Confederate Battle Flag - Historical Symbol and Design Details #1279207 (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 crimson-red field overlaid with a navy-blue saltire (diagonal cross) containing 13 five-pointed white stars, symbolizing the seceded states plus those bordering slave-holding states that never formally joined the Confederacy. The flag became widely recognized during the American Civil War and remains a controversial historical symbol today.

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