Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-09-14
First Division.


point.
First Division.
First brigade-Red, white and blue;
corps symbol in red.
Second brigade-White, blue and
red; corps symbol in,red.
Third origade-Blue, white and
red; corps symbol in red.
Second Division.
First brigade-Red, white and blue;
corps symbol in white.
Second brigade-White, blue and
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 and
blue; corps symbol in blue.
Third brigade-Blue, white and
red; corps symbol in blue.
Meaning of Flags.
The corps of engineers will be des-
ignated by swallow-tail flag 5 feet on
the staff and feet fly, with swallow
tail foot deep; flag to be divided in
two horizontal stripes of equal width,
the lower stripe to be Of blue, bearing
the castle symboical of the engineers
in white, occupying a space 213 feet;
the upper stripe to be white, bearing
the corps symbol in red, bordered in
white inches, and edged in blue
l l-2 inches, 2 feet high, or occupying
a space feet square.
The divisional engineers will be
designated by swallow-tail flag 4 feet
on the staff aud feet fly, with swal
low tail inches deep; the flag to be
divided in two horizontal stripes of
equal width, the lower stripe blue, the
upper stripe white with exception of
that for the second division, which
will be red), bearing the corps symbol,
IS inches square, in the color of the
division to which the command be-
longs.
The co ,ava,ry will be designated
by swa r-tail flag feet on the
staff and 5 feet fly, with swallow tail
l foot deep; flag to be divided in two
horizontal stripes of equal width, the
lower stripe to be of yellow, bearing
crossed sabers in blue, occupying u
space 2x3 feet; the upper stripe to be
of white, bearing the corps symbol in
red, bordered in with 2 inches and
edged in blue l inch, 2 feet high or
occupying space 2 feet square.
The divisional cavalry will be desig
mated by o swallow-tail flag feet on
the staff and 4 feet fly, with swallow
tail 8 inches deep; flag to be divided
in two horizontal stripes of equal
width, the lower stripe yellow and
the upper white with the exception of
that for the second division, which
will be blue), bearing the corps SYM
Dol 1S inches high, or occupying q
space 1S inches square, in the color
designating the division to which the
commands belong.
The corps artillery will be desig
mated by a swallow-tail flag feet on
the staff and 5 feet fly, with swallow
tail foot deep; flag to be divided
in two horizontal stripes of equal
width, the lower stripe to be of red,
bearing crossed cannon in yellow, oc-
cupying q space 2x3 feet; the upper
stripe to be white, bearing the corps
symbol in red, bordered in white .
inches and edged in blue, inch; 2
feet high, or occupying space 2 feet
square.
The divisional artillery will be des-
ignated by swallowtail flag 4 fee.
on the staff and 4 feet fly. with a
swallow tail inches deep; flag to be
divided in two horizonal stripes of
equal width, the lower stripe to be of
red and the upper white with the ex
ception of that of the second division,
which will be blue), bearing the corps
symbol l8 inches higL, or occupying Il
space IS inches square, in the color