Confederate Battle Flag: History, Symbolism, and Historical Context #204685 (License: Personal Use)

This image shows the Confederate battle flag, officially known as the Battle Flag of the Army of Northern Virginia, adopted in 1861. It consists of a red field with a blue diagonal cross (saltire) bordered in white and bearing 13 white five-pointed stars representing the seceded states. Though never the official national flag of the Confederacy, it became the most recognizable symbol associated with the Southern cause during the Civil War.

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