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Designating Flag, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, Department of West Virginia
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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 "2" is painted inside each star. White cotton hoist with no grommets. The inscription on the hoist reads "2nd Brg 3rd Div Dept of. West Va." The flag is machine-stitched.
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Credit lineDesignating Flag, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, Department of West Virginia. ca 1890-1897. Robert C. Toy. National Museum of American History. CC0.