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 …

The most recognizable symbol today—often mistakenly called “the Confederate flag”—is actually the battle flag of the Army of Northern Virginia. Designed by William Porcher Miles, it featured a blue St. …

General Pierre T. Beauregard chose a variation on the cross of St. Andrew. The battle flag features a blue cross, edged with a white band on a red field. There are three stars on each arm of the cross …

Jun 11, 2020 · On May 1, 1863, the Confederacy adopted a flag—known colloquially as the Stainless Banner—featuring the ANV battle flag emblazoned on a white field. For the remainder of the …

Aug 26, 2024 · The Confederate battle flag, initially authorized for units of the Confederate armed forces during the American Civil War (1861–1865), has become one of the most recognized, …

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. …

The most prominent regional flag of the South is the Battle Flag of the Confederate States of America. The Battle Flag was used on the field of honor to aid with the communication of the troops.

3 days ago · Adopted on May 1, 1863, this flag displayed the Battle Flag in the canton on a field of pure white, giving it it's name the "Stainless Banner", to refer to "the unspotted virtue and honor of …

Jan 9, 2018 · What we today call “the Confederate flag” (the star-studded blue diagonal cross on a field of red) was born as the battle flag of what became Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia.

The Confederate battle flag : a history of America’s most embattled emblem / John M. Coski.