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The Battle Flag of the Confederacy was originally designed to alleviate
the confusion the “Stars and Bars”(bearing strong resemblance to the
Stars and Stripes) had caused on the battlefield. To remedy this,
General Beauregard used the design of Colonel William Porcher Miles for
his forces. The flag features a Cross of St Andrew and 13 stars
representing the 13 states to have seceded and joined the Confederacy,
though Kentucky and Missouri were officially neutral. The emblem
proved so popular it soon became a part of the Confederacy’s national
flag, and would be used until its fall. Known as the “Southern
Cross”, it remains a powerful symbol of the South, and is generally
considered the main emblem of the Confederacy. This is the original
version, a square instead of a rectangle, and was used by Artillery and
various other units.
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