Designating Flag, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 15th Army Corps

Robert C. Toy · 1890-1897

Wool bunting swallowtail flag. Blue field with a wide yellow border around all sides except the hoist. In the center of the flag is a black cotton cartridge box with a yellow wool oval on the front flap. Painted in black in the oval are the letters "U.S" (there is no period after the "S"). White contrast stitching outlines the cartridge box. Above the cartridge box, written in an arc, is the phrase "FORTY ROUNDS" painted in white letters. Flag is machine-stitched with flat-felled seams using white cotton thread. White cotton hoist with no grommets. Stamped on the hoist is the inscription "[illegible] Brg 3rd Div 15 Army Corps."