Designating Flag, Wilson's Cavalry Corps
notes: label: Description
content: Wool bunting swallowtail flag. White field with painted motif. Painted in the center of the flag is a red swallowtail banner depicting gold (yellow paint) crossed swords. The banner hangs from a painted chain. Painted above the banner is a yellow rifle. Reinforcement squares at both hoist corners. White cotton hoist with a metal grommet at either end. The inscription on the hoist reads "WILSONS CAVALRY ARMY/CORPS." The flag is machine stitched.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Flags
label: Subject
content: Civil War
label: related event
content: Civil War
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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
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content: Designating Flags
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content: Flags
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.25327C
label: catalog number
content: 25327C
label: accession number
content: 64127
objectType: label: Object Name
content: flag, designating
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton (heading material)
label: Physical Description
content: paint (applied decoration material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 72 5/8 in x 36 3/4 in; 184.4675 cm x 93.345 cm