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One for each of the eleven Confederate states and one each for Missouri and Kentucky.
The confederate flag's 13 stars stand for each state of the confederacy... This is the list. *Seven states seceded by February 1861* -South Carolina -Mississippi -Florida -Alabama -Georgia -Louisiana -Texas *After Lincoln called for troops, four more states seceded* -Virginia -Arkansas -North Carolina -Tennessee *Two more slave states secessionist governments. The Confederacy admitted them, but the pro-Confederate state governments were soon in exile and never controlled the states* -Kentucky -Missouri Thus the 13 states of the confederacy we're born!
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The confederate call their flag the stars and?
The Confederate National Flag was called the Stars and Bars. The flag that most people are familiar with, the blue diagonal cross with thirteen white stars set on a red field is the battle flag which is mistakenly called by the same name. It is called the Southern Cross.
What is the name of The confederate battle flag?
The Stars and Bars
How many stars were on the Confederate battle flag?
Eleven .
How many stars does the confederate flag have?
The first official Confederate flag only contained seven stars. These seven stars represented the seven original Confederate States. In 1863, the second Confederate flag contained thirteen stars. These stars represented the seven original States plus the six States that seceded. Two of these six were unsuccessful but were still included.
Why is there only 13 stars on the Georgia flag mean?
There are only 13 stars on the Georgia flag because its design was based on the original Confederate flag. The number of stars symbolized the state's inclusion as one of the Thirteen Colonies.
What do the 13 stars the old flag represent?
The thirteen stars on the old American flag represented the thirteen colonies.
Did Kentucky secede in 1860?
Practically speaking, Kentucky never fought for the Confederacy on the side of the Civil War. Apparently an assembly of the citizens did pass an ordinance of secession, but it never came to anything. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The confederate flag, however, recognizes Kentucky as a Confederate state by granting it one of the thirteen stars on the battle flag of the confederacy.
How the confederate flag differ from the union flag?
The Union Flag was the Stars and Stripes. The Confederate flag was the stars and bars, representing many fewer states.
What did the rebel flag stand for?
The flag referred to as the "Rebel Flag" in the United States is typically the rectangular Confederate flag known officially as the Confederate Navy Jack. The square flags with the same red background and diagonal blue cross with 13 white stars are the Cavalry and Artillery flags of the Confederacy (the Confederate States of America). These flags were NOT official flags of the Confederate States of America but rather battle-related flags. There is a common misconception that these battle flags are called the "stars and bars" because they actually have stars and bars. But the actual "stars and bars" flag is the first of three National Flag of the Confederacy... doesn't look a thing like the battle flags.
What is the difference between a confederate flag and a confederate battle flag?
The official flag of the Confederacy was a blue square in the upper left corner with a variance of 7 to 13 stars in a circle, two thick red stripes top and bottom and an equally thick white stripe in the middle of the two. It is often refereed to as the "stars and bars". The confederate battle flag was the same design as the confederate navy jack as seen in some other variants of the confederate flag, but elongated to form a rectangular shape. the battle flag is the most widely known confederate flag.
What is the confederate battle cross?
This is the battle flag of the Confederate armies. It a blue diagonal cross (St. Andrews cross) with 13 white stars set in the bars. The cross is set on a red field. It was first introduced to eliminate confusion between US flags and Confederate flags. It is also often incorrectly referred to as "The Stars and Bars", which was the name of the Confederate National Flag.
The confederate call their flag the Stars and what?
The Stars & Bars.
