Confederate Flags
The First Official Flag of the ConfederacyThe first official flag of the Confederacy was also known as the Stars and Bars flag. This flag was not as popular as the Battle Flag of the Confederacy. It was first used as the official Confederate flag in March of 1861. However, they later changed it in May of 1863 because it caused confusion due to the similar patterns of the Stars and Stripes flag of the Union.
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The second Official Flag of the ConfederacyIn spring of 1863, the Confederate Congress decided that there was going to be a new flag called the Stainless Banner. This new flag had a replica of the battle flag in the top left corner and the rest was white. Although they have created different flags to stop the confusion, they still had to change this one also. When the second official flag wasn't completely unfurled, the white part of the flag made it seem as if they were asking for a truce or surrendering.
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Confederate Navy Jack
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The Confederate Navy Jack flag has been used since 1863 up until now. Although this flag has never been officially the Confederate flag, it is normally recognized to symbolize the South. It was mostly used on ships instead of representing the country.
Union Flags
During the Civil War, the Union did not add or lose any stars or stripes on their flag even though there were many states being added. However, people that lived in the North did make some "unofficial changes/flags". The Union chose not to change their flags because they did not validate the secession of the southern states. Most "unofficial" flags during the war would have 23-25 stars on them. However, on July 4, 1961 there was a new official flag consisting of 34 stars. Throughout the war, the Union flag didn't change much. The flag only changed until almost the end of the war and only added stars as the new states joined.