The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-09-03
SYMBOLS FOR THE ARMY,
HOW CORPS, DIVISIONS AND BRl.
GADES MAY BE IDENTIFIED.

General Miles has issued a 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
were distinctive; that they had been
baptized in the blood of many a 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 &C.
cording to descriptions and designs
in the Office of the quarter-master
general:
Symbols.
Cavalry corps, q winged horse foot;
artillery corps, crossed conical pro-
iectiles, with round shot above centre;
1st Corps, a circle over letter I of
special design; 2nd Corps, a four-leaf
clover; 3rd Corps, three-tooth clutch;
4th Corps, caltrop; 9Th Corps, fire.
bastion fork; 9Th Corps, six-tooth
sprocket; 7th Corps, seven-pointed
star; Sth 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 XI; 10Th Corps, square
with clover leaf at 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; 18th Corps, bugle; It'll
Corps, a spearhead; 18th Corps,
battle-ax; 18th Corps, an arch; 2Otl
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 a swallow-tail flag of yellow
Division headquarters will be de
signated by flag four feet on tn
staff and six feet fly, with the corp
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 pennant
four feet on the staff, as follows:
First brigade, red; second brigade
white; third brigade, blue.
Colors of the remnants to be as fo'
lows, reading from the staff to tn
point.
First Division.
First brigade-Red, white and blue
corps symbol in red.
Second brigade-White, blue an
red; corps symbol in red.
Third brigade-Blue, white an
red; corps symbol in red.
Second Division.
First brigade-Re1, white and blue
corps symbol in white.
Second brigade-White, blue an
red; corps symbol IN white.
Third brigade-Blue, red and white
corps symbol in white.
Third Division.
First brigade-Red, white and blu
corps symbol in blue.
Second brigade-White, red an
J blue; corps symbol in blue.
) Third brigade-Blue, white an
red; corps symbol in blue.
Meaning of Flags.
The corps of engineers will be de
. ignated by swallow-tail flag s feet 9
) the staff and 5 feet fly, with swallo
tail foot deep; flag to be divided
two horizontal stripes of equal width
the lower stripe to be of blue, bearir
the castle symbolical of the enginee1
in white, occupying space 2x3 fee
the upper stripe to be white, bearir
the corps symbol in red, bordered
white 2 inches, and edged in bit
/ 10 inches, 2 feet high, or occupyil
a space feet square.
The divisional engineers will
designated by swallowtail flag 4fe
on the staff and feet fly, with swf