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In reply to the discussion: Confederate Flag Guy Is In Custody [View all]sarisataka
(18,480 posts)23. Just to be a historical PITA
It is not the blood stained banner either. That was the last flag of the Confederacy which was the same as the stainless banner but with a vertical red stripe added at the edge of the white field so it would not be mistaken for a flag of surrender in battle.
The flag in the picture was rejected as the flag of the Confederacy but used as the battle flag of the Army of Northern Virginia. Variants were used by other units and it was used in the canton of the final two flags of the Confederacy.
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