In 24 Apr 1861 local newspaper, there was an account of the presentation of a banner to The Planter's Guard (a sister company of volunteer militia) that described the uniform of The Piscataway Rifles (Captain George R.H. Marshall, one of the units attending the ceremony) as "a gray uniform of Virginia cloth, handsomely trimmed and armed with minnie[sic] muskets." I realize that your interest is not in The Planter's Guard, but here's the description of the "banner" they received: of silk, about four feet long by two and a half feet in width, heavily fringed with gold lace; on one side, on blue field, is [painted] the coat of arms of Maryland, on the reverse the motto of the Guard, which is "Deus Et Patria Aut Victoria Aut Mors," which is rendered as God and our Country or Victory or Death." "The flag is very rich, tasteful and appropriate, and is attached to a staff, handsomely mounted." (It is still in existence in the county, so far as I know.)