this was in the possession of lucius d. woodward in the 21st missouri infantry, a unit that participated in the battle with apprentices division and fought at the hornet's nest. the flags have undergone a great deal of restoration and conservation for exhibit. you can see here the difference between the historic fabric which is the dark fabric backed by the lighter fabric to fill out what's missing on the flag. the same is true for the white stripes as well. you can see that the flag was in tatters. the fabric, of course, ravages of time, storage, light, moisture, you name it. it's amazing that things like this do survive even if they're, you know, stored away in an attic somewhere, usually they go through some major deterioration over time if they don't have proper treatment and care. people are always fascinated by the unique star configurations on the flags. because there's no standardization to them. many of them were sewn by ladies in the communities in the organizations in which they were raised so the flag would be presented