Flag, Confederate - Arkansas Northwest 15th Regiment
Object number1962.001.01
Datec. 1862
MediumWool, Cotton, Silk
DimensionsFlag: 45 1/2 × 68 3/4 in. (115.6 × 174.6 cm)
Overall: 56 × 74 1/2 in. (142.2 × 189.2 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
Terms
The flag was captured by Private Amos Nagle of Co. K, 18th Indiana Volunteers in May of 1863 near Port Gibson, Mississippi. The flag was formally returned to the State of Arkansas on June 1, 1962 Governor Matthew E. Walsh of Indiana, after it had been found in the basement of an archives building in Indianapolis by Indianan history officials.
Status
Not on view