Confederate flag of georgia. The eve of the civil war 1861 65 georgia did not have an official state flag. The georgia flag removed the stars extending the blue canton to the. After the states secession from the union on january 19 1861 there were several newspaper reports of secession flags consisting of a single star on a solid background.
The 50th anniversary reunion at gettysburg in 1913 was a turning point in obtaining national acceptance of the flag and other confederate symbols. According to the georgia state senate the 1879 flag was created by modifying the first confederate national flag of 1861. The georgia general assemblys proposed flag combined elements of georgias previous flags creating a composition that was inspired by the first national flag of the confederacy the stars and bars rather than the confederate battle flag.
According to the georgia state senate the 1879 flag was created by modifying the first confederate national flag of 1861. The georgia state flag was changed feb. A prior design incorporating the confederate battle flag was in use from 1956.
The state flag of mississippi integrated the battle flag as its canton while the flag of georgia in its various permutations included elements of both the battle flag and the stars and barsbeginning in the latter part of the 20th century many groups in the south. Perdue signed the legislation into law on may 8 2003. The state flag of georgia is very similar to the stars and bars.
Although the bonnie blue flag is the best known example a better documented flag consisted of a single red star on a white field. Unlike her sister confederate states of south carolina mississippi louisiana virginia and north carolina each of which officially adopted a state flag by legislative action georgia appears to have created its 1861 state flag through the administrative directive of the states. State flag to feature the confederate armys battle flag which was located on the flags canton or upper left corner.
13 1956 incorporating a confederate battle emblem into the design as a response to the supreme court rulings on desegregating schools. After the war the confederate battle flag would persist as the most recognizable symbol of the confederate states of america. The state flag of mississippi in use from 1894 to 2020 was the last us.