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  1. Flags of the Confederate States of America - Wikipedia

    • The flags of the Confederate States of America have a history of three successive designs during the American Civil War. The flags were known as the "Stars and Bars", used from 1861 to 1863; the "Stainless Banner", used from 1863 to 1865; and the "Blood-Stained Banner", used in 1865 shortly before the Confederacy's dissolution. A rejected national fla… See more

    First flag: the "Stars and Bars" (1861–1863)

    The Confederacy's first official national flag, often called the Stars and Bars, flew from March 4, 1861, to May 1, 1863. It was designed by Prussian-American artist Nicola Marschall in Marion, Alabama, and is said to resemble the … See more

    Second flag: the "Stainless Banner" (1863–1865)

    Many different designs were proposed during the solicitation for a second Confederate national flag, nearly all based on the Battle Flag. By 1863, it had become well-known and popular among those living in the Conf… See more

    Third flag: the "Blood-Stained Banner" (1865)

    Rogers lobbied successfully to have this alteration introduced in the Confederate Senate. Rogers defended his redesign as symbolizing the primary origins of the people of the Confederacy, with the saltire of the … See more

     
  1. flag of the Confederate States of America; Blood Stained Banner The third Confederate national flag was adopted on March 4, 1865, and was called the Blood Stained Banner. A red bar was added so that the flag would not be mistaken for a flag of truce, as was the flag of 1863.
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    This flag was flown until March 1865. The third flag of the Confederacy was known as the “blood stained banner” and it was made because the Confederates believed that the previous flag needed a change because the all-white nature of the previous flag could be mistaken as a sign of truce.
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    The “ Blood-Stained Banner” flag was the final design of the Confederacy, and it was adopted only a few months before the end of the Civil War. This flag had a red field with a diagonal cross in blue with stars in the canton, and a red vertical bar on the end of flag.
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    Third Confederate National Flag This image shows the third Confederate national flag, designed by William T. Thompson and approved on March 4, 1865. It incorporates the Confederate battle flag in the canton and differs from the second natioanl flag only by the red vertical stripe. It was popularly known as the blood-stained banner.
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    In the rare instance where it was used on the battlefield, it looked too much like a flag of truce, so on March 4, 1865, a vertical red strip along the fly edge was added, making it the “Blood-Stained Banner.”
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  4. Confederate battle flag: What it is and what it isn’t | CNN

    Jun 24, 2015 · So, in the third incarnation of the Confederate flag, a red vertical stripe was added on the far end. This flag was called the “Blood-Stained Banner.” Shortly after that the South surrendered.

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  6. The Lesser-Known History of the Confederate Flag

    Jun 23, 2015 · Inspired by Miles’s now-popular battle flag, they settled on what they called the “Stainless Banner”—made up of a smaller battle flag “on a pure white field.”

  7. Confederate Battle Flag - Encyclopedia Virginia

    Aug 26, 2024 · The Confederate Congress adopts the Third National Flag, or "Blood-Stained Banner," which incorporates a single red bar on the fly edge of the previous flag.

  8. What you should know about the Confederate flag’s evolution

  9. What is the Confederate Flag? - WorldAtlas

    Mar 1, 2018 · The third flag, known as the "Blood-Stained Banner," was adopted March 4, 1865. It added a red vertical stripe to the flag to decrease the chances of the large white field of the flag mistaken for a truce flag.

  10. History of the Confederate Flag - Ultimate Flags Blog

    The “Blood-Stained Banner” flag was the final design of the Confederacy, and it was adopted only a few months before the end of the Civil War. This flag had a red field with a diagonal cross in blue with stars in the canton, and a red …