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Exhibition History First Presidio Exhibit (ZFC0416) CIVIL WAR DIVISION HEADQUARTERS FLAG, 2ND DIVISION, 9TH ARMY CORPS Date: 1864 Media: Wool bunting and cotton; all hand sewn Comment: During the Civil War, a tremendous number of state volunteers were federalized into the U.S. Army. The smaller volunteer units were organized into companies, ten of which formed a regiment the basic fighting unit of the War. Where regiments were concentrated, brigades of two or (usually) more regiments were formed. In turn brigades were joined to form divisions, while two or more divisions formed an army corps. The 9th Army Corps was established in 1862 and, after service in five Southern states in 1862 and 1863, it returned to Virginia in 1864 under General Ambrose Burnside to assist in General Grants Overland Campaign toward Richmond. During the early months of 1864, the 9th Army Corps fought in the devastating Battles of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, Cold Harbor, and finally at Petersburg. On 30 July, 1864, the 9th Corps was the main Union component in the bloody fiasco of The Crater. During all these actions the 2nd Division of the 9th Army Corps was commanded by Brigadier General Robert B. Potter. This flag followed Potter in camp and in battle, marking the location of his headquarters. It bears the distinctive insignia of the 9th Army Corps crossed cannon barrel and anchor on a shield to symbolize the Corps amphibious service in North Carolina in 1862. This badge is set on a white field, the distinctive color of 2nd Divisions of Army Corps. It was bordered in blue, presumably to set the flag off when displayed against a cloudy sky. After the Battles of Petersburg in July and August 1864, the battered 9th Army Corps was reorganized and this flag was retired, becoming a personal possession of the Potter family. Provenance: Acquired by the Zaricor Flag Collection (ZFC0416) in 1998 through the Julia Auction House of Portland, ME, previously part of the Robert Walters Collection. Second Presidio Exhibit, 2003 - Gallery IV (ZFC0416) Civil War Division Headquarters Flag, 2nd Division, 9th Army Corps Date: 1864 Media: Wool bunting and cotton; all hand-sewn Comment: During the Civil War tremendous numbers of state volunteers were incorporated into the U.S. Army. The smaller volunteer units were organized into companies, ten of which formed a regimentthe basic fighting unit of the War. Where regiments were concentrated, brigades of two or (usually) more regiments were formed. In turn brigades were joined to form divisions, while two or more divisions formed an army corps. The 9th Army Corps was established in 1862 and, after service in five Southern states in 1862 and 1863, it returned to Virginia in 1864 under General Ambrose Burnside to assist in General Grants Overland Campaign toward Richmond. During the early months of 1864, the 9th Army Corps fought in the devastating Battles of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, Cold Harbor, and finally at Petersburg. On July 30, 1864, the 9th Corps was the main Union component in the bloody fiasco of "The Crater." During all these actions the 2nd Division of the 9th Army Corps was commanded by Brigadier General Robert B. Potter. This flag followed Potter in camp and in battle, marking the location of his headquarters. It bears the distinctive insignia of the 9th Army Corpsa crossed cannon barrel and anchor on a shieldto symbolize the Corps amphibious service in North Carolina in 1862. Provenance: Acquired by the Zaricor Flag Collection (ZFC0416) in 1998 through the Julia Auction House of Portland, ME Madaus, Howard M., Dr, Whitney Smith, The American Flag: Two Centuries of Concord and Conflict. Santa Cruz: VZ Publications, 2006, p. 77. Civil War Division Headquarters Flag 2nd Division, 9th Army Corps During the Civil War thousands of state volunteers were incorporated into the U.S. Army. The smaller volunteer units were organized into companies, ten of which formed a regimentthe basic fighting unit of the War. Where regiments were concentrated, brigades of two more regiments were formed. In turn brigades were joined to form divisions, while two or more divisions formed an army corps. The 9th Army Corps was established in 1862. After service in five Southern states in 1862 and 1863, it returned to Virginia in 1864 under General Ambrose Burnside. During the early months of 1864, the 9th Army Corps fought in the devastating Battles of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, Cold Harbor, and finally at Petersburg. On July 30, 1864, the 9th Corps was the main Union component in the bloody fiasco of The Crater. During all these actions the 2nd Division of the 9th Army Corps was commanded by Brigadier General Robert B. Potter. Date: 1864 Size: 45" hoist x 59.5" fly Media: Wool bunting and cotton; all hand-sewn Provenance: Acquired from the descendants of General Potter by Paul Milikan, Mattenoon, Mich.; sold to Bob Walter of Arlington, Ill; sold to Courtney Wilson, Baltimore, MD; sold to Barry Strohm, Washington, D.C.; who offered it through J.D. Julia Auction House where it was acquired in 1998 by the Zaricor Flag Collection. ZFC0416

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