State of georgia confederate flag. 13 1956 incorporating a confederate battle emblem into the design as a response to the supreme court rulings on desegregating schools. 1913 a local dar chapter after discovering arkansas had no official state flag held a contest to design the flag in 1912. It came down in 2001 in favor of a compromise flag that made the confederate imagery much smaller.
Photos on this page courtesy of the georgia capitol museum office of secretary of state. The flag bears three stripes consisting of red white red featuring a blue canton containing a ring of 13 white stars encompassing the states coat of arms in gold. In 1956 georgia adopted a flag that prominently incorporated the battle emblem.
The eve of the civil war 1861 65 georgia did not have an official state flag. The current flag of the state of georgia was adopted on may 8 2003. State flag to feature the confederate armys battle flag which was located on the flags canton or upper left corner.
Perry introduced legislation giving georgia its first official state flag. The georgia state flag was changed feb. Although the bonnie blue flag is the best known example a better documented flag consisted of a single red star on a white field.
1895 alabama adopted their state flag which is a red st. The three stars below the name represent france spain and 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.
Roy barnes right and cecil alexander left the designer of the new georgia state flag pose with the banner in the governors office at the capitol wednesday jan. A confederate influence can be seen in the 1879 flag which may have come from perrys. In the coat of arms the arch symbolizes the states constitution while the pillars represent the three branches of government.
Andrews cross which was also used as a reference for the confederate battle flag on a field of white in 1895. The compromise flag which is still georgias current state flag is literally the stars and bars confederate flag but with a small yellow insignia added in the center of the circle.