Flag, Confederate - 6th Regiment Arkansas Volunteers
Object number1960.018.01
Date1862-65
Associated LocationMacon, Georgia
OriginArkansas
MediumSilk, Cotton, Linen
DimensionsFlag: 57 1/2 × 85 in. (146.1 × 215.9 cm)
Framed: 64 1/2 × 91 5/16 in. (163.8 × 232 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
Terms
The flag was found in a fright car at the railroad depot in Macon, Georgia, on April 20, 1865 by John W. Deen, Co. C of the 17th Indiana Mounted Infantry. It was then turned over to the United States War Department and assigned capture number 500.
Status
Not on view