Common complaint: “Why do you use the Army of Northern Virginia Battle flag or Army of Tennessee's Battle flag on Confederate graves and events? That’s not even their flag!”

 

It is a common argument we are met with quite often, and it’s time to shed some light on it! 

 

The commonly seen Confederate battle flag we all know was used by the Army of Tennessee and Northern Virginia. Although those were not the only groups that used the flag in the war. The flag was used in the Confederate armies and was flown above hundreds of Confederate companies from every Southern state in the mid to later portions of the war. It was always similar to the original form, commonly seen with a large blue and white X with red or orange triangle fields. Some regiments had variations to the star's shapes and colors of the flag and battle notations, but the St. Andrew’s Cross and triangle fields always remained a similar pattern. The Confederate battle flag is a symbol for all Confederate Veterans. An, when used in grave decoration, is meaningful to family members whose ancestors fought in the war for the Confederate army.

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Below, you will see examples of many different battle flags from Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, Missouri, Georgia, Texas, and Mississippi battle flags.

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