The Nov. 3rd Indainapolis Star reports that the 34-star Co. K, 27th Indiana flag has been restored. It was in three major battles and fell into disrepair over the next 140-plus years. It went on display Nov. 9th at the Dubois County Museum.
Co. H consisted of 101 members from Dubois County (in southern Indiana). This unit was at Antietam, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg and was carried by one of the tallest men, 6 foot 1 inch Andrew Streigel. The flag was mustered out with the remaining members Nov. 4, 1864. A group of Jasper women made it and presented it at a farewell dinner August 6, 1861.
After the war, it was handed from one Co. K veteran to another until the last survivor, Conrad Eckert, died in 1932. It was then given to his granddaughter, Ruth Buecher who turned it over to the Dubois County Courthouse, where it remained for years.
Then, it went back until she died in 1996. Her son, Phil Buecher then donated it to the historical society.
The Dubois County Museum last year sent it to Indianapolis for restoration by textile specialist Jennifer Hein. It was in very bad shape and in pieces when she unrolled it Surprisingly, it still had its ribbon, cord, and tassel.
A Little Bit of History Preserved for Posterity. --B-R'er
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
