Battle Flag Of Alabama

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Battle flag of alabama. Feb 2 2016 flags of the confederacy. The flag shown at the top of the article and listed as the first flag in incorrect the first confederate national flag only had 7 stars in a circle representing the 7 states that seceded from the union alabama florida georgia louisiana mississippi south carolina and texas it flew from 4 mar 1861 21 may 1861. It is not known if the other three brigades barton s georgia brigade tracy s alabama brigade or reynold s tennessee brigade had similar flags. D chattahoochee guards most of the civil war period flags in the department s collection have been photographed as a part of the documentation process.

State flag to feature the confederate army s battle flag which was located on the flag s canton or upper left corner. Many battle flags were square and the. However it is worth noting that the 31st alabama infantry then in tracy s brigade lost a confederate 1st national flag having a white latin cross in its canton at the battle of baker. War department where it was catalogued and marked with capture number 72.

This is the representing the cross on which st. During the civil war 1861 65 an unofficial flag of blue with a yellow or white star represented the separation of alabama from the union. The flag is patterned after the battle flag of the confederate army of northern virginia in which a large number of alabama troops served as well as one of its post war governors william oates a veteran of gettysburg where his regiment fought against the famous 20th maine led by col. Its obverse side showed the state seal flanked by a woman holding the unofficial flag while its reverse side featured a.

Those flags which have been photographed are followed by pn numbers. State flag consisting of a white field with a red saltire diagonal cross. The state flag of georgia is very similar to the stars and bars. Photographs of flags may be requested through the department s archival reference.

While the ladies of montgomery sewed and presented the flag much of it was painted by francis corra a painter of military and decorative banners in read more. Andrew s cross as described in its legislation. Alabama alabama secession convention flag this flag was presented to the alabama secession convention on january 11 1861 in the house chamber of the state capitol in montgomery alabama. See more ideas about confederate battle flag battle flag confederate.

Another blue flag flew over the state capitol. Alabama s flag is officially a st. The flag of the 10 th alabama infantry was captured at the battle of new market crossroads frayser s farm willis church etc on june 30 1862.