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1.**//__Flags of the Civil War__//** 2. Who? The North and the South both had flags. What? Flags. Where? The US. When? The 1800's. Why? To represent there side. How? I don't know. The flags told people wich side you were on, and represented your side. 3. What were some symbols on the flags? What did those symbols mean? How many flags did both the North and the South have? 4. "Flags of the Civil War", Civil War Flags, Symbols on Flags of the Civil War Who? I will ask Mrs. Brolan and Mrs. Brem for research options. What? Websites,books,encyclopedias,textbooks When? During class an outside of class. Where? The library and classroom.The computer. How? I will search keywoards from my topic. I will look in books.

Draft (Civil War Flags)

Civil War Flags influenced the American Civil War by influencing the troops and controlling the battle. They gave the troops moral support as well.

The Confederacies First National Flag served as the Confederate Flag for two years. It was never officially passed by a vote. ("Civil War National Flags.") The Confederate Flag must have been popular due to the fact that it was not passed. Generals Beaugard, Jonhnston and Cabell met in September 1861 to create the first Confederate Battle Flag. It was a square red flag with blue intersecting bars and 12 stars. ("Birth Place of the Confederate Battle Flag Marker.") It has some ties to the American flag, but with a few differences. Some Confederate supporters did not want to break all ties with the Union. "The proposed flag resembled the United States flag, but replaced the "stripes" with 3 "bars". The flag had 7 stars, one for each state that was part of the confederacy at the time. This flag was dubbed the "Stars and Bars". The United States flag had been known as the "Stars and Stripes". ("Confederate Flag.") This proves the point that people of the Confederacy felt a tie to the Union.Eventually the Confederate Flag had 13 stars to represent all the states of the Confederacy. The states were: South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, Tennesse, Missouri, and Kentucky. ("Confederate Flag.") The flag had to be changed a lot. With the addition of more states, the flag was continually being changed.

The Union army had many flags. "The Union 35-star flag, which now included West Virginia, became official on 4 July 1863 and was the official national flag through the end of the Civil War. It was the flag that Lee surrendered under at Appomattox." ("Civil War National Flags.") This flag was the most important because it was the flag the war ended under. It signaled the end of a horrible war. During the Civil War, the Union Flag had 35 stars infront of a blue flag. ("Flags of the Civil War.") This flag still resembles the modern American flag. The Union had four flags during the Civil War. The 33, 34, 35, and 36 star flags were all flown during this period. The most flown was the 34, which flew for three years. ("US Flag History.")

Flags were a big part of the war. Both sides used them and they controlled battles."Both armies used flags, which they also referred to as **colors**, to locate their troops on the battlefield, in camp, and while on the march. Battle flags were used to guide soldiers in battle. Wherever the flags went, the soldiers followed. Flags led the charge or led the retreat." ("Civil War Flags.") Its interesting to know that the flags had more of a purpose than just to represent which side your on. Due to the smoke and chaos, many troops found it hard to distinguish between the Confederate and Union flags. ("Birth Place of the Confederate Battle Flag Marker.") Sounds hard to tell where you are. The chaos was probably a cause for a lot of deaths. After the first battles, both sides made more distinguishable flags.

Therefore, Civil War flags had a big impact on the troops and battles. The flags could be used signal a charge or call forth a retreat. They impacted the everyday life of soliders as well as on the battle field. Both sides had a need for flags and they used them.

Your first paragraph seems kind of short.

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