Designating Flag, Headquarters, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac
notes: label: Description
content: Wool bunting swallowtail flag. Blue field with a white cotton applique of two crossed swords in the center of the flag. A red cotton applique of the letter "C" sits over the right sword and is surmounted by the left sword. Reinforcement squares at either hoist corner. White cotton hoist with a metal grommet at either end. The inscription on the hoist reads "CAVALRY HEAD QUARTERS." 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.25327F
label: catalog number
content: 25327F
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 (applique material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 70 7/8 in x 36 1/4 in; 180.0225 cm x 92.075 cm