American flag that covered Lincoln's casket during the funeral train tour

[Steve]

Since the flag has already been sold at auction, I don't want to go all in-depth on my reasoning on why I believe the steakhouse/Applegate flag couldn't have been from Lincoln's funeral train. But here's an article from two years ago about the flag which goes more in depth and has better pictures of it and the writing on it:

https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/...ct-auction

If you read the article carefully, look at the flag images, and really think about the scenario being presented -- it doesn't make any sense at all, to me at least. Even if you disagree the article's still an interesting read.

If after reading the article, you want more information on Edwin Morgan here's his Wikipedia page:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_D._Morgan

Here's Maj. Lewis Applegate's Find A Grave page:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1183...-applegate

Assuming my belief about the flag not being from Lincoln's funeral train/casket -- here's my best guess on what the flag actually is. Major Lewis Applegate died in young at only 30 in 1870. I think the flag may be the flag which covered Maj. Applegate's casket during his funeral. There were 37 states in 1870. A relative presumably would've written Maj. Applegate's name on the flag afterward.

Here's a link to another 37-star flag which also has claims to have been associated with Lincoln's funeral:

https://www.flagcollection.com/itemdetai...tem_ID=257

Based on this flag's lack of concrete provenance along with the letter about it's history being written nearly 60 years after the fact, I'm inclined to be pretty skeptical about the authenticity of its story as well---but I think it's at least possible it could turn out to be true with further research, unlike the steakhouse/Applegate flag.