The Confederate battle flag, the flag most commonly associated with the Confederacy, was not the official national flag of the Confederate States of America. Skip Navigation.

The First National flag of the Confederate States of America flies over the state Capitol in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, May 10, 2000, to commemorate Confederate Memorial Day.

The National Park Service is removing Confederate flag sales items from national park bookstores and gift shops. ... The first version of this post was published June 24 at 11:50 a.m.

The first Confederate national flag bore 7 stars representing the first seven states to secede from the U.S. and band together as the Confederate States of America: South Carolina, ...

In 1861, the National Flag Committee of the Confederate States of America wrote its official guidelines for flag design: ... the same number of stars in the first U.S. national flag.

Haley, a rising Republican star, is correct to lower the Confederate flag. It has reflected Democratic racial oppression since it was stitched together in 1861, and has been hoisted by Democrats ...

The flag flying in front of the South Carolina Statehouse, that a majority of state lawmakers voted to remove on Monday, is not the Confederate National Flag. It is the Confederate Battle Flag.

The first official flag of the Confederacy was adopted in March 1861, according to the Los Angeles Times. ... that second national flag that the Confederate Congress approved in 1863.

Parker said the first Confederate national flag was initially chosen by the park because it was displayed on the Texas state seal. The battle flag, whose popularity surged during the mid-20th ...

A Virginia school district is now the first in the country to restore school names honoring Confederate leaders after they were removed in the racial reckoning of 2020. While some say the change ...

Eventually, the CSA army and navy forces adopted the "Dixie" design as a battle flag, first introduced by the Army of North Virginia under General Robert E. Lee, after having been previously ...