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SECOND CONFEDERATE FLAG FACTS

The second version of the Confederate flag was adopted on May 1, 1863.

The flag of the Confederacy chenged after the Battle of Bull Run.  It was difficult to distinguish the stars and bars from the stars and stripes during battle because of the smokey haze and especially when there was no breeze.  The new design was the work of General Pierre G.T. Beauregard.  The design was a Blue cross of St Andrew edged with a narrow band of White on the outer edges on a Red field.  Within the cross twelve five-pointed stars, three on each arm of the cross and one in the center, were placed to represent the states of the Confederacy.  There were only eleven states in the Confederacy during the time the Confederacy existed.  Beauregard hoped that one of the border states with strong pro-southern leanings --Maryland, Kentucky or Missouri --would join.  This never happened due to the heavy presence of Federal troops in each of those states. 

The new version of the stars and bars battle flag served the Confederate Army for the rest of the war.   This design was not consiered adequate for the Confederat Navy and maritime service as well as the government.  A new flag, the Third Confederate, was designed.