Bessemer, Alabama

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Alabama Division of the Army of Tennessee

 

 

 

 

 

The description of the flag reads:
43-1/2" (hoist) x 71-1/2" (fly) bordered on three sides by 1-1/2" gold silk metallic fringe. The obverse is a battle flag - the pinl field crossed by 5-3/4 blue bars on which are painted 13 gold stars. The center star is 3-1/2" dia. and the other twelve are 1-3/4" dia. A 3" wide silk heading along the hoist.
Centered on the white field of the reverse is a 6" dia., ten point star from which emanate gold rays alternating 7-1/2" and 4-1/2" long.  Arched above the star is the word "ALABAMA" in 5-1/2" high gold Roman uncial letters and arched below in 4" letters "28th REGT"