A variety of flags were designed for naval battles for the duration of the Civil War; those blanketed distinguishing marks for ships

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A kind of flags have been designed for naval battles for the duration of the Civil War; these incorporated distinguishing marks for ships engaged in battle on rivers and seas alike.