The 25th Arkansas Infantry was designated as the 30th Arkansas Infantry for about six months, until after the battle of Murfreesboro. While serving as the 30th Arkansas Infantry its colors were captured by the 2nd Ohio Infantry at Murfreesboro on December 31, 1862. The flag was returned to the State of Arkansas by the U.S. War Department in 1905.
The flag measures 40 inches on the staff by 46 inches on the fly. It is composed of a blue cotton field, bordered on all sides with white cotton, 3 inches wide, with a white St. Andrew's cross traversing the blue field. In black painted outline figures, 2-1/2 inches high, is the designation 30TH REG, ARK INF on the upper and lower borders, respectively. Two battle honors -- FARMINGTON MISS and RICHMOND KY -- appear in white painted outline letters, in the upper and lower quadrants, respectively, formed by the white cross.