This flag was originally issued to the 58th Alabama Regiment sometime between February and May, 1864. Because the original flag bore only the "58" designation, a crudely applied "32" was added (barely visible, in the blue field, left of the "58" [see close-up detail]) to indicate the consolidated regiments. At the end of the war, flag bearer, James Freeman, concealed the flag in his boot. At Freeman's death, the flag passed to Lt. Col. John Washington Inzer, and he donated it to the Alabama Dept. of Archives and History in 1906. The flag is nearly identical to others carried by regiments in Clayton's Brigade. The most recently applied battle honor is for Rocky Face Ridge, or Mountain. All but the word "Mountain" has been worn away (right edge of flag). [Images courtesy of Stephen Adler and Ray Revette])
