English: A Confederate 2nd national flag of the combined 6th & 7th Arkansas Infantry. (Mentioned in The Battle Flags of the Confederate Army of Tennessee, p. 98) -- currently in the Missouri State archives in Columbia, Missouri. Consists of a 40 1/2" x 76 1/2" white bunting field with a red canton bearing an unedged 3 1/2" wide St. Andrew's cross bearing thirteen white cotton stars, those on the arms 3 1/2" across their points, the center 5" across its points, applied to the reverse and cut away on the obverse (reverse side accordingly 1/2" larger in diameter.) The white field bears the following inscriptions: (upper- in outline scrolls) "6th and 7th/ARK/REG'T" (middle) "God & Our Country"; (lower) "SHILOH. PERRYVILLE. MURFREESBORO.", all in red painted lettering.
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between 1861 and 1865
date QS:P,+1861-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1861-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1865-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
{{Non-free use rationale |Article = Battle Flags of the 6th Arkansas Infantry |Description = A history of Company A (Capitol Guards), 6th ARkansas Infantry Regiment |Source = http://www.geocities.com/capitalguards/flags.html
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