The State of Illinois does not store away its rebel-flags and other "trophies" from the Civil War as is the case at the War Department in Washington. Illinois displays its trophies in the "Memorial Hall" of the Capitol at Springfield.... Many of the rebel-flags displayed in Springfield give evidence of German - American capability in the service of the country. The 44th Infantry of Illinois, participating in the battle of Pea Ridge, was a regiment largely composed of Germans, who conquered and took several flags from the rebel regiment of Arkansas.... One rebel flag in "Memorial Hall" carrying the inscription: "In God We Put Our Trust" was taken in a hand to hand fight by the courageous German rider, John Bergen of the 3rd Cavalry of Illinois at the battle of Arkansas Fort on the Arkansas River....