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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
| Near Monroe Street east of North Bainbridge Street, on the right when traveling east. |
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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 |
| Near Monroe Street east of North Bainbridge Street, on the right when traveling east. |
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The intensity of the war caused the desire for a new national flag that was in no way similar to the U.S. flag. The "Stainless Banner" was adopted by the Confederate Congress on May 1, 1863. The cross of St. Andrew, depicted on the flag, has been . . . — — Map (db m86423) HM |
| Near Monroe Street east of North Bainbridge Street when traveling east. |
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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 |
May. 8, 2024