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The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That the flag of the Confederate States shall be as follows: The width two-thirds of its length, with the union (now used as the battle flag) to be in width three-fifths of the width of the flag, and so proportioned as to leave the length of the field on the side of the union twice the ...
From 1975 to 1998, a version of the Confederate battle flag appeared in the coat of arms and flag of Americana, São Paulo, a city in Brazil settled by Confederate expatriates. [183] In June 2022, at the Uruguayan city of Pocitos, an individual put both the Confederate battle flag and the South African Apartheid flag at their apartment's balcony.
The Confederate flag, or Confederate battle flag, has been flown in Oklahoma by various groups. The first iterations of the flag were used in 1861 by the Confederate States of America during the ...
The Van Dorn battle flag was a Confederate battle flag with a red field depicting a white crescent moon in the canton and thirteen white stars; and trimmed with gold cord. In February, 1862, Confederate general Earl Van Dorn ordered that all units under his command use this flag as their regimental colors . [ 1 ]
This article is a list of national symbols of the Confederate States of America enacted through legislation.Upon its independence (adoption of the Constitution for the Provisional Government of the Confederate States) on February 8, 1861, [1] and subsequent foundation of the permanent government on February 22, 1862, [2] the Confederate States Congress adopted national symbols distinct from ...
A growing backlash in Southern states against flying the Confederate battle flag spread to the U.S. Congress on Thursday when Democratic lawmakers aimed to remove the banner from parts of the ...
'I am well aware of how many Americans negatively view the Confederate flag, and, personally, I am very sympathetic to these views.' US Capitol replacing flag display over Confederate imagery Skip ...
The Cross of Honor is in the form of a cross pattée suspended from a metal bar with space for engraving. It has no cloth ribbon. The obverse displays the Confederate battle flag placed on the center thereof surrounded by a wreath, with the inscription UNITED DAUGHTERS [of the] CONFEDERACY TO THE U. C. V. (the UCV is the United Confederate Veterans) on the four arms of the cross.