Object Details
- Description
- Wool bunting swallowtail flag. White field with painted motif. Painted in the center of the flag is a red swallowtail banner depicting gold (yellow paint) crossed swords. The banner hangs from a painted chain. Painted above the banner is a yellow rifle. Reinforcement squares at both hoist corners. White cotton hoist with a metal grommet at either end. The inscription on the hoist reads "WILSONS CAVALRY ARMY/CORPS." The flag is machine stitched.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- AF.25327C
- catalog number
- 25327C
- accession number
- 64127
- Object Name
- flag, designating
- Physical Description
- wool (overall material)
- cotton (heading material)
- paint (applied decoration material)
- Measurements
- overall: 72 5/8 in x 36 3/4 in; 184.4675 cm x 93.345 cm
- See more items in
- Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
- Civil War
- Military
- Designating Flags
- Flags
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Flags
- Civil War
- related event
- Civil War
- Record ID
- nmah_1377505
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-042f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
