Designating flags were used to organize army units, whereas other flags directly represented the two warring factions. This section displays objects that were used as flags during the Civil War.

The 190 streamers attached to the Army Flag staff denote campaigns ... service in that particular war. The concept of campaign streamers came to prominence in the Civil War when Army organizations ...

Albert Cashier, an Irish immigrant who came to America sometime before the Civil War, watched the 15th ... Grant and what would soon be called the Army of the Tennessee. In less than a year ...