Battle Flag of the 6th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, C.S.A.
Image reproduced from "The Flags of the Confederate Armies", 1905
Kentucky Historical Society/Military Museum

One of several flags in the exhibit, the 6th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, C.S.A. battle flag was issued on January 26, 1864. The battle honors on it document the regiment's service in 1862 and 1863, including its service to the city of Vicksburg in 1862. The "crossed cannon inverted" signifies the capture of enemy artillery in battle. The 10th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Infantry, U.S.A. captured this flag at the Battle of Jonesboro on September 1, 1864. The United States War Department returned the flag to Kentucky on March 25, 1905.

Learn more about the Confederate encampment held in conjunction with this exhbit.

Note: A Kind of Nobility: The Kentucky Orphan Brigade was on display at the Kentucky Museum from February 2-July 31, 1999. This web site now functions as an online exhibit only. To learn more about this flag, contact the Kentucky Historical Society in Frankfort, Kentucky. For information about other artifacts in the exhibit, contact the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond, Virginia.


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