. Slavery and four years of war : a political history of slavery in the United States, together with a narrative of the campaigns and battles of the Civil War in which the author took part, 1861-1865 . dge for each fighting corps of the Union Army was adopted (January,1863), its color indicating the number of the division in a corps. Three divisions Army of Potomac Reorganized 73 and somewhat independent organizations, such as body-guardsto commanding generals, pioneers, pontoniers, etc. The Army of the Potomac, thus organized, commanded,and appointed, with the new commander of all the armies
. Slavery and four years of war : a political history of slavery in the United States, together with a narrative of the campaigns and battles of the Civil War in which the author took part, 1861-1865 . dge for each fighting corps of the Union Army was adopted (January,1863), its color indicating the number of the division in a corps. Three divisions Army of Potomac Reorganized 73 and somewhat independent organizations, such as body-guardsto commanding generals, pioneers, pontoniers, etc. The Army of the Potomac, thus organized, commanded,and appointed, with the new commander of all the armies ofthe Union with it, now awaited good weather to enter uponthe bloodiest campaign civilized man has ever witnessed. of three brigades each usually constituted a corps. Each officer and soldier woreon his hat or cap his proper corps badge : the first division being red, secondwhite, and third blue. The badge appeared prominently in the centre of allheadquarters flags. Division flags were square, brigade, tri-cornered, all ofwhite ground save those of a second division which were blue ; the flag of a secondbrigade had a red border next to the pole, and of a third brigade a red border onall
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