24. American Military 19th Century



The American Civil War was fought primarily by regiments raised by the individual states of the Union and the Confederacy. These large military formations were disbanded after the war, and the United States attempted a return to its pre-war military organizations.

However, the settlement of the West and subsequent Indian Wars as well as the Spanish-American War demonstrated both the need for a professional military and the inadequacies of the state volunteer system.

It was during this period the United States Army began to look at itself as a single entity rather than as a collection of various units and this view was perhaps best exemplified by the creation of a single flag for the Headquarters of the Army of the United States by General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1880.

Presented here are appropriate flags from this era.


American Military 19th Century Grouping



7 RESULTS
Item Ref Item Name Sub-Collection
Massachusetts Volunteer Militia Artillery Guidon. ZFC2503 Massachusetts Volunteer Militia Artillery Guidon. Crow Art Partnership Collection
U.S. 46 Star Infantry Flag, 1907. ZFC2485 U.S. 46 Star Infantry Flag, 1907. Crow Art Partnership Collection
US Army // Photo of military parade / 1890's ZFC2026 US Army // Photo of military parade / 1890's PHOTOS
US // 1914 Mexican Campaign / Souvenir ZFC2174 US // 1914 Mexican Campaign / Souvenir Artifacts not flags
Japan // US Friendship Medal / Great White Fleet - ZFC3422 Japan // US Friendship Medal / Great White Fleet - Japan
Massachusetts Commonwealth Militia Color, 1888. ZFC0517 Massachusetts Commonwealth Militia Color, 1888. Flayderman // Early American
Massachusetts Commonwealth Color Flag Pole 1888. ZFC0344 Massachusetts Commonwealth Color Flag Pole 1888. Flayderman // Early American

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