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10 U.S.C. § 7283

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Civil War battle streamers
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/us/usc/t10/s7283
Title
10 — Armed Forces
Chapter
STB/PTII/CH737
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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If, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, it is determined that a regiment or other unit of the Army is entitled to that honor, the regiment or unit may carry any appropriate Civil War battle streamer with its colors or standards. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 218, § 3753; renumbered § 7283, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(b)(11), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1838.) Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3753[Uncodified].Mar. 9, 1948, ch. 104, 62 Stat. 71. The words “it is determined” are substituted for the words “upon verification in the War Department that it is entitled to such honors”. Editorial Notes Amendments2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3753 of this title as this section. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Effective Date of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

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