Evening star., 1898-06-28
How Corps, Divisions and Brigades
May b Identified.
NOT like CIVIL WAR DESIGNS
Ingenuity Exercised by War De-
partment Officials.
ORDER BY GENERAL MILES

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designating the symbols, flags and pen
nants by which the various army corps,
divisions and brigades may be identified.
The order prescribes corps badges and
pennants entirely different from those
which were in use by the army during the
civil war. 1t was the original purpose of
the War Department to adopt for the pres
ent army badges precisely like those. for
the corresponding corps during the war of
the rebellion, but the idea met with much
opposition from prominent soldiers OF that
war They maintained with force, that
their badges and pennants were distinc-
tive; that they had been baptized In the
blood OF many hard-fought field and
tEat their individuality ought to be Ere
served. This view was acceded to by the
war officials and new set of designs was
prepared.
Following is a part of the text of the
general order:
when the land forces of the United
States are organized into army corps. diyi-
sicns and brigades the same will he desg-
mated by the following symbols, flags and
pennants. made according to descriptions
and designs in the office of the quarter
master general:
Symbols.
Cavalry CORPS winged horse foot; artil-
iery corps crossed conical projectiles, with
round shot above center; 1st Corps, a
ci1cle over letter 1 of special design;
I'd Corps. four-leaf clover; Sd Corps. a
three-tooth clutch; 4th Corps. a caltrop;
9Th Corps, a five-bastion fork; 9th Corps
a slx-tooth sprocket; 7th Corps, a seven
pointed star; Sth Corps, two circles over
lappiTg each other, resembling the figure
3; 9TH Corps, buzzsaw with nine teeth:
10th Corps two trangles point to poirt
OF 10Th Corps, with horizontal bar through
center, representing XI; 18th Corps, a
square with clover leaf at each corner.
tnereoy showing twelve small circles; 18th
Corps, palm leaf with thirteen spikes;
lith, square with one-balf circle on
each side; 18th Corps. an anchor: 10th
Corps, a bugle; 18th Corps, a spearhead:
18th Corps, battle-ax; 10Th Corps, an
arch; 10Th Corps, broom.
Designating the Divisions.
The division of 4 corps will be represent
ed by the color of the symbol, as follows:
First division, red; SECOND division, white;
third division, blue.''
Corps headquarters will be designated by
swallow-tail flag Of yellow.
Division headquarters will be designated
by a flag four feet on the staff and six feet
fly. with the corps gymbol in the center, as
follows:
First Divisional white flag
Second Dlvision--t blue flag.
Third Division A rec flag
Brigade her quarters, will be designated
by triar~'..ar pcnnants four feet on the
staff, as follows: r
First brigade, red; second brigade, white;
third brigade blue
Colors of the pennants to be as follows,
reading from the staff to the pcint:
First Division.
First brigade-Red. white and blue; corps
symbol in red. ~
Second brigade-white, blue and red;
corps symbol in red.
Third brigade-Blue, white and red corps
symbol III 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 designated
by a swallow-tail flag 8 feet on the staff
and feet fly, with swallow tail 1 foot
deep; flag to be divided in two horizontal
stripes of equal width, the lower stripe to
be of blue, bearing the castle symbolical
of the engineers in white, occupying a
space 2 by 3 feet; the upper stripe to be
white, bearing the corps symbol in red
bordered in white 2 inches, and edged in
blue " inches 2 feet high, or occupying a
space . feet square.
The divisional engineers will be desig-
mated by swallowtail flag 4 feet on the
staff and 4 feet fly, with swallow tail 3
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 SYM
Dol. ~ inches square, in the color of the
division to which the command belongs.
The corps cavalry will be designated by
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
cupying "a space = by 3 feet: the upper
stripe to be of white, bearing the corps
symbol In red. bordered in with 2 inches
and edged In blue 1 inch. 2 feet high, or
occupying space feet square.
The divisional cavalry will be designated
by swallow-tail flag feet on the staff
and 4 feet fly, with swallow tail 9 inches
deep: flag to be divided in two horizontal
low and the upper white with the excep-
tion of that for the second division which
VIII be blue), bearing the corps symbol 1S
inches high. or occupying a space 1s inches
square, in the color designating the division
to which the commands belong.
The corps artillery will be designated by
a swallow-tail flag 5 feet on the staff and
feet fly, with swallow-tail 1 foot deep;
nag to be divided in two horizontal stripes
or equal width, the lower stripe to be of
red bearing crossed cannon in yellow, oc-
| cupying space 2 by 8 feet; the upper
stripe to be white, bearing the corps sym
boil In red. bordered in white inches and
edged In blue, | inch: feet high, or occu-
pyinS space feet square.
The divisional artillery will be designated
by swallow-tail flag feet on the staff and
4 feet fly, with a swallow-tail 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 ex
ception Of that of the second division.
which will be blue). bearing the corps SYM
Dol 1s inches high. OF occupying a space 1s
| inches square. in the color designating the
division to which thelc6inmand belongs
Members Of the provost guard. when on
DUTY, may wear upon the left breast as a
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