The Confederate Battle Flag is known as the "Southern Cross." As related above, it is true in literal historical sense that the term "Stars and Bars" properly applies only to the first Confederate ...

and spectacle and the flag and other Confederate symbols became less frequently seen. To many, it might have appeared as if finally the Southern cross would leave the public sphere and fly only in ...

"You mostly see it now in the backwoods areas in Southern states or on Confederate memorials ... to greatly reduce the rebel cross' presence on the state flag in 2001, changing the state banner ...

the Confederate flag predictably makes appearances at white supremacist gatherings. But how did the battle flag, also known as the Southern Cross, come to represent the Confederacy in the first place?

The Mississippi flag incorporates the famous "Southern Cross" of the Confederate battle flag in a manner very similar to the second and third flags of the CSA. The current Georgian flag ...

The official flags of Florida and some other Southern states include versions of the St. Andrew's cross. Florida Gov. William Bloxham, a Confederate veteran, successfully urged the Legislature to ...

There were no flags flown at his funeral, Confederate or otherwise. In their declarations of secession from the Union, some Southern states expressly mentioned slavery as a reason for their departure.

After the first Battle of Manassas, therefore, Confederate forces in the field adopted what was known as the battle flag or the “Southern Cross.” This consisted of a square field of red ...

The initial lawsuit was filed after James Bible of Sons of the Southern Cross was told the group could not fly the Confederate battle flag during the parade. The complaint states this was a violation ...

Editor's note: The Confederate battle flag featuring a starred blue saltire on a red background (sometimes called the rebel flag or the Southern Cross) is specifically the battle flag for ...

For 39 years, the Confederate ... South Carolina state flag, which features a white crescent moon and palmetto tree against a field of indigo. But in at least five other Southern states, symbols ...