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The flags were known as the "Stars and Bars", used from 1861 to 1863; the "Stainless Banner", used from 1863 to 1865; and the "Blood-Stained Banner", used in 1865 shortly before the Confederacy's dissolution.
- Adoption of The Second Confederate National Flag
- The Confederate Second National Flag as A Military Flag
- The Confederate 2nd National Flag as A Unit Flag in The Western Armies
The second flag of the Confederate States of America, commonly known as the“STAINLESS BANNER”, was created by an Act of the Congress of the Confederate States (Statutes at Large, First Congress, Session III, Chapter 88), approved by the President on the 1st day of May, 1863. The Flag Act of 1863 describes the flag in the following language: The Con...
Shortly after the adoption of the Confederate 2nd national flag on 1 May 1863, the Richmond Examiner (of 15 May 1863) reported on one that was then nearing completion for the capitol: “The new design of a National Flag, adopted by the Confederate Congress, was again displayed from the Capitol yesterday, and met the approving gaze of thousands. We h...
As a general rule, the Confederate 2nd national flag saw only limited service in the Confederate armies serving west of the Appalachian Mountains. Two notable exceptions, however, bear witness. In November of 1863, an officer of General Randall L. Gibson’s Brigade of the Confederate Army of Tennessee was authorized to proceed to Mobile, Alabama to ...
On May 1, 1863, the Confederacy adopted its first official national flag, often called the Stainless Banner. That design integrated the Battle Flag as a canton on a field of white. Over time, however, the design drew criticism because the display of a broad field of white could be misinterpreted as a declaration of surrender.
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May 13, 2013 · On May 1, 1863, the Confederate Congress approved a new national flag – colloquially dubbed the Stainless Banner – to replace the so-called Stars and Bars, the Confederacy’s national flag...
Jun 28, 2015 · The flag that officially represented the government and nation identifying itself as the Confederate States of America (CSA) for the first two years of that entity's existence was adopted on 4...
flag history. …national flag, often called the Stainless Banner. A modification of that design was adopted on March 4, 1865, about a month before the end of the war. In the latter part of the 20th century, many groups in the South challenged the practice of flying the Confederate Battle Flag on….
Stainless-Banner-Flag. Confederate 13 Star Third National Flag, accompanied by Fonda Thomsen analysis report. Large, all cotton, 64″ on the hoist and 118″ on the fly, the flag is constructed of one layer of cotton. The Army of Northern Virginia pattern canton is 41″ high and 40″ wide.
