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".

Located within the Tennessee Time Tunnel is the Confederate First National flag that belonged to Company H, “Lebanon Grays,” 7 th Tennessee Infantry, C.S.A. The flag is based on a design that was proposed in April 1861 as an official state flag, but was never adopted by …

The Confederate Army never had an official battle flag. Instead, each army or corps had a designated flag. In 1863, the Army of the Mississippi (Army of Tennessee) had at least eight different designs used at one time.

1864 standardization flag of the army. The Army of Tennessee was the principal Confederate army operating between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River during the American Civil War.

Cannon County, Tennessee, on July 17, 1993, adopted a county flag based on the Third National Flag of the Confederate States of America. The flag honors Nathan Bedford Forest and the events of July 13, 1862 when the Confederate officer led a successful raid on the then Union-held town of Murfreesboro, Tennessee freeing a number of citizens of ...

Mar 31, 2022 · The Army of Tennessee plated a central role in the defeat of the Confederate armies in the Western Theater of the Civil War.This is an army flag, so the regulations for regimental flags do not apply. Rather, most higher formation flags were the result of the commander’s personal taste.

Jun 19, 2008 · Because Tennessee was the primary western battlefield of the Civil War, with more than 400 battles and skirmishes within its borders, the state has vast holdings of military documents, firearms and uniforms. The institution holds some 60 flags, mainly Confederate in its permanent collection.

U.S. state flag consisting of a red field (background) with a central white-bordered blue disk bearing three white stars; at the fly end are unequal vertical stripes of white and blue.

Jun 25, 2015 · The Army of Tennessee also carried a rectangular version of the battle flag, beginning in 1864. 4. Meanwhile, the Confederate Congress eventually adopted a second national flag, approved by...

Few people deliberately display a Confederate Naval Jack or Army of Tennessee pattern battle flag. Instead, the rectangular pattern is intended as the Confederate counterpart to the U.S. national flag, the Stars and Stripes.