Designating Flag, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, Department of West Virginia
National Museum of American History

Designating Flag, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, Department of West Virginia

Robert C. Toy · ca 1890-1897

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

Post March 23, 1864 design. Rectangular wool bunting flag. The flag is divided into three sections by a large white bend that runs from the top hoist to the bottom fly. The top section, on the fly, is a red field (triangle-shaped). The bottom section, on the hoist, is a blue field (also triangle-shaped). Running in a diagonal line on the middle section (the white bend) are three blue five-point stars. A white number "3" is painted in each star. White hoist with no grommets. The inscription on the hoist reads "3rd Brg 3rd Div Dept of West Va."

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