Each color had a specific meaning such as sex, life, healing and spirit. He hoped the design would empower and provide inclusiveness to those who identified under the colorful flag.

Six of the flags underwent conservation before the exhibition, including a pair of large banners made for the Second New Hampshire Regiment of the Continental Army. Sewn by Fanny Johonnot Williams ...

It's one of six hand-stitched pieces of history that make up "Conquered Banners: Georgia's Civil War Flags," an exhibition of Southern sentiment and service that will run through Dec. 30, 2011.