Flags, Colors, and Guidons

Union Army, 1861–1865

Flags, Colors, and Guidons, Union Army, 1861–1865.

The Union Army of the American Civil War carried a great number of different flags, colors, and guidons, many of which are preserved in museums.

  • Garrison Flag, 36′ × 20′ Stars and Stripes
  • Storm Flag, 20′ × 10′ Stars and Stripes
  • Recruiting Flag, 9′9″ × 4′4″ Stars and Stripes

Army Headquarters Flags

  • Department/Army of the Tennessee, 1861–1865
  • Army of the Potomac, 1861–1865
  • 1st Army of the Ohio, 1861–1862
  • Department of the Cumberland, 1862–1865
  • 2nd Army of the Ohio, 1863–1865
  • Military Division of the Mississippi, 1863–1865
  • Army of the James, 1864–1865
  • Army of the Shenandoah, 1864–1865

Union Infantry Colors

Union Artillery Colors

  • National Color
  • Regimental Color

Union Cavalry Guidons

  • National Guidon
  • Regimental Guidon

Bibliography

  • Katcher, Philipp: Flags of the American Civil War – Union (Lond. 1993)
  • Katcher, Philipp: American Civil War Armies (2) – Union Artillery, Cavalry and Infantry (Lond. 1986)
  • Katcher, Philipp: American Civil War Armies (4) – State Troops (Lond. 1987)
  • Lloyd, Mark: Combat Uniforms of the Civil War (New York 1990)

American Civil War Miniatures