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The best candidate I've been able to specifically identify so far that could be taken from the Army of the Potomac is the Battle Flag of the Iron Brigade, a frontline unit hailing from Wisconsin, Michigan, and Indiana, and reported to have suffered a higher percentage of casualties than any other brigade in the Civil War. The photographs I've found show an eagle on a blue field with golden ribbons and golden trim, and unlike a lot of the other flags it's detailed enough to be distinct (most of the unit flags seem to use very simple abstract designs) and the colors contrast well with the Confederate Battle Flag, but it's very noisy overall, and there are so many variations I'm quite unsure of its historical significance. I've seen a few similar flags with less ribbons and a shield in front of the eagle, but again I've had trouble identifying exactly who used these flags and for what.

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Then there's the battle flags of the Army of the Potomac, the actual opposite number to General Lee's army and probably the most fitting source for a modern symbolic Union flag. However, there's many flags associated with it in some respect, especially with the individual regiments and various specialized sub-commands, and the army seems to have mostly flown the national flag to indicate itself collectively. There's a 'headquarters' flag that comes up in internet searches associated with the Army of the Potomac which looks kind of okay, being a golden eagle perched in a golden wreath on a red field, but frankly in most versions the contrast is quite poor both between the gold and the red and with the Confederate Flag itself, and I've been unable to determine what precisely it was used for.

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What are some other flags that might be well suited to this? What are some other approaches to choosing a flag for this? Ideas and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

I've looked into this some already but I'm no expert and I haven't found any obvious choices. None of the Union-associated flags I've found are nearly as iconic or striking as the Battle Flag of the Army of Northern Virginia; from a vexillographic standpoint, the so-called 'Confederate Flag' is unfortunately outstanding.

There do seem to be some viable candidates but I don't know enough about flags or American Civil War history to authoritatively sort through them. For example, there's the flag of the United States of America circa 1861-65, which is just the current U.S. flag with about a third fewer stars in a different pattern. (How many exactly depends on the precise year.) This flag is attractive, but not immediately visually distinct from the current flag, and the message it sends is unclear and potentially confusing. So, not great.