10 USC § 7283 - Civil War battle streamers

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title: "10 USC § 7283 - Civil War battle streamers"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "7283"
section_name: "Civil War battle streamers"
chapter_number: 737
chapter_name: "DECORATIONS AND AWARDS"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(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.)"
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# § 7283. Civil War battle streamers

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.

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**Source Credit**: (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.)

| Revised section | Source (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

### Amendments

2018— renumbered  as this section.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see , set out as a note preceding .