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Kentucky is a southern state and even though most of Missouri is above the Mason Dixon most Missourians fought for the South. Both Missouri and Kentucky along with West Virginia tried to join the Confederacy but were stopped because the Yankees were watching there state elections. They were standing at the polls intimidating people.
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What state did not join the confederacy but had star on flag?
Kentucky, Missouri, and Maryland all had stars on the Confederate flag but never officially joined.
Why are there 13 stars on the Stars and Bars flag but only 11 Confederate States?
There were l3 original colonies which became US states ( in l776) History and tradition go hand in hand. On the US ( not Confederate) Dollar bill they line up to form a six-pointed or Jewish Star in the Great Seal of the United States. In Philadelphia, l3 is a lucky number. ( l3 original states).
How any confederate states were there?
Depending on how you look at it, either 11 or 13. The discrepancy is because both Missouri and Kentucky were intensely divided on the question (the War Between the States is sometimes described as "brother against brother"; Missouri and Kentucky were two of the places where this was most likely to be literally true). Both states formed governments-in-exile that joined the Confederacy, and both states were officially claimed by both the Confederacy and the Union. The final version of the "Stars and Bars" flag of the Confederacy, and the later national flags the "Stainless Banner" and the "Blood-Stained Banner" had 13 stars. So, for that matter, did the Confederate Naval Jack and the (square) battle flags of several Confederate armies (the "Southern Cross", popularly - and incorrectly - called today the "Confederate Flag").Another state with sharply divided opinions was Virginia, where several counties essentially seceded from Virginia when Virginia seceded from the Union. However, in this case, these counties wound up forming the new state of West Virginia. In Kentucky and Missouri, both the pro- and anti- slavery governments claimed sovereignty over the entire state.
How many states did the Confederacy control during Civil War?
Answer The 11 states which were full-fledged members of the Confederacy were Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. The famous "Stars and Bars" flag of the CSA had 13 stars, because both Missouri and Kentucky had "governments in exile" in Richmond. Some Confederate flags even feature 15 stars, for all Southern states, including Maryland and Delaware. The Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) and the Arizona Territory were also held by Confederate forces at various points in the war.
How many stars in us flag from the beginning?
The first US flag had 13 stars, which represented the original 13 colonies.
What did the stars represent on the Confederate flag?
It had one star for each state including one for Missouri and Kentucky.
What state did not join the confederacy but had star on flag?
Kentucky, Missouri, and Maryland all had stars on the Confederate flag but never officially joined.
Why are there 13 conferderate stars on the flag but only 11 confederate states?
Well if You count the border states as confederate states there are 13 Missouri, Kentucky were border states meaning neither was North or South it was mixed, but the 13 stars represent the first 13 Colonies.
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.
What does confederate flag mean?
The stars on the confederate flag represent the original 13 states that belonged to the Confederate States of America. The first confederate flag had only 7 stars which represented the 7 southern states that were in the confederacy.
Why was it probably advantageous for the confederacy to lose the border states of Maryland Kentucky and Missouri early in the war?
It wasn't. They were very keen to occupy these states. At one point, the regimental tailors were ordered to sew a 12th star into the Stars and Bars, when they temporarily set up a Confederate government in Kentucky.
What two border states had stars representing them on the Confederate flag in the Civil War?
Neither the 13 stars found on the flag represented the 13 Colonies.
What states are southern?
The Southern States are the states that seceded from th Union in 1861 to form the Confederate States of America these are -Virginia -North Carolina -South Carolina -Tennessee -Georgia -Alabama -Louisiana -Texas -Mississppi Arkansas -Florida Other states that are sometimes considered Southern are -Kentucky -West Virginia ** -Missouri -Oklahoma Kentucky and MIssouri were considered part of the Confederacy by th South and had seats in the Confederate Congress and had stars on the confederate flag. That's why the flag has 13 stars although only 11 states officially left the union. ** interesting to note that the Panhandle of West Virginia is further north than the southern border of Pennsylvania. The city of Weirton WV is actually further north than Pittsburgh, PA.
Why does the Confederate battle flag have thirteen stars?
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!
Who was involved in the south secedes?
Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia actually seceded. The Confederate Flag also included stars for Missouri and Kentucky even though they never seceded.
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 any confederate states were there?
Depending on how you look at it, either 11 or 13. The discrepancy is because both Missouri and Kentucky were intensely divided on the question (the War Between the States is sometimes described as "brother against brother"; Missouri and Kentucky were two of the places where this was most likely to be literally true). Both states formed governments-in-exile that joined the Confederacy, and both states were officially claimed by both the Confederacy and the Union. The final version of the "Stars and Bars" flag of the Confederacy, and the later national flags the "Stainless Banner" and the "Blood-Stained Banner" had 13 stars. So, for that matter, did the Confederate Naval Jack and the (square) battle flags of several Confederate armies (the "Southern Cross", popularly - and incorrectly - called today the "Confederate Flag").Another state with sharply divided opinions was Virginia, where several counties essentially seceded from Virginia when Virginia seceded from the Union. However, in this case, these counties wound up forming the new state of West Virginia. In Kentucky and Missouri, both the pro- and anti- slavery governments claimed sovereignty over the entire state.
