Red-and-white silk flag fragment, 7.25˝ x 1.5˝, removed from a 36-star flag that adorned one of the cars in the Lincoln funeral train while in Indianapolis. Encapsulated in plastic and affixed to a descriptive mount, double-matted and framed to an overall size of 14 x 17. Flags were made locally for the train's stops while on its journey from Washington to Springfield, Illinois. It arrived in Indianapolis at 7:00 AM on April 30, 1865, and departed at midnight. Following the departure, the flags were given to prominent Indianapolis families.
