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 Tennessee and its variants are now flag types commonly referred to as the "Confederate flag".

Jan 16, 2025 · Flag of the Confederate States of America, banner consisting of seven white stars on a blue canton with a field of alternating red and white stripes. The stars represent the seven seceded states of the U.S. Deep South.

Of 32 Confederate 1st national flags from the states of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, a surprisingly large proportion of the Georgia flags (5 out of 25- 20%) bore seven stars in a circle. More than double that number (12), however, bore eleven stars, with all but two arranged in a circle that included all eleven stars.

The Confederate assembly in Montgomery, Alabama adopted the first national flag of the Confederate States of America in March of 1861. This flag was raised over the Capital in Montgomery, Alabama on March 4, 1861. The canton was blue with seven stars in a circle.

Nov 23, 2024 · Officially, the flag of the Confederate States was to have "a circle of white stars corresponding in number with the States of the Confederacy." Unofficially, however, a circle of stars around one star in the center was quite common.

There were 3 major “official” flags of the Confederate nation from 1861 to 1865, but many people only know of the “Battle Flag”, which was not a national flag at all.

Jan 28, 2025 · The Three Official Flags of the Confederacy. The Confederate States of America employed three national flags throughout the Civil War, each one denoting a different phase in the brief history of the Confederacy.

Nov 11, 2015 · Adopted in March 1861, the Stars and Bars was the first national flag officially used by the Confederate States of America (CSA). Seven stars represented each of the seven original states of the CSA. The flag gained stars as more states seceded from the Union until a total of 13 appeared on the flag.

Jul 13, 2023 · The Confederate assembly in Montgomery, Alabama adopted the first national flag of the Confederate States of America in March of 1861. This flag was raised over the Capital in Montgomery, Alabama on March 4, 1861. The canton was blue with seven stars in a circle.

Mar 23, 2024 · Introduction: Confederate National Flags. There was no one flag of the short lived Confederate States of America. The first unofficial one was the "Bonnie Blue", which originated with the truly short lived Republic of West Florida. I believed that it lasted for a …