Jump to content

Van Dorn battle flag

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Johnpacklambert (talk | contribs) at 17:49, 24 December 2015 (added Category:1862 establishments in the Confederate States of America using HotCat). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

The Van Dorn battle flag

The Van Dorn battle flag is a historical Confederate flag with a red field depicting a white crescent moon in the canton and thirteen white stars; and trimmed with gold cord. In February, 1862, Confederate general Earl Van Dorn ordered that all units under his command use this flag as their regimental colors.[1] The 4th Missouri and 15th Arkansas Infantry Regiments carried this flag into battle, as well as some of Van Dorn's old units in the Army of Mississippi and East Louisiana.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Echoes of Glory: Arms and Equipment of the Confederacy, editors of Time-Life Books, Alexandria, Virginia: Time-Life Books (1996), p.261.
  2. ^ Echoes of Glory: Arms and Equipment of the Confederacy, pp.260–261.


Stub icon 1 Stub icon 2

This article about the American Civil War is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This American flag–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Van_Dorn_battle_flag&oldid=696652208"