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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: Harry Faversham on 09 April 2014, 07:16:11 AM

Title: FIRST AID POST...
Post by: Harry Faversham on 09 April 2014, 07:16:11 AM

How were they marked in the ACW... red cross, like we all know, or a single red flag flying from the tentpole?

Title: Re: FIRST AID POST...
Post by: joroas on 09 April 2014, 07:26:30 AM

I'm unsure, the red cross wasn't founded until 1863, so probably not.

One of the Union flags was a large yellow flag with a large green H on it and the Confederates a large plain red flag.

Title: Re: FIRST AID POST...
Post by: Elk101 on 09 April 2014, 07:30:21 AM

I found this image of a Union 'hospital'. It's difficult to tell what colour the flag is, though it appears to be plain and most likely yellow as Joroas mentions. I'm not sure what the diamond shaped marker to the front if the building?

Edit: apparently the 'H' was adopted in 1864, with the plain yellow flag prior to that.

Title: Re: FIRST AID POST...
Post by: Elk101 on 09 April 2014, 07:37:38 AM

This may be of interest, it explains the various flags used by both sides:

http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/us%5Ehosp.html

Title: Re: FIRST AID POST...
Post by: joroas on 09 April 2014, 07:57:51 AM

Good hunting, there, so you won't go far wrong with plain yellow flags.....

Title: Re: FIRST AID POST...
Post by: Harry Faversham on 09 April 2014, 08:08:27 AM

Thanks everybody, much appreciated.