Hello Gentlemen,
The 40th Georgia flag came up in a discussion of ANV type flags carried by units in the campaign for Vicksburg. I was told that the 40th Ga flag should also be added after I listed the following flags:
General Lloyd Tilghman made use of a rectangular red HQ flag that had a dark blue St Andrew's cross. The cross had no fimbriations and had 15 white stars. The flag also had a gold fringe.
The 42nd Alabama had a similar flag, albeit with only 12 white stars.
The 7th Texas and 50th Tennessee carried identical flags that, apart from the lack of any fringe, were again similar to the Tilghman flag.
The Fowler Guard/42nd Georgia also had a similar 15 star flag but in this case the flag had a fringe.
A flag possibly carried by Waddell's Alabama Battery had 12 stars, no fringe and again lacked any fimbriation to its blue St Andrew's cross.
Another ANV type flag that seems to fall into a similar pattern is that of the 14th Mississippi. It had 13 stars and lacked both a fringe or fimbriations.
Last of all is the flag of Guibor's Missouri Battery. It had 12 stars, no fimbriations, but included a fringe.
I have since been sent an image of the flag in the Museum of Mississippi History. I will see what more I can find on the flag, including writing to the museum as Jim suggested – and thank you Jim for that email address.
I have both the recommended Madaus and Rollins sources, but the flag appears in neither of them.
Adding the 40th Ga flag to the above list it had 13 white stars and, like the others, lacked fimbriation on the blue St Andrew's cross. It also had what looks to be a pink edge to all four sides of the flag.
Ryan
bases them up.
