areas of excessive back-stitching, caught threads, and fabric caught in seams. Hand-sewn whipstitch at fly to close seam. Inscription on hoist reads "1st Brg. 2nd Div. 12th Army Corps".
Wool bunting pennant flag. Blue field with a red border on the hoist edge. In the center of the flag is a white pentagonal cross applique or insert. White hoist with no grommets. Inscription on hoist reads "R C Toy 49 N. 9th Phila 22 Army Corps 2nd Brg 2nd Div".
Wool bunting swallowtail flag. Blue field. In the center of the flag is a white fan-leaved cross with an octagonal center (similar to a Maltese cross). In the center of the cross is a red cotton number "19" applique. The cross and the number are hand-stitched using running stitches. There are squares of reinforcement fabric at both hoist corners. White cotton canvas hoist with a metal grommet at each end. The inscription on the hoist reads "19TH ARMY/CORPS HEADQUARTERS." Flag panels are machine-stitched.
Wool bunting pennant flag. White field with red border on the hoist edge. In the center of the flag is a blue inverted crescent surrounding a blue five-point star. White hoist with an inscription that reads "2nd Brg 3rd Div 7th Army Corps R. C. [illegible] N. [illegible] Phila."
Rectangular wool bunting flag. Blue field with yellow fringe around all sides except the hoist. A painted black cartridge box is in the middle of the flag; on the front flap of the box is yellow oval with "U.S." written in black in the oval. Above the cartridge box are the words "FORTY ROUND" written in an arc of black (faded) letters. White cotton hoist with a grommet at either end. Stamped on the hoist is an inscription which reads "15TH ARMY CORPS 3RD DIVISION." Machine-stitched flag panels (three) using flat-felled seams. Fringe attached by hand-stitching.
Wool bunting pennant flag. Blue field with red corners. Each corner forms a red pie-shaped triangle; the edges of the triangles facing the center of the flag are convex. In the center of the flag is a white shield. Painted on the shield are a blue anchor surmounted by a red cannon. White cotton hoist with an inscription reading "4th Brg. 2nd Div. 9th Army Corps." Machine stitching.
Wool bunting pennant flag. Blue field with red triangles forming each of the three corners. The edges of the triangles facing the center of the flag are convex. In the center of the flag is a white pentagonal cross applique or insert. White hoist with no grommets. Inscription on hoist reads "R C Toy 49.N.9th Phila 22 Army Corps 4th Brg 2nd Div".
Rectangular wool bunting flag. Blue field with faded yellow fringe on all edges except for the hoist. In the center of the flag is red horizontal arrow applique; the arrow points toward the hoist of the flag. There is a reinforcement square of fabric at the bottom hoist corner. White canvas hoist with a metal grommet at each end. The inscription on the hoist reads "17TH ARMY/CORPS 1ST DIVISION." The fringe and applique are hand-stitched using running stitches. The flag panels are machine stitched.
Wool bunting pennant flag. Blue field with red pie-shaped triangles in each corner. The edges of the triangles facing the center of the flag are convex. White crescent in the center of the flag. White cotton hoist machine-stitched with open sleeve; no grommets. Machine-stitched flat-felled seams in natural and dark brown thread. Hand-sewn whipstitch to close fly end. Inscription on hoist reads "4th Brg. 2nd Div. 11 Army Corps".
Wool bunting pennant flag. White field. In the center of the flag is a blue Maltese cross inside a circular blue border. White cotton machine-stitched heading with a brass grommet at either end. Hand-stitched seams.
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 create and the Fifth Corps transferred to it. My May 1862, the Fifth Corps of the Potomac was recreated; it remained in existence until June 1865.
Pre-1863 design. Rectangular wool bunting flag. Red field with a white four-pointed star in the center of the flag. The number "1" is painted in black in the center of the star. White cotton canvas hoist with no grommets. The inscription on the hoist reads "1st Div 19 Army Corps [illegible]." The flag is machine stitched.
Wool bunting pennant flag. White field with a green shield in the center of the flag. Inside the shield is a white anchor surmounted by a red or brown cannon. The cannon and anchor are diagonally crossed. Each corner of the flag forms a pie-shaped blue triangle. The edges of the triangles that face the center of the flag are convex. White hoist with an inscription that reads "4th Brg 4th Div 9 Army Corps [illegible]."
Pre-1863 design. Rectangular wool bunting flag. Horizontal triband design. Top and bottom band are blue; the middle band is white. In the center of the middle band is a black painted number "2" cotton applique. White cotton canvas hoist without grommets. The hoist has an inscription that reads "1st Div 2nd Brg 19 Army Corps Prior to 1863." Machine stitching throughout the flag.
Wool bunting pennant flag. White field with a blue Maltese cross in the center of the flag. The white cotton hoist does not have grommets; there is a blue thread that runs the length of the heading. Machine-stitched. Inscriptions on hoist read "R.C. Toy No. 47 N 9th Phila" and "1st Brg. 3rd Div'n 5 Army Corps".
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 "2nd Div 2nd Brg 19 Army Corps Prior to 1863." The flag is machine stitched using white cotton thread.
Wool bunting swallowtail flag. Blue field with a white fan-leaved cross with an octagonal center. Painted in the center of the cross is a red number "19". White cotton canvas hoist with no grommets. The inscription on the hoist reads "Headquarters 19 th Army Corps." The flag is machine-stitched flag panels and applique.
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 machine-sewn a black number "1" applique. White canvas hoist with no grommets. The inscription on the hoist reads "3rd Div 1st Brg 19 Army Corps Prior to 1863." The flag is machine-stitched with flat-felled seams using white threads.
Wool bunting pennant flag. Blue field with 2 inch yellow fringe on all edges of the flag except for the hoist. In the center of the flag is a machine-stitched red arrow applique; arrow is horizontal and pointing towards the fly. White cotton canvas hoist with no grommets. The inscription on the hoist reads "1st Div 1st Brg 17 Army Corp R C Toy 49 N 9th Phila." Machine-stitched with flat-felled seams.
Rectangular wool bunting flag. The flag is divided into four equal quarters: the upper hoist union is red, the upper fly union is white, the lower hoist union is yellow; the lower fly union is blue. There is a black cartridge box painted in the center of the flag. On the front flap of the box is a yellow oval with the letters "U.S." Above the cartridge box are the words "FORTY ROUNDS" painted in black letters in an arc. The hoist corners have square reinforcements. There is a yellow wool fringe around all sides except the hoist. White cotton hoist with a grommet at each end. Stamped on the hoist is an inscription that reads "15TH ARMY CORPS HEADQUARTERS." Machine-stitched with flat-felled seams.