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20th Regiment Cavalry
NY Volunteers
Guidons
Civil War

30 3/4” hoist x 36 1/4” fly
20th Cavalry Guidon
2004.0036

30” hoist x 37 3/4” fly
20th Cavalry Guidon
2004.0037

The NYS Battle Flag Collection includes two guidons carried by the 20th Cavalry. Each silk swallowtail guidon conforms to the “stars and stripes” pattern prescribed in General Order No. 4, dated January 18, 1862. Each canton includes 34 gold painted stars in the typical, two-concentric circles, additional star in each corner pattern.

See the 20th Cavlary History Page for more information about this unit.

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New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs: Military History
Last modified: August 31, 2009
URL: http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/historic/btlflags/cavalry/20thCavGuidons.htm

  
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