Based on the fact that the regiment was organized June 1861, it most likely would have been the First National, Stars and Bars, which was adopted March 15, 1861 with 7 stars. By the time the regiment was organized 2 additional stars, now totalling 9 were authorized with the addition of Virginia and Arkansas to the Confederacy.

No way of knowing the exact design of your flag. I would suggest you examine local papers of the time to see if they describe the ceremony.

The man you are seeking is Greg Biggs.

George Martin

The 1st Arkansas Mounted Riflemen enlisted directly in the Confederate Army. Organized at Little Rock, Arkansas on June 16, 1861 under the command of Colonel Thomas J. Churchill.

Initially assigned to McCulloch's Brigade near Fayetteville, Arkansas, the regiment participated in the campaign to reinforce General Sterling Price's Missouri State Guard in southwestern Missouri in July and August, 1861, fighting in the battles at Neosho and Wilson's Creek (called "Oak Hills" by the Confederates). Returned to Arkansas after Wilson's Creek and served in the Indian Territory against a number of Unionist Cherokee units in September and October, 1861. Wintered near Strickler's Station, and marched with the Army of the West in late February, 1862, fighting in a number of small skirmishes culminating in the Battle of Pea Ridge on March 7-8, 1862. Retreated with the Army of the West to Van Buren, and from there marched east to join the Confederate forces massing at Corinth, Mississippi. Dismounted at DeValls Bluff, Arkansas, in April 1862 and fought as infantry for the remainder of the war. Reorganized at Corinth, MS on May 1, 1862, re-enlisting for three years or the duration of the War.