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The winner of the competition was Nicola Marschall's "Stars and Bars" flag. The "Stars and Bars" flag was only selected by the Congress of March 4, 1861, the day of the deadline. The first flag was produced in rush, due to the date having already been selected to host an official flag-raising ceremony, W. P. Miles credited the speedy completion ...
In combinatorics, stars and bars (also called "sticks and stones", [1] "balls and bars", [2] and "dots and dividers" [3]) is a graphical aid for deriving certain combinatorial theorems.
Stars and Bars, 1988 comedy starring Daniel Day-Lewis; Stars and Bars, 1917 silent film comedy directed by Victor Heerman; Stars and bars (combinatorics), a graphical method used to derive the formula for multiset coefficients and other combinatorial theorems; Stars and Bars, a 1984 novel by William Boyd; A song by Scottish group Goodbye Mr ...
The "Stars and Bars" was unpopular among Confederates for its resemblance to the United States flag, which furthermore caused confusion during battle. [8] [9] Criticism of the first national flag led to the rise of the battle flag design, which was incorporated by the "Stainless Banner" and "Blood-Stained Banner". Both of these national designs ...
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 ...
The Georgia General Assembly's proposed flag was based on the First National Flag of the Confederacy, the Stars and Bars, which was less known than the Confederate battle flag, with a symbol based on the state's coat of arms and the words "In God We Trust" placed within the circle of stars. [20]
The Military Order of the Stars and Bars (MOSB) is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization in the United States that is based in Nixa, Missouri. [1] It is a lineage society founded in 1938 for men who are descended from military officers or political leaders in the Confederate States of America (CSA).
Common design elements of flags include shapes such as stars, stripes, and crosses, layout elements such as including a canton (a rectangle with a distinct design, such as another national flag), and the overall shape of a flag, such as the aspect ratio of a rectangular flag (whether the flag is square or rectangle, and how wide it is) or the ...