"Touch me not" 1st Alabama Flag Lapel Pin 1st Regiment Infantry Thirteen white cotton five-pointed stars

Thirteen white cotton five-pointed stars are scattered throughout the field of the flag

12th Mississippi - Company A

Though California secession didn’t amount to independence in the West

when he would use all proper means to have his rank rightfully established

It is said that he had a tourniquet in his pocket when he died

"Touch me not" 1st Alabama Flag Lapel Pin 1st Regiment Infantry Thirteen white cotton five-pointed starsDesign based on the flag of the 1st Alabama Infantry. Design based on the flag carried by the first Alabama Infantry. The flag depicts the common Alabama theme of a snake protecting the cotton harvest. Included above the design is the Latin phrase "NOLI NI TANGERE" or "touch me not". Interestingly the original flag's Latin is misspelled, where is should read "NOLI ME TANGERE". The original spelling error has been corrected on the lapel pin.