37th Arkansas 2nd National Flag

These are modern all-weather nylon flags for your house or garden based on the original flag of the 37th Arkansas Infantry.

37th Infantry Regiment, successor to Pleasant's 29th Regiment, was formed in January, 1863. It served in Fagan's and A. T. Hawthorne's Brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department. The regiment lost fifty-one percent of the 432 engaged at Helena, then skirmished in some minor actions in Arkansas and Louisiana. It was included in the surrender on June 2, 1865. Colonel Samuel S. Beal, Lieutenant Colonel Jeptha C. Johnson, and Major T. H. Blacknall were in command.

Originally organized as the 1st Trans-Mississippi Infantryand then the 29th Arkansas Infantry, the 37th Arkansas Infantry was accepted into the Confederate service on June 6, 1862. The 37th Arkansas was also known as Bell's Regiment, for it was commanded by Colonel Samuel S. Bell. This flag was captured by the 33rd Iowa Infantry at the Battle of Helena, Arkansas, on

July 4, 1863.

These flags are made to order and take about 3 weeks to produce and ship.