The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-10-22
SYMBOLS FOR THE ARMY.
HOW CORPS. DIVISIONS AND BRl.
CADES MAY BE IDENTIFIED.

Badges and Pennants Preserved.
General Miles has issued general
order designating the symbols, flags
and remnants by. which the various
army corps, divisions and brigades
may be identified.
The order prescribes corps badges
and remnants entirely different from
those which were in use by the army
during the civil war. 1t was the
original purpose of the war depart
ment to adopt for the present army
badges precisely like those for the
corresponding corps during the civil
war, but the idea met with much OPP
position from prominent soldiers OF
that war. They maintained, with
force, that their badges and remnants
wore distinctive; that they had been
baptized in the blood of many hard
fought field, and that their individual
ity ought to be preserved. This view
was acceded to by the war officials
and new set of designs was pre-
pared.
Following is part of the text of
the general order:
When the land forces of the United
States are organized into army corps,
divisions and brigades the same will
be designated by the following sym
bols. flags and remnants, made ac-
cording to descriptions and designs
in the Office of the quarter-master
general:
Cavalry corps, winged horse foot;
artillery corps, crossed conical pro-
| iectiles, with round shot above centre;
LIST Corps, a circle over letter OF
special design; End Corps, four-leaf
| clover; Bird Corps, three-tooth clutch;
4th Corps, a caltrop; 9TH Corps, fire.
bastion fork; 9th Corps, six-tooth
sprocket; It'll Corps, seven-pointed
star; 9Th Corps, two circles over
tapping each other, resembling the
figure 8; 9th Corps, buzz saw with
nine teeth; 10th Corps, two triangles,
point to point, resembling the letter
X; 18th Corps, badge of 10th Corps,
with horizontal bar through centre,
representing XII; 18th Corps, square
with clover leaf ut each corner, there
by showing twelve small circles; 18th
Corps, a palm leaf with thirteen
spikes; 14th Corps, square with one
half circle on each side; 18th Corps,
an anchor; 10th Corps, bugle; 18th
Corps, a spearhead; 18th Corps, a
battle-ax; 10Th Corps, an arch; goth
Corps, broom.
Designating the Divisions.
The division of corps will be rep
resented by the color of the symbol,
as follows:
| First division, red; second division,
white; third division, blue.
Corps headquarters will be desig-
mated by q swallow-tail flag of yellow.
| Division headquarters will be de-
signated by flag four feet on the
staff and six feet fly, with tie corps
symbol in the centre, as follows:
First Divisional white flag.
Second Divisional blue flag.
Third Divisional red flag.
Brigade headquarters will be dis.
tinguished by triangular remnants
four feet on the staff, as follows:
First brigade, red; second brigade
white; third brigade, blue.
Colors of the remnants to be as fol
lows, reading from the staff to the
point.
First Division.
First brigade-Red, white and blue
corps symbol in red.
Second brigade-White, blue ant
| red; corps symbol in red.
Third brigade-Blue, white ani
red; corps symbol in red.
Second Division.
First brigade-Red, white and blue
} corps symbol in white.
J Second brigade White, blue AM
red; corps symbol in white.
Third brigade Blue, red and white
corps symbol in white.
Third Division.
First brigade-Red, white and blue
corps symbol in blue.
Second brigade-White, red AM
blue; corps symbol in blue.
Third brigade-Blue, white an
red; corps symbol in blue.
meaning OF rags.
The corps of engineers will be DIES
ignated by swallow-tail flag 5 feet O
4 the staff and feet fly, with swallow
tail foot deep; flag to be divided i
Q two horizontal stripes of equal width
q the lower stripe to be of blue, bearin
the castle symbolical of the engineer
: in white, occupying space 2x3 feet
the upper stripe to be white, bearin
!. the corps symbol in red, bordered i
white 2 inches, and edged in blu
IL inches, 2 feet high, or occupyin
!, space feet square.
! The divisional engineers will b
designated by swallow-tail flag 4 fee
on the staff and 4 feet fly, with swa
low tail 9 inches deep; the flag to b
! divided in two horizontal stripes {
equal width, the lower stripe blue, th
upper stripe white with exception {
that for the second division, whic
, will be red), bearing the corps symbo
4 18 inches square, in the color of th
9 division to which the command b
T longs.
The corps cavalry will be designate
by swallow-tail flag 5 feet on til
:, staff and feet fly, with swallow ia
o foot deep; flag to be divided in tv
Q horizontal stripes of equal width, ii
d Iowor etripe To he of yellow. beariI