The number of stars on Confederate flags sometimes varies why is that?
You will find Confederate flags with as few as seven and as many as thirteen starts representing the seceded states. Only seven states had seceded by the formation of the Confederacy in February 1861. By the end of 1861, there were 11 Confederate states and the states of Missouri and Kentucky. Unlike their 11 counterparts, Missouri and Kentucky did not secede completely, as the sitting legislatures voted against secession. The secessionist minorities in both states then held their own conventions, voted to secede, and gained admission to the Confederacy. Both states, however, were under Union control for most of the war. Thus the flags featuring 13 stars are counting Missouri and Kentucky debated border states.
