Flag, Confederate, - Arkansas 1st Voluntary

Flag, Confederate, - Arkansas 1st Voluntary

Object number1960.001.01

Date1861

OriginParaclifta, Arkansas

MediumCotton, Damask

Dimensions46 × 69 in. (116.8 × 175.3 cm)

Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection

Terms

Flag
Flag

DescriptionThe Confederate flag for the Arkansas 1st Voluntary Company made in 1861 by the ladies of Paraclifta, Arkansas. The flag was constructed so the Arkansas 1st Voluntary Company could join the Sevier County Confederate forces. The flag has three horizontal bars of red, white, and red. A dark blue canton with ten five-point stars in a circular formation and a bigger five-point star in the middle is located in the top left corner. The red damask used in the bars is evidence of the local and domestic origin of this flag.

The flag was returned to the State of Arkansas in 1905 by the U.S. War Department.

Status

Not on view

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