CIVIL WAR FLAG TILE SET
for Nels Anderson's Mahjonng Tile Game

This Tile Set was created using Nels Anderson's TileMaker utility distributed with Mahjongg ver. 4.0. The tiles feature various regimental, state, divisional, corps and national flags used in the American Civil War. The collection includes both Federal and Confederate flags. Briefly, the set displays:

1. CSA Flag: a Polk Pattern unit flag from the 16th Tennessee Regiment of Volunteer Infantry, Army of Tennessee. The emblem of the Episcopal church is prominently displayed. General Leonidas Polk was also an Episcopal Bishop at the start of the war. BATTLEFIELDS; p.180

2. CSA Flag: A varient of the Confederate National flag used by the 25th Regiment Virginia Volunteer Infantry, 1861. BATTLEFIELDS; p. 108.

3. USA Flag: 1st Division,  XXIII Corps. ATLAS.

4. CSA Flag: North Carolina State flag, adopted June 22, 1861. BATTLEFIELDS; p.28.

5. USA Flag: a non-regulation regimental flag of the 91st Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. BATTLEFIELDS; p. 161.

6. USA Flag: 2nd Division, XXV Corps. ATLAS.

7. CSA Flag: 1st Kentucky Brigade ("Orphan Brigade"), Army of Tennessee which included the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 9th Kentucky Infantry Regiments. BATTLEFIELDS; p 180.

8. CSA Flag: South Carolina State Flag, Co. B, 5th Regiment South Carolina Volunteer Infantry. BATTLEFIELDS; p. 29.

9. CSA Flag: 4th Missouri Infantry Regiment used at the Battle of Pea Ridge in the Trans-Mississippi Department. BATTLEFIELDS; p. 94.

10. CSA Flag: 8th Regiment Virginia Volunteer Infantry. The flag was made by General P.G.T. Beauregard's wife and presented to the regiment in 1861. BATTLEFIELDS; p. 108.

11. CSA Flag: Hardee Pattern Flag, Army of Tennessee. Captured at the Battle of Lookout Mountain, November 24, 1863. BATTLEFIELDS; p. 180.

12: CSA Flag: Regimental flag of the combined 1st/3rd Florida Regiments of Volunteer Infantry, 1864. BATTLEFIELDS; p. 230.

13. CSA Flag:

14. CSA Flag: Regimental flag of the Florida Independent Blues, Co. B, 3rd Florida Regiment of Volunteer Infantry. BATTLEFIELDS; p. 29.

15. USA Flag: 2nd Division, XVII Corps, Adopted April 28, 1865. ATLAS.

16. CSA Flag: Virginia State Seal, Adopted April 20, 1861. BATTLEFIELDS; p. 29.

17. CSA Flag: Varient of the 1st national pattern flag Confederate States of America. COMMANDERS; p. 205.

18. CSA Flag: Headquarters, Chief Engineer, Army of Northern Virginia. COMMANDERS; p. 182.

19. USA Flag: Regimental Colors of the 99th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, 2nd Bridage, 1st Division, I Corps, Army of the Potomac. BATTLEFIELDS; p. 160.

20. USA Flag: Headquarters, XV Corps, Adopted April 9, 1865. ATLAS.

21. USA Flag:: US Signal Corps Honor Flag; also, 1st Division, XVIII Corps, Adopted May 3, 1864. ATLAS.

22. USA Flag: 2nd Division, I Corps, Army of the Potomac. Adopted February 7, 1863. ATLAS.

23. USA Flag: 2nd Division, II Corps, Army of the Potomac. Adopted August 1, 1864. ATLAS.

24. USA Flag: 2nd Division, III Corps, Army of the Potomac. Adopted February 7, 1863. ATLAS.

25. USA Flag: 2nd Division, IV Corps. Adopted April 26, 1864. ATLAS.

26. USA Flag: 2nd Division, V Corps, Army of the Potomac. Adopted August 1, 1864. ATLAS.

27. USA Flag: 2nd Division, VI Corps, Army of the Potomac. Adopted August 1, 1864. ATLAS.

28. USA Flag: 2nd Division, IX Corps. Adopted August 1, 1864. ATLAS.

29. USA Flag: 2nd Division, XI Corps, Army of the Potomac. Adopted February 7, 1863. ATLAS.

30: USA Flag: 2nd Division, XII Corps, Army of the Potomac. Adopted February 7, 1863. ATLAS.

31. USA Flag: 2nd Division, XV Corps. Adopted April 9, 1865. ATLAS.

32. USA Flag: 2nd Division XXI Corps. Adopted April 25, 1863. ATLAS.

33. Universal Flag: Hospital Flag. ATLAS.

34. USA Flag: US Signal Corps. ATLAS.

Wild Card Tiles:

35. National Flag, Confederate States Of America, "Stars and Bars" pattern, adopted March 4, 1861. ATLAS.

36. National Flag, Confederate States Of America, 2nd National Pattern, adopted March 8, 1865. ATLAS.

37. National Flag, Confederate States Of America: 1st National Pattern, adopted May 1, 1863. ATLAS.

38. National Flag, Confederate States Of America: Battle Flag, adopted 1861. ATLAS.

39. United States of America National Infantry RegimentFlag

40. United States Of America National Artillery Regiment Flag. ATLAS.

41. Untied States Of America National Infantry Regiment Flag. ATLAS.

42. Untied States Of America National Cavalry Regiment and Light Artillery Regiment Flag. ATLAS.

Sources:

Davis, William C.  BATTLEFIELDS OF THE CIVIL WAR and COMMANDERS OF THE CIVIL WAR.

Davis, Maj. George B., et.al. OFFICIAL MILITARY  ATLAS OF THE CIVIL WAR

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