Confederate Battle Flag - Historical Symbol and Design Details #3678752 (License: Personal Use)

This flag, commonly referred to as the Confederate battle flag, was adopted by the Army of Northern Virginia in 1861 and became widely associated with the Confederacy during the American Civil War. Its design consists of a red field overlaid with a blue diagonal cross (saltire) bordered in white, containing 13 white five-pointed stars representing the seceded states. Though never the official national flag of the Confederacy, it remains one of the most recognizable-and controversial-symbols in U.S. history.

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