Army of the Cumberland Headquarters Flag
date: label: associated date
content: 1861-1865
name: label: associated person
content: Thomas, George Henry
notes: label: Description
content: This headquarters flag was used by the Army of the Cumberland. This army was a main Union force in the Western Theater of the Civil War. William Rosecrans commanded the Army of the Cumberland upon its organization in October 1862; its predecessor, the Army of Ohio, was formed in 1861. However after Rosecrans’s defeat at Chickamauga, George Thomas was appointed commander of the Army of the Cumberland because of his gallant actions and leadership in the battle, which earned him the name the “Rock of Chickamauga.” The Army of the Cumberland saw action in battles at Stones River, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, and throughout the Atlanta Campaign.
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Civil War
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content: Military
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: U.S. War Department
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.25309
label: catalog number
content: 25309
label: accession number
content: 64127
objectType: label: Object Name
content: flag
label: Other Terms
content: flag; Military; Army; Headquarters, Department of Cumberland
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)