The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-28
SYMBOLS FOR THE ARMY
CORPS, DIVISION AND BRIGADE
FLAGS AND EMBLEMS.
Description of the remnants as Or
dered by General Miles Through
Adjutant General Corbin.

WASHINGTON, June 27.-The order of
General Miles. issued through Adjutant
General Corbin last night, after designat-
ing the symbols for the various army corps,
continues as follows:
Corps headquarters will be designated by
swallow tail flag of yellow, six feet on
the staff and nine feet fly, with swallow
tail two feet deep bearing in the center the
corps symbol, four feet high, or occupying
a space of four feet square: the symbol to
be in red, bordered in white three inches
and edged in blue one and one-half inches:
Division headquarters will be designated
by flag four feet on the staff and six feet
fly, with the corps symbol in the center two
square, as follows1 First division, a white
flag, with the corps symbol in red; second
division blue flag, with the corps symbol
in white; third division, red flag, with
the corps symbol in blue
Brigade headquarters will be designated
by triangular pennants four. feet on the
staff and four feet fly divided vertically
into three parts, with the stripe next the
staff of color to represent the number OF
brigade, red; second brigade, white; third
brigade, blue. The stripe next to the staff
twelve inches wide; stripe in center eight
cen inches wide, bearing in the center the
corps symbol one foot higher occupying
space of one foot square in the color deslg-
mating the division to which the brigade be-
longs. and a triangle at the point eighteen
inches measured on the fly. Colors of the
remnants are to be as follows, reading from
the staff to the point:
and blue; second brigade, white blue and
red; third brigade, blue, white and red;
corps symbol in red
Second Division-F First brigade red white
and blue; second brigade, white blue and
red; third brigade, blue. red and white;
corps symbol in white.
Third Division-First brigade, red white
and blue; second brigade, white red and
blue; third brigade, blue. white and red;
The corps of engineers will be designated
by swallowtail flag five feet on the stan
and five feet fly, with swallow tail one foot
stripes of equal width, the lower stripe to
be of blue, bearing the castle symbolical of
the engineers in white, occupying space
two by three feet; the upper stripes to be
white, bearing the corps symbol in red. Dor
dered in white two inches and edged in
blue one and one-half inches, two feet hlgh
or occupying two feet square.
The divisional engineers will be designated
by a swallowtai flag four feet on the stan
and four fleet hyrr with sWallowtall nine
inches deep; the flag to be divided in two
horizontal stripes of equal width. the lower
stripe blue the upper stripe white with ex-
ception of that for the second division,
which will be red, bearing the corps sym.
boil eighteen inches square in the color of
the division 20 which the command be-
The corps cavalry will be designated by
a swallowtail flag five feet on the staff, and
flag to be divided into two horizontal
stripes of equal width. the lower stripe to
be of yellow bearing cross SabreS in blue,
occupying a space two by three feet; the
upper stripe to be of white. bearing the
corps symbol in red, bordered in white
two inches and edged in blue one inch,
two feet high, or occupying space two
feet square.
The divisional cavalry will be designated
by a swallowtal flag four feet on the
staff and four feet fly, with swallowtail
nine inches deep; flag to be divided in two
horizontal stripes of equal width, the lower
stripe yellow and the upper white with the
of
which will be blue) bearing the corps SYM
boil eighteen inches high or occupying.
space eighteen inches square in the color
designating the division to which the COM
mand belongs. ,st5,-- 49,
The corps artillery will be designated by
a swalloWtail flag five feet on the staff and
five feet fly, with swallowtail one foot
deep; flag to be divided into two horizontal
stripes of equal width, the lower stripe to
be of red, bearing cross cannon in yellow
occupying a space two by three feet, the
upper stripe to be white bearing the corps
symbol in red, bordered in white two inches
and edged in blue, one inch, two feet high
or occupying space two feet square.
The divisional artillery will be designated
by swalowtail nine inches deep; flag to be
divided in two horizontal stripes of equal
width, the lower stripe to be of red and the
upper white with the exception of that of
the second division, which will be blue)
bearing the corps symbol eighteen inches
high or occupying a space eighteen inches
square in the color designating the division
to which the command belongs
Members Of the provost guard, when on
duty may wear upon the left breast as a
badge of authority the corps symbol in tin
or white metal.