ACW Confederate Flags

[vexillia]

Any one here know of an online source for information about the use of flags by Divisional & Corps commanders? Tried last night but my Google Fu was weak. Any help appreciated.

[Tim Hall]

This might help as a starting point. https://www.pinterest.co.uk/conun/confe ... als-flags/

Unlike the Union army, the Confederates did not devise a regulated system of Brigade, Division or Corps flags, The Army of Northern Virginia HQ had a rather plain flag, with the letters ANV on, for example. The Western Confederates flags were different from the Eastern armies. There are no hard and fast formulas I can give you, but a matter of googling those commanders you are after, but you won't find much in the way of flags for larger formations other than regiments.

[vexillia]

Unlike the Union army, the Confederates did not devise a regulated system of Brigade, Division or Corps flags .. but you won't find much in the way of flags for larger formations other than regiments.

I was afraid that was the case. I want to avoid using named commanders: too inflexible. Looks like I'll be using a mixture of cavalry battle flags and the odd National flag(s).

Thanks anyway.

[Penda]

www.Confederateflags.org may help you if you look in the Army section under Secondary flags, which includes information on headquarters and brigade flags at least in the western theatre.

[vexillia]

www.Confederateflags.org may help you if you look in the Army section under Secondary flags, which includes information on headquarters and brigade flags at least in the western theatre.

Thanks. I had visited this site but missed the section you pointed out. It was helpful and I've now drawn a Cary HQ flag:



Seems it was used at least 3 or 4 times and copied.

[RMD]

I read somewhere that Longstreet's Corps continued to use the old 'Stars & Bars' as HQ flags long after the general introduction of the Battle Flag to the Army of Northern Virginia. I can't reference that though, sorry.

[Essex Boy]

My advice is to make it up. Then decide on a realistic size......and double it.

Smashing.

[vexillia]

My advice is to make it up. Then decide on a realistic size......and double it.

Good advice. I gave up on scale flags decades ago. I now just measure the flag pole.

As to the last sentence: resist the urge!