History of the First Confederate Flag The First Confederate Flag (also known as the Stars and Bars Flag or the First National Flag) was adopted but never officially enacted. For twenty five days the Confederate States of America had no officially approved flag. In their haste to have a flag prepared for the flag raising ceremony on March 4, 1861, Congress neglected to formally enact a flag law.
When this First Confederate Flag was first raised over the capitol building in Montgomery, it contained seven stars, representing the Confederate States. By the third week of May two more stars were added representing Virginia and Arkansas. In July the addition of North Carolina and Tennessee increased the number to eleven and finally the admission of Kentucky and Missouri in December brought the circle of stars to thirteen. During battle the First Confederate Flag was sometimes confused with the Union Stars and Stripes, therefore it was replaced by the 2nd Confederate Flag in 1863.
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