Designating Flag, Headquarters, 5th Army Corps

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Description
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
Location
Currently not on view
ID Number
AF.25236E
catalog number
25236E
accession number
64127
Object Name
flag, designating
Physical Description
wool (overall material)
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Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
Civil War
Military
Flags
Designating Flags
National Museum of American History
classified
Flags
Subject
Civil War
related event
Civil War
Record ID
nmah_1380125
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-2568-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Headquarters, 5th Army Corps
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