Is your state flag a confederate flag?

[Oso1G]

Considering this variant of the CSA flag is nothing more than a altered Saint Andrew flag, who cares ? Let them fly it all they want.

[Henriohlay]

TENNESSEE?!?!??!?!



[thelastamericandude]

what song is this?

[rabuliz]

The Bonnie Blue flag was the national flag of the short lived Republic of West Florida. Pensacola was the capitol. If membery serves the nation lasted all of about six months.

[rabuliz]

You forgot Florida too.

[redskins1111]

you forgot the Maryland flag, the red and white in it were the session colors

[Luigi84289]

@redskins1111 Maryland has the best State Song.

[TANNERGRN]

GEORGIA 4TW

[StoneCold75]

Florida was left out..gorgeous flag

[jamrock391]

how bout florida

[TheVisionofComics]

dont forget the flag of Florida

[coldh2ocarp]

Texas and Missouri. Most know about the Lone Star Flag. The Missouri flag, well take a look at the Missouri State Guard flag and The 1st National and is EASY to see

[HardyRoundtree]

Texas and South Carolina still have the same flag they carried in the War for Southern Independence.

Oklahoma's flag is inspired by the Confederate Choctaw flag that is in the Oklahoma History Center.

[TropicalConfederate]

Where is Florida? It has the saltire like Alabama.

[robh64]

@TropicalConfederate and look at arkansas, a battle flag cut in two and joined

[18georgiaboy]

georgia and mississippi are the best looking flags in the union

[EdwardRommel]

@18georgiaboy

It seems pretty clear that Georgia added in the "Stars and Bars" in 1956 in defiance of the desegration going on in the South at the time.

The Stars and Bars in a state flag is pretty inflammatory in today's PC world...that's why Georgia changed their flag...the sophisiticated folks in Atlanta didn't like the connotation of the "Stars and Bars"...

[803honda]

@EdwardRommel The "sophisticated folks in Atlanta" are clueless. The "stars and bars" is what you call their current flag. Georgia has always had a Confederate flag and they still do.

[robh64]

@EdwardRommel the battle flag in georgias flad isnt the stars and bars, thats the first national and looke like georgisa flag today. the x pattern conferate flag is officially known as the battle flag, not stars and bars

[ke4bss]

The state flag of Kentucky is a variation of the Virginia state flag which a variation of the Bonnie Blue Flag. Also Texas state flag was a variation of the Bonnie Blue and Confederate First National.

[LSskimandsk8]

You forgot the Texas flag, it was actually used as a flag of secession all across the south. And the Texas flag used to be the Bonnie Blue.

[803honda]

@LSskimandsk8 I was not aware of that. thanks

[Luigi84289]

@LSskimandsk8 no it didn't The current Texas flag was created in 1839. It's a southern flag but is not a secession flag.

[LSskimandsk8]

@Luigi84289 The current Texas flag was used as a form of secession from Mexico, along with the Bonnie Blue which served as the first flag of the Republic of Texas from 1835-39. In the Civil War, the bonnie blue flag was used by the confederacy as a flag of independence.

[Luigi84289]

@LSskimandsk8 We had the burnet flag but that was a gold star. I have one of those somewhere around here. We had already fought the revolution at the time and had a government. There were a few incidents before we joined the US but we maintained control. I guess it could be looked at as a secession flag since Mexico wouldn't recognize our independence at the time.

[Luigi84289]

@LSskimandsk8 Though I would consider the bloody arm, the come and take it flag and the burnet to be better secession flags.

[Luigi84289]

@LSskimandsk8 No wait Republic of West Florida first used the Bonnie Blue that was I wanna say around 20 years before my state seceded.

[LSskimandsk8]

@Luigi84289 Many Texas regiments in the Civil War carried the Bonnie Blue.

[Southernjuggalo63]

@LSskimandsk8 sorry but the bonnie blue flag was only raised over jackson mississippi capital lol

[LSskimandsk8]

@Southernjuggalo63 The bonnie blue was also flown by regiments at fort sumpter. The Bonnie blue saw manny battles in the war.

[Southernjuggalo63]

@LSskimandsk8 cause i thought that texas used its republic of texas flag

[LSskimandsk8]

@Southernjuggalo63 The State of Texas uses the last flag of the Republic of Texas. But the bonnie blue was once a flag of the Republic of Texas, before the burnet flag was used.

[Southernjuggalo63]

@LSskimandsk8 oh ok i was told the only state to raise as state flag was jackson mississippi

[Southernjuggalo63]

@LSskimandsk8 well if your state leaves united states brother im on my way lol

[Luigi84289]

@LSskimandsk8 Texas has the oldest flag. The bonnie blue came from ours. It hasn't been changed since 1839.

[Eagle027]

@Luigi84289 There were many different state flags before Texas even became a Republic.

[Luigi84289]

@Eagle027 I meant oldest flag in continuous use.

[Luigi84289]

@LSskimandsk8 Naw bro the Bonnie Blue was taken from the Texas flag. The Texas flag has been the same since 1836. It's one of the oldest state flags.

[Ty032392]

@Luigi84289 Correction. The Texas flag was taken from the Bonnie Blue for the Republic of West Florida which was founded in 1810 but was taken by General Andrew Jackson about two years later. Because it was in existence for about two years it is not common knowledge versus Texas due to their rebellion.

[Luigi84289]

I always found it funny how st andrew gets so much flak but nobody cares about the stars and bars or any of the other variations.

[RedShirtArmy]

Interesting stuff. I didn't know the VA flag was a secession flag, for instance.

[MSfeller]

It had a very, very similar design, which could be taken as just about the same, with just a few color variations and drawing style. The flag was also blue, the motto was on the same position. Virginians also flew several designs that were taken after that flag, again with just a few color variations and paterns, but same seal and motto.

[robh64]

@RedShirtArmy it is different now, the yanks exoposed the breast on the flag. it wasnt during the war

[InHonourCSA]

Good vid! Thanks for putting NC in this one. The Blue field in the current NC flag is in memory of Bonnie Blue. We shall never forget what our ancestors endured trying to stand against a bloated, centralised and over reaching federal government. That government devastated the Southorn economy with huge tariffs and taxes against the goods grown in the South.