3rd Regiment Artillery (Light), NY Volunteers | Guidon | Civil War
Flag dimensions: 26 1/8" hoist X 39" fly.
(2004.0053)
This silk, swallowtail guidon in the “stars and stripes” pattern as prescribed in General Order No. 4, dated January 18, 1862, includes 35 gold-painted stars in the canton. The inner circle contains 12 stars, the outer circle includes 19 stars, and each corner includes a single star.