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Originally posted by Tom Earp (in part)
The Stars and Bars was the Battle Flag of the Confederacy . . . .
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Actually,no Tom, although a common mistake.
The Stars and Bars was the first national flag of the Confederacy, but as noted was hard to distinguish from the US flag on the battlefield. The so-called
Battle Flag was the flag of the Army of Northern Virginia. Its design was incorporated into the
second national flag (the "Stainless Banner, which looked too much like a flag of surrender when there was no wind), and the
third national flag.
The commonly-seen Confederate flag that was (and is) used by the KKK, and is sometimes called the "battle flag," is actually the
second naval jack of the Confederate navy.
Just trying to keep things historically accurate.
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