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	GeorgiaInfo - Carl Vinson Institute of Government
		The result was the square flag sometimes known as the "Southern Cross." The Confederate Battle Flag consisted of a blue saltire reminiscent of the St. Andrew's Cross, on which were situated 13 stars, with the saltire edged in white, all on a red background.
		The proportions for an Infantry Flag are; 48 in.
		In that publication, the UCV's official version of the Confederate Battle Flag shows the central star pointing toward the bottom of the flag, while each of the remaining 12 stars points at a 45° angle toward the upper top of the branch of the saltier on which the star is located.
	www.cviog.uga.edu /Projects/gainfo/battlefl.htm (778 words)

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	Flags Of The Confederacy
		Gibson's instructions specified that the lieutenant sent was to procure "new Confederate flags" that were to be inscribed with battle honors and (as applicable) the "crossed cannon inverted" symbol that indicated the capture of enemy artillery in battle.
		The new flags thus obtained were variants of the 2nd national flag of the Confederate States.
		The flags varied in size but most were between 4 feet and 4.5 feet on the staff by between 6 feet and 7 feet on the fly.
	www.confederateflags.org /national/FOTCsbr.htm (0 words)

	Confederate Flags of the American Civil War
		Consequently, considerable confusion was caused on the battlefield.
		The best-known Confederate flag was the Battle Flag, the familiar "Southern Cross".
		The Confederate government did not adopt this flag but the people did and the lone star flags were adopted in some form in five of the southern States that adopted new flags in 1861.
	americancivilwar.com /south/conflag/southflg.html (0 words)

	Andrew Turner's Confederate Flag History Web Page
		A committee on Flag and Seal was appointed by the Provisional Congress, the chairman of the committee was William P. Miles of South Carolina.
		This second National Confederate Flag was referred to as the "Stainless Banner" because of it's pure white field, and was said to represent the purity of the cause which it represented.
		The flag was blue bordered with red with a white Roman cross near the hoist of the flag.
	www.geocities.com /redneckandrew/confederateflaghistory.html (0 words)

	Confederate Flags (U.S.)
		This flag was popularized by the song, The Bonnie Blue Flag, which called for states rights and was one of the three most popular songs of the civil war in the south.
		Due to it's similarity to the Federal flag, it was one of the factors that led to the death of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson by his own troops.
		In recent years, some organizations have adopted the "Stars and Bars" (one of the Confederate national flags), instead of the familiar battle flag, as their emblem, along with the slogan "Heritage, not Hate," which, for some, is probably a sincere belief, but for others is probably a public-relations cover up.
	flagspot.net /flags/us-csa.html (0 words)

	Confederate Flags - Confederate Battle Flag (Square)
		General Beauregard was determined to remedy the flag problem, he attempted to have the Confederate flag changed but Congressman William Porcher Miles suggested that the army adopt its own distinctive battle flag, and recommended the design he had presented to the Congress as the Confederate Flag on March 4, 1861.
		This flag was issued in different sizes; 48 inches square for the infantry, 36 inches for the artillery, and 30 inches for the cavalry.
		Other flags such as State regimental colors were used by the Confederacy on the battlefield, but the Battle Flag, although it was never officially recognized by the Confederate government, came to represent the Southern "cause" to most people.
	www.anyflag.com /history/conbatsq.htm (0 words)

	Flags of the Confederate States of America - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The battle flag of the Confederacy is square, of various sizes for the different branches of the service: 48 inches square for the infantry, 36 inches for the artillery, and 30 inches for the cavalry.
		That flag was a blue St George's Cross (an upright or Latin cross) on a red field, with 15 white stars (for the 15 slaveholding states) on the cross and, on the red field, palmetto and crescent symbols.
		Other groups such as the Sons of Confederate Veterans have actively protested the use of any Confederate flags by the Ku Klux Klan and other hate groups, stating that the hate groups are blemishing the memory of the ancestors of the SCV.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Confederate_flag (0 words)

	Confederate Flag Articles - Confederate Flag Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Study the numerous flags of the confederate states of America, with news and images posted by a team of sexologists who specialise in the study.
		The confederate battle flag, called the southern cross or the cross of st. in the past, several southern states flew the confederate battle flag along.
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	www.worldofflags.info /confederate-flag.html (0 words)

	NewsHour Extra: Confederate Flag in South Carolina - June 5, 2000
		Confederate flags obviously symbolize the Confederacy -- the coalition of southern states that tried to separate from the U.S. in the 1860s.
		Flag supporters say it was raised that year to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of the Civil War, which ran from 1861 to 1865.
		For example, the Confederate flag is incorporated into the design of the Georgia and Mississippi state flags, and many people think those flags should be redesigned to remove the Confederate symbolism.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/extra/features/jan-june00/flag.html (0 words)

	Confederate Flag Debate and Poll
		Raising the Confederate Flag during the civil rights movement was a slap in the face to those fighting for equal rights.
		Now the flag is a constant reminder of that struggle and the fact that we have not overcome the hatred and divisiveness of that period of our history.
		The flag was raised in 1962 to commemorate the Civil War centennial, not in defiance of the federal government over desegregation, said former state Rep. George E. Campsen Jr.
	www.youdebate.com /DEBATES/confederate_flag.HTM (0 words)

	Georgia State Flag - About the Georgia Flag, its adoption and history with printable graphics
		Sometime in the 1920s, the state flag began appearing with the state seal depicted instead of the shield or the coat of arms as stipulated in 1902.
		For years the design of the flag was challenged and in January, 2001, the Georgia House and Senate voted on a new design intended to recognize the Confederate Battle Flag's historical significance while minimizing its prominence as representative of the state of Georgia.
		The first flag is that of the United States, with its 13 stars, one for each of the colonies, circled on the blue canton.
	www.netstate.com /states/symb/flags/ga_flag.htm (0 words)

	CNN.com - Georgia Legislature endorses new flag - Apr. 26, 2003
		The bill would adopt a new flag design, a modified version of the flag that flew before 1956, which bears a resemblance to the Confederate national flag, or "Stars and Bars." In a referendum in March, voters would choose between the new design and Barnes' flag, which some critics have compared to a place mat.
		But if that flag were defeated, voters would have been asked in a second referendum in July to choose between the flag with the prominent Confederate battle emblem and the pre-1956 flag.
		When he pushed a new flag design through the Legislature in 2001, Barnes, too, drew the ire of Confederate heritage groups, as well as other Georgians who thought the matter ought to be put to a statewide vote.
	www.cnn.com /2003/ALLPOLITICS/04/25/georgia.flag.flap/index.html (0 words)

	Heritage Preservation Association
		In recognition of Confederate military achievement, the Battle Flag was officially made part of the National Flag of the Confederacy on May 1, 1863.
		The flag was pure white with the Battle Flag prominently displayed in the upper left corner.
		The flag of Mississippi was adopted in 1894, long after the federal occupation of the state had ended.
	www.hpa.org /edu/csaflags.htm (0 words)

	Is the Confederate Flag a racist and hateful flag
		For many years, we in the Confederate Movement have been hearing the following,” the Confederate flag is a flag of hate and racism.” The opponents of this flag seem to hit a cord with the public, convincing them that we in this movement are some how racists and should be shund.
		The main stream Klan does not fly the Confederate flag, only one or two Chapters fly the flag; and then they are not in the main stream.
		The Confederate flag was a more egalitarian flag than the Federal flag, in that it had integrated troops within its army.
	www.federationofstates.org /flag.htm (0 words)

	USFlag.org: A website dedicated to the Flag of the United States of America - Confederate Stars and Bars
		Although less well known than the "Confederate Battle Flags",the Stars and Bars was used as the official flag of the Confederacy from March 1861 to May of 1863.
		The best-known Confederate flag, however, was the Battle Flag, the familiar "Southern Cross".
		The third Official Flag of the Confederacy.On March 4th,1865, a short time before the collapse of the Confederacy, a third pattern was adapted; a broad bar of red was placed on the fly end of the white field.
	www.usflag.org /confederate.stars.and.bars.html (0 words)

	Army of Northern Virginia (U.S.)
		One idea was for the flag to be blue with crossed red bars but this was shelved in favor on the more well known flag (although that pattern would show up in 1864 for Gen. John Walker's Texas Division in the Trans-Mississippi).
		Since these colors were popular for ladies dresses (the latter red color of these flags would not be available in silk since that color was for the "ladies of the evening") they were what the later issues of this famous flag were to be.
		This famous square battle flag would see 8 more variant issues before the end of the war: one cotton (for three brigades only including the famous Texas Brigade) and 7 wool bunting issues that varied from one to the other by sizes, star separations and color of the exterior borders.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/us-anv.html (0 words)

	THE CONFEDERATE FLAG (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		For most people, the image of the Confederate Flag conjures up the "blue cross with white stars on a red background" which is more properly known as the Confederate battle flag, but in fact, there were a number of Confederate Flags used during the war, and many regiments and companies had their own unique flags.
		The Citadel Battle Flag - "Big Red" was carried by the men of The Citadel when firing the war's first shots at the Federal ship Star of the West months before the attack on Ft. Sumter and remains her flag today.
		The First National C.S.A. Flag - The Stars and Bars was used as the official flag of the Confederacy from March 1861 to May of 1863.
	www.researchonline.net /gacw/conflag1.htm (0 words)

	Confederate Flag
		While this flag was the original confederate flag, it was the Confederate "Southern Cross" that is typically associated with the confederacy today.
		The best-known of all Confederate flags—the battle flag—is often erroneously confused with the national flag of the Confederacy.
		The battle flag features the cross of St. Andrew (the apostle was martyred by being crucified on an X-shaped cross), and is commonly called the "Southern Cross." A large degree of the Southern population was of Scottish and Scotch-Irish ancestry, and thus familiar with St. Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland.
	www.sonofthesouth.net /leefoundation/Confederate_Flag.htm (0 words)

	Confederate Flags
		These flags were to depict the "arms of the State" and the name of the regiment, but the code gave no indication as to the color to be used on the arms or the flag's background.
		This flag was used for a time by General Maury, Department of the Gulf, at his headquarters in Mobile, AL from around 1863- the capture of the city in late in the war.
		Georgia State Flag: Research on the development of the official Georgia State Flag from its first mention in the official records of the state government to present.
	www.scv674.org /csaflags.htm (0 words)

	John McCain to condemn Confederate flag - Salon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The flag issue became controversial early in the campaign for the GOP nomination as the fight moved to South Carolina after McCain's stunning 19-point New Hampshire victory.
		During the weeks leading up to the South Carolina primary, whenever McCain was asked about the Confederate flag controversy he recited the same namby-pamby cop-out position favored by his chief rival, Texas Gov. George W. Bush, saying that the decision was best left up to the people of South Carolina.
		Bush himself did not take a stand on the flag, though, slyly, his wife, Laura, publicly stated that she does not believe the flag is racist.
	dir.salon.com /politics2000/feature/2000/04/18/mccain/index.html (0 words)

	CNN.com - Mississippi will retain its 107-year-old flag - April 18, 2001
		Mississippi is the last state in the union to feature the Confederate battle flag in its standard, although the flags of Florida and Alabama incorporate the Cross of St. Andrew on which the original flag was based.
		The ballot Tuesday asked voters to choose between the current flag and one that replaced the Confederate emblem with 20 white stars arranged on a field of blue to symbolize Mississippi's rank in admission to the union.
		The flag design rejected Tuesday by the voters was similar to the current flag's layout, except that the Confederate emblem is replaced by a blue field with 19 small white stars encircling one large white star.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/ALLPOLITICS/04/18/mississippi.flag/index.html (0 words)

	BBC News \| AMERICAS \| Mississippi keeps Confederate flag
		The red-and-blue banner was the battle flag of the southern states during the US Civil War, when they fought unsuccessfully for the right to keep slaves.
		Voters had the option of replacing the current flag with a new flag showing concentric circles of 20 stars, representing the fact that Mississippi was the 20th state to join the US.
		The current flag was adopted in 1894, almost 30 years after the defeat of the Confederacy.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/americas/1282784.stm (0 words)

	Confederate Flag (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		We are presenting these pages in an effort to clarify the history and the meaning of the flag, that is associated with the South, and to establish our stand on the matter.
		The flag that is commonly associated, or is mistakenly recognized as the flag of the Confederate Army.
		Our stand therefore is that: the flag should be flown in any of the locations that are under controversy and it is none of the business of the vocal minority as to where it is flown.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Troy/3869/Flag.html (0 words)

	Hate Symbols: Confederate Flag - From A Visual Database of Extremist Symbols, Logos and Tattoos
		Although the flag is seen by some Southerners simply as a symbol of Southern pride, it is often used by racists to represent white domination of African-Americans.
		The flag remains a subject of controversy because some Southern states still fly the flag from public buildings or incorporate it into their state flag’s design.
		The flag is also used by racists as an alternative to the American flag, which they consider to be an emblem of what they describe as the Jewish-controlled government.
	www.adl.org /hate_symbols/racist_confederate_flag.asp (0 words)

	Confederate Flag Picture
		The image at the right is perhaps the most dramatic and historical period picture of the Confederate Flag.
		The illustration is captioned, "Harry Davis Capturing the Battle Flag of the Thirtieth Louisiana Regiment at the Battle of Ezra Church." This is a poignant image, and one symbolic of the growing futility of the Rebel Cause.
		A dying confederate soldier is seen grasping his confederate flag.
	www.sonofthesouth.net /leefoundation/Confederate_Flag_History.htm (0 words)

	CNN.com - Dems battle over Confederate flag - Nov. 2, 2003
		"I still want to be the candidate for guys with Confederate flags in their pickup trucks," the former Vermont governor said in an interview published Saturday in the Des Moines Register.
		It was at least the second time Dean publicly used the Confederate flag to describe Southern voters who often vote for Republicans.
		Dean previously used the flag reference during a February meeting of the Democratic National Committee.
	www.cnn.com /2003/ALLPOLITICS/11/01/elec04.prez.dean.confederate.flag (0 words)

	The Confederate Flag (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Various flags which flew over the Confederacy at one time or another.
		From left to right they are: the Confederate Naval Jack, the First National (or Stars and Bars), the Second National (or Stainless Banner), the Third National and the Bonnie Blue.
		All Confederate loyalists* with a sincere desire to preserve, protect and perpetuate this honored symbol of our Confederate heritage are welcome to join.
	groups.msn.com /TheConfederateFlag (0 words)

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