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Use: National flag : Proportion: 2:3: Adopted: March 4, 1865: Design: A white rectangle, one-and-a-half times as wide as it is tall, a red vertical stripe on the far right of the rectangle, a red quadrilateral in the canton, inside the canton is a blue saltire with white outlining, with thirteen white five-pointed stars of equal size inside the saltire.
The Confederate flag is a controversial symbol for many Americans today. A 2011 Pew Research Center poll revealed that 30% of Americans had a "negative reaction" when "they saw the Confederate flag displayed". [46] According to the same poll, 9% of Americans had a positive reaction. A majority (58%) did not react.
The original flag was designed by Mrs. Constance Harrison and presented to Van during his time in Virginia in 1861. The thirteen stars in the Van Dorn battle flag reflect the thirteen states admitted to the Confederacy, including Kentucky and Missouri. See also. Flags of the Confederate States of America; Missouri in the American Civil War
Confederate States of America 1861–1865 Top: Flag (1861–1863) Bottom: Flag (1865) Seal (1863–1865) Motto: Deo vindice Under God, our Vindicator Anthem: God Save the South (unofficial) Dixie (popular, unofficial) March: The Bonnie Blue Flag Federal Union and Southern States The Confederate States in 1862 Territorial claims made and under partial control for a time Separated West Virginia ...
English: First flag of the Confederate States of America (used from March 4, 1861 to May 21, 1861), also known as the Confederacy. (Vector graphics image by Gunter Küchler). The SVG code is valid. This flag was created with a text editor.
The 28th Virginia battle flag is a Confederate battle flag that belonged to the 28th Virginia Infantry Regiment.Captured by the 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment at the Battle of Gettysburg, the flag was brought to Minnesota and exhibited at the state's capitol for several years before passing into the permanent collection of the Minnesota Historical Society after 1896 where it has remained since.
B. File:Battle flag of the Confederate States of America.svg. Categories: Flags of the United States. Historical flags. National symbols of the Confederate States of America. Obsolete national flags. Politics and race in the United States. Hidden category:
Summary. Description. Flag of the Confederate States of America (1863–1865).svg. Aspect ratio: 1:2. English: Flag of the Confederate States of America (May 1, 1863 – March 4, 1865). The second national flag of the Confederate States of America, also known as "The Stainless Banner", the "Jackson Flag", and the "White Man's Flag". Date. 1 May ...