Flags of the Army of the United States Carried during the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865

to designate the Headquarters of the different Armies, Army Corps, Divisions and Brigades

180 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Flags of the Army of the United States Carried during the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865 presents an exceptional visual record of the headquarters flags used to distinguish Union armies, army corps, divisions and brigades during the American Civil War. Compiled under the direction of Brigadier General Samuel Beckley Holabird and the Office of the Quartermaster General, it was first published in Philadelphia by Burk & McFetridge in 1887.As Union forces expanded, identifying headquarters became an essential practical requirement. Commanders, staff officers and couriers needed recognisable markers to locate the centres from which orders were issued and operations directed. These designating flags provided a visual framework for an increasingly complex military organisation, using distinctive shapes, colours, borders and corps emblems to indicate formations and levels of command.The work brings together 87 colour plates illustrating this varied system. Its coverage extends from army and departmental headquarters to the flags of individual corps, divisions and brigades, alongside those associated with cavalry, artillery and other specialised formations. Pennants, guidons and swallow-tailed flags demonstrate how differences in design conveyed precise organisational distinctions.Among the examples are headquarters flags associated with the Army of the Potomac and the Department of the Cumberland. Together, the plates reveal the relationship between military symbolism and the practical demands of command, showing how visual identification supported the administration and movement of large armies.Produced through the Army's own quartermaster organisation, this is an important primary source for the study of Union military flags and Civil War command structures. It offers valuable reference material for military historians, flag researchers, collectors, wargamers and artists seeking to understand or depict these distinctive headquarters markers.Combining striking visual material with official provenance, the volume preserves an often overlooked aspect of the Union war effort: the flags that made its elaborate hierarchy visible in the field.

• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Amerikanische Geschichte
• ISBN: 9781474544009
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 21.10.2026
• Größe: 286 x 221 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press Ltd