The 190 streamers attached to the Army Flag staff denote campaigns fought by the Army throughout our nation’s history. Each streamer (2 3⁄4 inches wide and 4 feet long) is embroidered with the ...

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.

In September, the Prior Lake VFW returned an Army flag to its home at a command post in Kentucky after discovering the flag in a local bank drawer. The working theory was that the yellow flag, ...