United States Brigade, Regimental & Battalion Colors & Standards

Early American Regimental Color of the 2nd Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 5th Division Inscribed to the 2nd Regiment of the 2nd Brigade of the 5th Division, this flag mimics the blue flag with the American eagle arms in the center, introduced as the U.S. National Color in the 1790s.

U.S. 21 Star Militia Dragoon Standard - Very Early Mounted Troops Flag. This Militia Dragoon standard is dated to the period of 1818-1819, following the admission of Illinois and before the admission of Alabama and Maine. The flag pre-dates the 1834 regulations for dragoon standards in accordance with the general pattern of U.S. colors.

U.S. 24 Star Pennsylvania Militia color 1822 - 1836 - 6 Point Silver Stars. One of the half dozen oldest flags of Pennsylvania surviving depicting the national flag. Later in the conflict, on April 2, 1865, the 54th Pennsylvania Unit. Volunteers broke through the siege lines around Petersburg, Virginia recaptured this flag.

U.S. 28 Star flag made to indicate the admission of Texas as the 28th state to the Union on December 29, 1845. This U.S. 28 Star National Flag in a "Grand Luminary" star pattern; the National Color of the 4th Louisiana Militia, raised in1846, but disband before seeing any combat.

US 33 Star "Eagle Canton", California Militia National Color, Evergreen Home Guard. This flag is a striking example of mid-19th century workmanship; and likely one of the oldest surviving United States Flags both from and made in California.

U.S. Infantry Regimental Color, 18th U. S. Regular Infantry This was the 18th U.S. Regular Infantry's regimental color in the period from 1865 through 1866. In the latter year, the 18th U.S. was garrisoned a Fort Phil Kearny in Wyoming Territory during the "Fetterman Fight."

Regimental flag of the 2nd Philadelphia Coal Exchange Regiment. U.S.Volunteer Infantry, 1863. This flag is a Regimental Color from the Philadelphia Department of Pattern. Made especially by Evans & Hassell for the 2nd Philadelphia Coal Exchange Regiment, 51st Pennsylvania Militia by its sponsors, of the Philadelphia Coal Exchange.

U.S. Cavalry Regimental Standard. This flag is one of the best examples of American Civil War flags. It is from the Howard Michael Madaus sub-collection of Civil War Military flags and was manufactured by Longley & Bro in the mid-1860s.

U.S. Army Artillery Regimental Color, Civil War,1862-1865, former Madaus Collection. The Howard Michael Madaus sub-collection of Civil War Military Flags attempts to present an example of each of the major types of depot contractor regulation flags and colors carried by Union forces at the basic unit level.

Massachusetts Commonwealth Militia Color, 1888. This is an early version of the Massachusetts State Flag, predating the "official" adoption by at least two years. This silk presentation flag has 2 1/2" golden yellow silk military style fringe, and may in fact be a state flag intended for militia use.

U.S. Regimental color of the 1st Washington Volunteer Infantry This is the regimental color of the 1st Washington Volunteer Infantry, during the period of the Spanish-American and Philippine-American wars. These regimental colors accompanied the regiment during their entire period of service.

U.S. 45 Star Infantry National Color, 21st Regiment. This U.S. Infantry national color was specially embroidered for the 21st United Infantry. Formed during the American Civil War, the regiment saw action at Peninsula, Manassas, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg.

U.S. 21st Infantry Regimental Color from the period of the Philippine Insurrection. This color belongs to the period of the Philippine Insurrection, and is typical of the fully embroidered colors that the U.S. Army started to provide in the early 20th Century. It features the arms of the US as depicted on the US Great Seal by Tiffany & Co

U.S. Infantry Color 75th Regiment. WWI, 1917, Camp Lewis, WA, "Lucky 13th Division". This U.S. Infantry Regimental Color was embroidered specifically for the 75th United Infantry. Raised during World War I, the 75th was formed from volunteers and draftees from Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Wyoming and Montana.

U.S. Army Cavalry Regimental Standard - 1904 In 1904 the Army adopted a new rendition for the arms. The realistic eagle was replaced by a highly stylized "European" type heraldic eagle, based on the realization of the U.S. arms by Louis C. Tiffany, a design which continues to serve today.

U.S. Infantry Regimental Color, 69th NY Infantry, "Irish Brigade" This color was specifically embroidered for the renowned 69th New York Infantry, which was attached to the 42nd Rainbow Division. Many Irish-Americans and other New Yorkers served in the 69th after deployment to France in 1918, where they engaged the Germans in heavy comba

U.S. Navy Aviation Construction Unit 524, Battalion Color, Pacific Theatre, WWII. The Latin phrase "Construimus Batuimus" curves across the top of this machine sewn, blue wool flag. It translates as "We build, We fight" and is the motto of the U.S. Navy Construction Battalions (CBs), commonly known as "Seabees".

US Army // 19th Artillery Group Color This is the organizational color for the US Army's 19th Artillery Group. US Army groups are similar to brigades but smaller, typically a mix of battalions and independent companies. The 19th operated Nike missile installations on both coasts during the Cold War.

U.S. 15th Combat Engineer Battalion Color - Vietnam 1966-1969. This worn and stained, Bemberg rayon battalion color was embroidered in 1966 especially for the reactivated 15th Engineer Battalion who served in Vietnam accompanying the 9th Infantry Division as combat engineers.

1st United States Infantry Regimental Color , 1904-1921

86th Engineers Battalion Color, WWII The 86th Combat Engineers landed in Northern France on D-Day plus 4 June 10, 1944. It saw front line action at Normandy , race across France, Market Garden, Battle of the Bulge and built the first ferries across the Rhine in 1945.

US Army // Training Center / Color (BRANCH IMMATERIAL) US Army // Training Center / Color - (BRANCH IMMATERIAL) Training Centers of the US Army are authorized important and distinctive organizational flags. Designs are as follows: There are five types of Training Center: Armor, Engineer, Field Artillery, Inf[...]

US Army // Training Center / Color US Army // Training Center / Color - (BRANCH IMMATERIAL) Training Centers of the US Army are authorized important and distinctive organizational flags. Designs are as follows: There are five types of Training Center: Armor, Engineer, Field Artillery, Infantry and Branch Immaterial. For al[...]

US Army // Training Center / Color - (BRANCH IMMATERIAL) Training Centers of the US Army are authorized important and distinctive organizational flags. Designs are as follows: There are five types of Training Center: Armor, Engineer, Field Artillery, Infantry and Branch Immaterial. For all but Infantry, the field of the flag is i[...]