2nd Regiment Veteran Cavalry, NY Volunteers | Guidon | Civil War
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Flag dimensions: 30 1/2 hoist X 39 1/2 fly.
(2001.0026)
This silk swallowtail guidon, in the 'stars and stripes' pattern as prescribed in General Order No. 4, Headquarters of the U.S. Army, dated 18 January 1862, includes 35 gold-colored painted stars in the canton.