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The Palmetto Herald
Port Royal, Beaufort County, South Carolina
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The Tenth Army Corps under Major General Gillmore adopts a new badge featuring a square fort outline in red, white, and blue flannel for its divisions, continuing the system introduced by Gen. Kearney to identify soldiers and prevent straggling. The design reflects their siege achievements at Fort Pulaski, Fort Sumter, and Forts Wagner and Gregg.
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The system of Army Corps badges, first introduced by the lamented Gen. Kearney, has now been extended to nearly every corps or department. By the simple device of flannel which the soldier wears upon his cap, his place may at once be known. If he is found away from his regiment or brigade, he may be returned to it "and no question asked."
Hence the Army Corps badge serves to prevent straggling on the march, as well as to bind together by the closest ties those who wear it. Recently a badge has been adopted for the Tenth Corps, under Major General Gillmore. Its design is most appropriate, being an outline representation of a square fort, with bastions.
The badge is punched with a matrix, from red, white and blue flannel, the first division wearing the red, the second the white, and the third the blue. Inasmuch as the Tenth Corps has won its reputation in the performance of siege duty, at the reduction of Fort Pulaski, the destruction of Fort Sumter, and the capture of Forts Wagner and Gregg, we think no more fitting design could have been selected as a distinctive badge.
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badge adopted to identify soldiers, prevent straggling, and symbolize siege achievements including reduction of fort pulaski, destruction of fort sumter, and capture of forts wagner and gregg.
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The system of Army Corps badges, introduced by Gen. Kearney, extended to Tenth Corps under Major General Gillmore. Badge design: outline of square fort with bastions, punched from red, white, and blue flannel for first, second, and third divisions respectively. Serves to identify soldiers' units, return stragglers without question, and bind corps members.