Interpretive panel installed for flag finial at Georgia battlefield

Click images to read text, see finial (Georgia State Parks)

An interpretive panel is now in place next to a flag finial believed to have been used by a Federal regiment during the Battle of Pickett’s Mill in northwest Georgia.

Officials at the May 27, 1864, battlefield near Atlanta recently unveiled the eagle flag topper to visitors during events related to the anniversary of the fight that ended in a Confederate victory during the Atlanta Campaign.

The panel, which describes the use of finials, was not present in time for the ceremony. Here’s what it looks like after installation. 

Although, it does not specify a possible unit, rangers and experts believe the finial may have been carried by an Ohio or Indiana regiment.

The artifact was discovered in a ravine in 1963, they say.

Previous coverage:

-- Wreath laying ceremony in famous ravine at Pickett's Mill

-- The story of the flag finial and how it was "rediscovered"