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Though never having historically represented the Confederate States of America as a country, nor having been officially recognized as one of its national flags, the Battle Flag of the Army of Northern Virginia and its variants are now flag types commonly referred to as the Confederate Flag.
Confederate Battle Flag The “Southern Cross” version of the Confederate Battle Flag. During the American Civil War (1861–65), the Confederate States of America began to use its first flag, the Stars and Bars, on March 5, 1861.
Jun 24, 2015 · The Confederate Battle flag known as the "Southern Cross" has 13 stars to represent the defeated Confederate States of America. MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP/Getty Images. Dixiecrats resurrected the...
Square variation, based on the battle flag of the army of Northern Virginia. Although the Confederate States of America dissolved at the end of the American Civil War (1861–1865), its battle flag continues to be displayed as a symbol.
Jun 21, 2015 · The Confederate battle flag was never the official flag of the Confederacy. The Confederate States of America went through three different flags during the Civil War, but the battle flag wasn’t one...
Jun 11, 2020 · Historian Gary Gallagher has written persuasively that it was Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, not the Confederate government, that best embodied Confederate nationalism. Lee’s stunning victories in 1862–63 made his army’s battle flag the popular choice as the new national flag.
Aug 26, 2024 · The Confederate battle flag, initially authorized for units of the Confederate armed forces during the American Civil War (1861–1865), has become one of the most recognized, misunderstood, and controversial symbols in American history. Originally designed as a Confederate national flag by William Porcher Miles of South Carolina, it was ...
The battle flag is the most recognized Confederate flag—the most widely recognized of all flags of the Civil War apart from Old Glory—and has become the single most identifiable symbol of the Confederacy.
Jan 12, 2021 · When a mob of armed insurgents flooded the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, they brought an accessory: the Confederate battle flag. As the crowd of President Trump’s supporters rioted, many...
The battle flag features a blue cross, edged with a white band on a red field. There are three stars on each arm of the cross and one star in the center. The stars represented each of the states of the Confederacy, plus one.
