Designating Flag, Headquarters, 4th Army Corps, Department of the Cumberland
National Museum of American History

Designating Flag, Headquarters, 4th Army Corps, Department of the Cumberland

Unknown artist

wool (overall material)
National Museum of American History
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of American History

Rectangular wool bunting flag. Red and white stripes (7 red and 6 white) with a blue union in the upper hoist corner. In the union are 36 white stars arranged in 5 arcs (8 stars in top arc, then 7 stars, then 8, then 7, then the bottom row has 6 stars). Below the stars, but still on the union, is a gold/brown spread eagle with three arrows and an olive branch in its talons. White hoist with no grommets. Inscription on hoist reads "Head Quarters Dept of Cumberland".

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