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First Presidio Exhibit (ZFC0210) UNITED STATES ARMY MODEL 1885 CAVALRY GUIDON, TROOP F, 11TH U.S. CAVALRY Date: About 1898 Media: Wool bunting with cotton inscriptions; machine sewn Comment: In 1885, the U.S. Army changed the pattern of the guidon that was carried by the companies (troops) of cavalry regiments. The new pattern reverted to the basic design used by the mounted forces of the Army between 1833 and 1862 and consisted of a swallow-tailed field divided horizontally, red over white. The upper bar bore the cavalry regiments seniority number, while the lower bar bore the troop letter. At first provided only in silk, in 1890, a field guidon of more durable bunting was provided. This particular guidon was carried during the Spanish-American War and the Philippine Insurrection following the occupation of the Philippines by United States forces. Company F, 11th U.S. Cavalry was serving as the headquarters escort to General Lawton when he was killed at Station San Mateo in Manila on December 19th,1899. This guidon was subsequently sent to San Francisco, where it was auctioned by the Red Cross on June 27th, 1917 to raise funds to aid American soldiers destined for France during World War I. Provenance: Acquired by the Zaricor Flag Collection (ZFC0210) in 1997 from the De Young Museum Collection through Butterfield & Butterfield Auctions of San Francisco, CA. Second Presidio Exhibit, 2003 - GALLERY VI (ZFC0210) United States Army Model 1885 Cavalry Guidon, Troop F, 11th U.S. Cavalry Date: About 1898 Media: Wool bunting with cotton inscriptions; machine sewn Comment: In 1885, the U.S. Army changed the pattern of the guidon that was carried by the companies (troops) of cavalry regiments. The new pattern reverted to the basic design used by the mounted forces of the Army between 1833 and 1862 and consisted of a swallow-tailed field divided horizontally, red over white. The upper bar bore the cavalry regiments seniority number, while the lower bar bore the troop letter. At first provided only in silk, in 1890, a field guidon of more durable bunting was provided. This particular guidon was carried during the Spanish-American War and the Philippine Insurrection following the occupation of the Philippines by United States forces. Company F, 11th U.S. Cavalry was serving as the headquarters escort to General Lawton when he was killed at Station San Mateo in Manila on December 19th, 1899. This guidon was subsequently sent to San Francisco, where it was auctioned by the Red Cross on June 27th, 1917 to raise funds in support of American soldiers destined for France during World War I. Provenance: Acquired by the Zaricor Flag Collection (ZFC0210) in 1997 from the De Young Museum Collection through Butterfield & Butterfield Auctions of San Francisco, CA. War & Dissent The US in the Philippines 1898 - 1915 October 22, 2008 to February 22, 2009 At the Presidio of San Francisco, Officers Club Exhibition Hall 50 Moraga Ave, San Francisco, CA 4.e ZFC0210 framed 27 x 37

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Madaus, Howard M., Dr, Whitney Smith, The American Flag: Two Centuries of Concord and Conflict. Santa Cruz: VZ Publications, 2006, p. 109. United States Army Model 1885 Cavalry Guidon Troop F, 11th U.S. Cavalry In 1885, the U.S. Army changed the pattern of the guidon that was carried by cavalry regiments. The new pattern reverted to the basic design used by the mounted forces of the Army between 1833 and 1862 and consisted of a swallow-tailed field divided horizontally, red over white. The upper bar bore the cavalry regiments seniority number, while the lower bar bore the troop letter. At first provided only in silk, in 1890 a field guidon of more durable bunting was provided. This particular guidon was carried during the Spanish-American War and the Philippine Insurrection following the occupation of the Philippines by U. S. forces. Company F, 11th U.S. Cavalry, was serving as the headquarters escort to General Henry Ware Lawton when he was killed at Station San Mateo in Manila on December 19th, 1899. This guidon was subsequently sent to California, where it was auctioned to support the Red Cross on June 27th, 1917 in San Francisco, to raise funds to aid American soldiers destined for France during World War I. Date: About 1898 Size: 27" hoist x 37" fly Media: Wool bunting with cotton inscriptions; machine sewn Provenance: Acquired by the Zaricor Flag Collection in 1997 from the De Young Museum San Francisco CA Collection through Butterfield & Butterfield Auctions of San Francisco, CA. ZFC0210

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