The flag was presented to the men of the "Walker Roughs" by Miss Marion W. Killie of Springfield on behalf of the good citizens of the community in September, 1861 as the unit prepared to march to Ponchatoula and board a train for the training facility at Camp Moore. The "Walker Roughs" became Company D of the 16th Louisiana Infantry

Regiment and the flag was adopted as the regimental colors as the unit was sworn into Confederate service. This flag was carried with honor and distinction by Louisianians during the Battle of Shiloh, Tn. and again at Farmington, Ms. before being returned home at the request of the dying Col. Wm. Walker in November 1862. The flag remained in the possession of the Killie/Rowland families until being donated to The Confederate Memorial Hall Museum in New Orleans in 1939.

The flag is a larger than normal First National Flag of the Confederate States of America being 8-1/2’ on the fly (length) and 5’ on the hoist (height). The flag is made of silk with eleven 7" stars in the canton and is bounded with gold braid and fringe.

The photo above was taken in the 1950’s and the original white and red segments of silk have since outlived their natural life span and have begun to deteriorate.

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The 16th Louisiana Infantry Regiment, Co. D is pleased to announce that its collaborative effort with The Confederate Memorial Hall Museum in New Orleans has successfully restored the magnificant flag and preserved it for posterity. The Unit raised some $11,000 through various means to fund this effort.

The preservation effort was lovingly and most professionally performed by Jessica Hack Textile Restoration, also of New Orleans. The effort required the painstaking placement and securing of shards of deterioriating silk fabric as if putting an elaborate living puzzle together over a period of several months.

When one stands in the presence of the flag, one can sense the energy of the pride,valor, honor and terror it bears witness to from the battlefields of Shiloh and Farmington. If only this proud banner could speak, what stories it would have to share.

The flag now rest securely within The Confederate Memorial Hall Museum in New Orleans where it shall soon be on display for all to see.

Anyone wishing to participate in this effort to preserve a part of Louisiana and American history is invited to do so by sending check made out to "16th Louisiana Infantry Regiment", which is a registered tax-exempt non-profit organization, to:

16^th Louisiana Infantry Regiment
Flag Restoration Project
134 Ayshire Court
Slidell, LA 70461

100% of all funds received will go to the flag preservation fund on deposit at The Confederate Memorial Hall Museum.