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Related Historical Markers
There are four of these plaques located in the four corners of the Confederate monument.
By Sandra Hughes, October 11, 2013
First National Confederate Flag Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
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The "Stars and Bars," designed by Nicola Marshall of Marion, Alabama, was adopted by the flag selection committee of the Provisional Confederate Congress at Montgomery and raised over the capitol building on March 4, 1861. Its similarity to the . . . — — Map (db m69314) HM |
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Upon an outpouring of complaints that the 2nd national flag was too similar to a flag of truce, a red bar was added by act of Confederate Congress on March 4, 1865. Very few of these flags ever flew, however, as the war ended shortly thereafter. . . . — — Map (db m69326) HM |
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The Confederate Congress never issued any regulations specifying which type flag should be carried by regiments in the field. Early in the war, flags were made at home for presentation to individual companies. At first, national flags replaced . . . — — Map (db m86056) HM |
Apr. 24, 2024
