What did the southern rebel flag look like?
The Confederate States of America used several flags during its existence from 1861 to 1865. Since the end of the American Civil War, personal and official use of Confederate flags, and of flags derived from these, has continued under some controversy. The state flags of Mississippi and Georgia draw heavily upon Confederate flag designs. (Georgia: from 1879 – 1956, in at least four different versions, drawing from The First National or ‘stars and bars’. From 1956 – 2001 drawing from The Battle Flag, And from 2003 – present, drawing from The First National again.) And those of Arkansas, Alabama, Florida, and North Carolina arguably incorporate certain elements from these designs. The first official flag of the Confederacy, called the “Stars and Bars,” was flown from March 5, 1861 to May 26, 1863. The very first national flag of the Confederacy was designed by Prussian artist Nicola Marschall in Marion, Alabama.[1] The Stars and Bars flag was adopted March 4, 1861 in Montgomery, Alabama
