The Battle Of The Confederate Flag - 1070 Words

Statement of pride or statement of hate? Many people have strong opinions when it comes to the Confederate Flag; many others are not as educated as they think they are on this topic. When it comes to what the civil war was really caused by, and what the Flag really stands for, people tend to make up their own conclusions. There is much about the Confederacy’s side of the war that isn’t taught in schools or reported on the news. The Flags of the Confederacy are prominent figures in American History. The Civil War was a time in American history when the nation was divided. In 1860, the nation split into two sides, north and south. These two sides, United States of America and Confederate States of America, went to war for four years. The†¦show more content†¦In March 1861 the first official flag of the CSA was established, the â€Å"Stars and Bars†(Flags of the Confederacy). It had seven stars, one for each state: South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Ala bama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas. The stars were on a blue field arranged in a circle. Similar to the union flag, it had two red bars and a white bar. This flag, however, was not easily distinguished from the Union flag, especially on the battlefield. The second national flag was created and put into action in May 1863. â€Å"This flag was easily mistaken for a white flag of surrender especially when the air was calm and the flag hung limply.†(Flags of the Confederacy) This was an unfortunate design flaw on the Confederacy’s part. It was nicknamed the â€Å"Stainless Banner† because the flag was white with the battle flag placed in the top-left corner. This flag served from 1863 to 1865(Flags of the Confederacy). It also included four more stars, for the states of Virginia, Tennessee, Arkansas, and North Carolina. Missouri and Kentucky failed to secede from the union, though they were still represented by a star. The third and final national flag, the â€Å" Bloodstained Banner† as it was called, flew from March 1865 onward(Flags of the Confederacy). It was nearly a look-alike to the second flag, except that it had a red bar on the fly end. This simple change ended confusions with the flag of surrender. Until the southern states rejoined the Union, this flag flew at the top of