Old georgia state flag. A short history of the georgia state flag. The old georgia state flag was replaced with a new flag in 2001. Perry a state senator and a former confederate major introduced legislation to give georgia militia units an official state flag.
Perry and was adopted to memorialize confederate soldiers during the american civil war. Georgia 1700s 1799 historic flag old state flag brass grommots 3x5 ft. Before 1879 the state lacked an official state flag though an 1861 law during the american civil war required that militia units deployed outside the state be provided with regimental flags including the state coat of arms and the name of the regiment.
Perry was a former colonel in the confederate army during the war and he presumably based the design on the first national flag of the confederacy commonly known as the stars and bars. Anley fly breeze 3x5 foot old georgia state polyester flag vivid color and uv fade resistant canvas header and double stitched georgia 1956 2001 flags with brass grommets 3 x 5 ft. It was highly unpopular and the modern flag replaced it in 2003.
The new banner was based on the first national flag of the confederacy the stars and bars. The 2001 design had a solid blue field that displayed the states seal in the center above a line of historical flags. By ajc staff.
Historical us state flag georgia confederates used the confederate battle flag for combat. In 1861 georgia lawmakers called on the governor to supply a flag with the state coat of arms to every georgia military unit serving outside the state. In 1879 heman h.