Hospital Flag
This US Army Medical Department flag was hung
outside of a house, church, barn or post to mark that
the structure was being used as a hospital. The flag
heading has "E&H" stamped on it. Evans and Hassall was business in
Philadelphia that operated from
1859-1866.
Army branches were assigned a color; sky blue
for infantry, red for artillery, yellow for cavalry, and green for the
medical branch.