killedtingly, the number by disease always higher than those killed in action. the flags with the swallowtail design used by true groups in particular, the artillery and calvary and of course back in big gun. flags carried by of pollard bear. chosen as anl was honor. he would stand in front of the regimen so everyone equally to the left and right could carry them and would carry them into the battle straight as the enemy. a surprise for the troops but communicated on the battlefield. among the smoke and confusion of the civil war battlefield, if you get lost or confused, you look to the flag