Army of Northern Virginia Battle Flag by StephenBarlow on DeviantArt
Army Of Northern Virginia Battle Flag. Web the first 120 silk battle flags were issued in november, 1861. It is likely that most of these battle flags were square, and possibly with a fringe around the edge.
Army of Northern Virginia Battle Flag by StephenBarlow on DeviantArt
By the spring of 1862, the battle flag of the confederate army of the potomac was neither widely distributed to the forces in virginia nor was it the only battle flag in use. Web the army of northern virginia flag, also known as the battle ffag of the army of northern virginia, was created in september 1861 in virginia. Only the arrival of soldiers under a. This flag was presented to general van dorn by miss constance cary while he was a division commander in the army of northern virginia. They had 12 gold painted stars on blue bars edged with white on fields of pink or rose. The exterior borders of the flags were yellow. Web this rectangular version of the confederate battle flag is the one most widely recognized around the world. Web army of northern virginia battle flag cotton issue, 1862 by devereaux d. Web the battle flag of the army of northern virginia, often simply the battle flag, infrequently the southern cross, or (incorrectly) the confederate flag, was a flag flown by the forces of (who else?) the confederate states of america's army of northern virginia during the american civil war, and later used to represent all of the confederate. The familiar southern cross consists of the blue saint andrew's cross on a red square and contains thirteen stars representing the eleven states in the confederacy plus kentucky and missouri.
This flag is displayed across the south as a. This flag was presented to general van dorn by miss constance cary while he was a division commander in the army of northern virginia. Web personal battle flag of major general earl van dorn. The flag bears the regiments identity (42 va) in the center and its. Web the confederate states of america went through three different flags during the civil war, but the battle flag wasn’t one of them. Web the army of northern virginia (anv) battle flag was flown by every regiment under the command of general robert e. Although van dorn had this flag with him at pea ridge, it was not flown or used at the battle of pea ridge. Web at the battle of antietam on september 17, 1862, the army of northern virginia did fight off union attacks, but barely. Instead, the flag that most people associate with the. Web the flag of the 42nd infantry regiment follows the confederate battle flag design. Web as the army of northern virginia became an important national symbol, so did the battle flag.