ANV Battle Flags

[Frederick14Va]

Yep.. there was the single short lived run of cotton flags.... The silk having been exhausted... other troops now assembling on the Virginia Peninsula had not received any flags yet... They briefly used other dress fabric material at hand.. cotton. This was a short lived run in April 1862.. Most of those flags went to Hood and Elzey Brigade, and Maryland Line troops...

In May 1862 they had procured wool bunting stocks from the captured Norfolk/Gosport Naval yards.. This supplied Richmond for a while with bunting...

The cotton issue main characteristic at a glance... 12 stars (same configuration as the silk issues).. and did not have a white edging on the cross... which violated some general rules of heraldry.. by having blue and red touching together in this manner... all the others corrected this picky issue by utilizing the white edging...

 

[yellowthornoftexas]

Thanks Aug...just....had....too....rub that in.....lol
Okay so, I'm assuming that DT explains his artwork because I still don't see how one can look at a painting and say what kind of bunt was used on on a flag. I've seen his work, outstanding but not yet the pleasure of the books.

 

[AUG]

Thanks Aug...just....had....too....rub that in.....lol
Okay so, I'm assuming that DT explains his artwork because I still don't see how one can look at a painting and say what kind of bunt was used on on a flag. I've seen his work, outstanding but not yet the pleasure of the books.

Well, I do have his Don Troiani's Civil War, but that painting of the presentation of silk flags isn't in it. But seeing that the painting is depicting the presentation of the first ANV pattern battle flags issued to the army, and knowing that the first issue - first batch to come out of Richmond Depot - was made out of silk... well then there ya go.

But one can tell by the design of the flag what type it is. As Frederick14Va said, each issue has its own characteristics, i.e. 12 or 13 stars, size of the blue cross, etc.

 

[yellowthornoftexas]

Oh okay now it makes sense. Lol I was scratching my head thinking "how THE blankety blank blank can one tell from paint?!" Lol

And Uh, yeah, thanks for reminding me about the loss of 1st's flag there buddy! Lol

 

[AUG]

And Uh, yeah, thanks for reminding me about the loss of 1st's flag there buddy! Lol

Oh, its painful for me too, but at least the Ragged Old First didn't let them go without a fight!

 

[yellowthornoftexas]

Oh, its painful for me too, but at least the Ragged Old First didn't let them go without a fight!

Gave 'em an ol' fashioned Texas ***whoopin! Lol
Sum'thin that needs ta be done agi'n! Lol