The 190 streamers attached to the Army Flag staff denote campaigns ... service in that particular war. The concept of campaign streamers came to prominence in the Civil War when Army organizations ...

Flags signaled other units in battle, but were also a tangible manifestation of the beliefs and spirit of a group of people. As such, flags were protected to the point of injury or death. Men in ...

During the American Civil War, it was considered a position ... So, the reason the American flag is backward on a military uniform is that it isn't backward — it's flying exactly how it would ...