Hayes Lowe
More on 19th's flag
Wed Apr 11 13:34:27 2001


I found this from Greg Biggs, regarding the St. George's Cross flag of the 19th. Read carefully as the first sentence is a little misleading. He states this is probably the type carried by the 19th as this is the type issued to the regiments of the brigade, but perhaps without the battle honors:

The flag, blue field with a solid white St. George's cross, is based on pure speculation and not an existing flag. The unit was part of Dea's Alabama Brigade which, sometime in late 1862 or early 1863, received flags of this type for only their brigade (which I think are based on Imperial French regimental colors. The units were from or trained in, Mobile, Alabama, which was every bit as French at one point as New Orleans).

However, only 2 or three flags of this brigade actually still exist today. It is not the pattern that I have a problem with - the 19th most likely had a flag like this. It is the appended battle honors. One of the flags of this pattern are marked with embroidered honors - the other two are blank. So there is no proof at all that the 19th's flag had honors on it.

Greg Biggs, 23 July 1999