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Civil War Podcast, Episode 60

CONFEDERATE FLAGS

In which we take a quick look at the story behind the famous Confederate battle flag, as well as the history behind the Confederacy’s three national flags.


The Confederacy’s first national flag, the so-called “Stars and Bars” (March, 1861-April, 1863)







South Carolina Secession Flag







St. Andrews Cross Flag (Scotland)









Confederate Battle Flag, also known as the “Southern Cross” (November, 1861)







The Confederacy’s second national flag, the so-called “Stainless Banner” (May, 1863-February, 1865)







The Confederacy’s third national flag (March-April, 1865)

The Stars and Bars flying over a battered Fort Sumter in April, 1861.


Battle flag of the 18th North Carolina.



Our book recommendation for this episode is The New York Times’ Disunion: Modern Historians Revisit and Reconsider the Civil War from Lincoln’s Election to the Emancipation Proclamation, edited by Ted Widmer.

“In Disunion, some of the country’s finest historians take us through the first two years of the Civil War.  Their lively, readable essays offer striking insights into both Americans’ immediate experiences and the vast social changes unleashed by the conflict.” ~ Eric Foner


Listen to Episode 60: ConfederateFlags


Civil War Podcast, Episode 25

First national flag of the C.S.A. with seven stars,
March-May 1861


In which we discuss the birth of the Confederate States of America in Montgomery, Alabama in February 1861.


Our book recommendation for this episode is Look Away! A History of the Confederate States of America by William C. Davis.

“Behind the masks of the Confederate armies was a government and a home front far removed from the ‘moonlight and magnolia’ traditions too often presented. Davis has produced a pathbreaking work in every sense. Concentrating on political, social, and economic subjects, this book is so revealing that it will surely become a basic reference work in Civil War history.”  ~ James I. Robertson, Jr, author of Stonewall Jackson: The Man, the Soldier, the Legend


Listen to Episode 25: ConfederateStatesAmerica