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
An official U.S. Quartermaster's Department reference plate book, compiled under Quartermaster General Samuel B. Holabird and lithographed by Burk & McFetridge in Philadelphia in 1887, recording the headquarters flags of Civil War armies, corps, divisions and brigades. The 115 color lithographs are flat, hard-edged flags and swallowtail guidons in red, white, blue and gold, with stars, crosses, crescents, arrows, wreaths and numerals usable as geometric emblems and palette samples.
