1. Material:
  2. cloth (367)

Civil War Flag

Creator:
unknown
Location:
unknown
Origin Date:
Unknown
Materials:
cloth
Measurements:
77.5x38.75 in
Item ID:
71.2009.082.0533
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Three-dimensional Objects

Description

Cotton Indiana Company Civil War flag features horizontal red and white stripes with a blue field of appliqued white stars in the proper upper right corner. The blue field features thirteen appliqued white stars. The proper right side of the flag features a drawstring with a loop at the bottom. According to the donor of the flag, John Charles Freemont True of Decatur, Indiana, was a captain in the Union Army when he carried this flag into battle. A bullet hole from the battle can be seen in the middle red stripe of the flag. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum