Robert E. Lee's HQ Flag Pic.....

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Tue Feb 10, 2015 7:19 pm

I read that his wife made it for him....Do any of you know the story behind the shape the stars are in?

bdhold · Post by **bdhold** » Tue Feb 10, 2015 7:23 pm

The Ark of the Covenant

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Tue Feb 10, 2015 7:40 pm

bulldog1935 wrote:The Ark of the Covenant

Thanks!

M. M. Wright · Post by **M. M. Wright** » Wed Feb 11, 2015 8:56 am

The top 11 stars in the arc are for the original 11 states who seceded. The other 2 are for the others who they thought were about to secede or actually did it later. Why the arc, I don't know. Early Confederate flags had the 11 in a circle.

This is the Confederate flag, not the battle flag on top of the General Lee.

Rube Burrows · Post by **Rube Burrows** » Wed Feb 11, 2015 7:25 pm

M. M. Wright wrote:The top 11 stars in the arc are for the original 11 states who seceded. The other 2 are for the others who they thought were about to secede or actually did it later. Why the arc, I don't know. Early Confederate flags had the 11 in a circle.

This is the Confederate flag, not the battle flag on top of the General Lee.

What do you mean this is "the" Confederate flag? This was never a National Flag of the Confederacy. Just a flag he flew at his headquarters.

M. M. Wright · Post by **M. M. Wright** » Thu Feb 12, 2015 10:05 am

Rube,

Take a look a Wiki... You will see that this was the 1st Confederate flag known as "The Stars and Bars". There were a couple of other designs later but I don't think a great many were made. Saved their money for guns and ammo.

rock-steady · Post by **rock-steady** » Thu Feb 12, 2015 1:14 pm

I'm partial to the 3rd National Confederate flag, myself. The only way to change it would be to reconvene the Confederate Congress and have them vote on it. Long shall she wave over Dixie Land.

vancelw · Post by **vancelw** » Thu Feb 12, 2015 1:48 pm

The First National Flag of the Confederacy (aka Stars and Bars) will have anywhere from 7 to 13 stars, usually in a circle.
I'm not familiar with this particular flag and will have to read up on it for my own curiosity's sake,

They didn't have telephones or internet. Telegraphs were intermittent. Print news was very slow and delayed. It was impossible for every one in the Confederacy to be on the same page and have the exact same flag, which was made by hand.
Lots of personal variations...

http://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/med ... 50mets.xml

Rube Burrows · Post by **Rube Burrows** » Thu Feb 12, 2015 2:33 pm

M. M. Wright wrote:Rube,

Take a look a Wiki... You will see that this was the 1st Confederate flag known as "The Stars and Bars". There were a couple of other designs later but I don't think a great many were made. Saved their money for guns and ammo.

This is not the stars and bars. This was neither of the three national flags.

Its similar to the first national flag but this is not it.

As a history "buff" I happen to really do a lot of research on the Civil War. I am also a member of the SCV. I had many of my family serve the Confederacy and this just happens to be something that I am very interested in.

Not trying to nit pick or anything. Just a simple correction on the First National Flag of the Confederacy (Stars and Bars)

For a visual reference

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flags_of_t ... of_America

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