Flank Marker of the 179th O.V.I.   Save
Ohio Battle Flag Audiovisual Collection
Description: Painting of Flank Marker of the 179th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Near the flag pole is the name, Rob Needham, the artist of the painting. At the bottom is printed "179th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry" and under that is "Civil War". This is not cataloged in this collection. A flank marker is a small flag carried at each end of the infantry's line to mark the flanks of the regiment. A flank marker is carried on a long pole. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02584
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Places: Ohio