Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Flag |
Catalog Number |
1983.07.02 |
Date |
1948 |
Material(s) |
Cotton |
Dimensions |
H-59 W-113 inches |
Description |
This is a 48 star United States flag. It is red, white, and blue cotton with appliqued stars. |
Notes |
This coffin flag was used at the funeral for Col. Thomas W. Woodyard Sr. Woodyard was born on July 6, 1873 in West Virginia. He married Martha Holt Hampson in 1898. He served with Company G, 2nd Kentucky Infantry during the Spanish-American War. He also served in World War I and World War II. He retired from the National Guard in 1937 with the rank for colonel.He died on September 15, 1948 in Frankfort, Kentucky. |
Collection |
Virginia Woodyard Collection |
Subjects |
Flags |
Search Terms |
Spanish-American War, 1898 2nd Kentucky Infantry |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |