Hello,

It is indeed the flag of Peru and I know because I lived there for four years!

The ANV did not adopt specific HQ flags like the Army of Tennessee did in 1864 (two corps in the Spring; the Army of Mississippi/3rd Corps in September 1864).

There were red, white and red flags within the Spring issues but the bars went horizontally and not vertically like this flag does. The AOT flags of this style were for the HQ flag for John Bell Hood's Corps used to mark his presence on the field as a corps commander. His replacement as corps commander also used the same flag. Division and brigade HQ flags were also based with red.

The flag for William Hardee's Corps was horizontal bars of blue, white and blue, and the division and brigade HQ flags for this corps also featured blue.

I would love to know what these reenactors were thinking with this one. Their ANV flag is not even correct for 1863.

greg Biggs

Greg Biggs