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Page Title: Where to buy Confederate Flags? Confederate Flags For
Sale, Confederate Flags In Stock: Buy a Confederate right flag
here.
Why do we sell Confederate flags?
Union Flags Other
Historical Flags
CSA Navy Jack Clearance
Lapel Pin Sale
Mississippi Flag Clearance Georgia Flag Clearance
SEWN Confederate Flags
Cotton Sewn Confederate Flags
Confederate National Flags
Stick Flags
Confederate Flag For Sale:

CSA Navy Jack, light polyester,
silkscreened
design
Finished with heading and grommets for hanging on a pole (scroll down for
complete kit)
Mix and Match for the assorted quantity prices In This Chart:
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Part#
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Price Each |
Price Each
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2x3' Confederate |
9CNX2 |
$2.99 |
$2.29 |
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3x5' Confederate |
9CNX |
$5.95 |
$4.29 |
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4x6' Confederate |
9CNX4 |
$7.49 |
$6.95 |
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Georgia 2x3'

2x3'
Historic Georgia State Flag
1956-2,001
May be combined in the Mix and Match assorted pricing
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#9GA2
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EACH $2.99 |
Price Each for 3 or more mix and match
$1.99
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Mississippi 3x5'

Mississippi
3x5'
May be combined in the Mix and Match assorted pricing

Mississippi Window hanger |
#9CFMS
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EACH
$3.95 |
Price Each for 3 or more mix and match $2.49 |
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Flag Kit:

3x5' CSA Navy Jack Part# 9CNX, shown above, along with all the parts you need to
display it. This is a lightweight Confederate flag kit suitable for typical
front porch residential use or carrying at a rally. Not suitable for use in
mounting to the back of your pick up truck! WE SELL NO HARDWARE OR FULL SIZE
FLAGS MEANT FOR MOVING VEHICLES.
Complete Kit Includes: 3x5' lightweight polyester screen printed CSA Navy
Jack flag with heading and grommets; Stamped steel 3/4" mounting bracket with screws;
Three piece 6'x3/4" steel flagpole with EZ Mount rings to attach flag; Gold eagle
ornament; Instructions
Part# 9KESR
$31.95 CLEARANCE: $26.95
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Why we sell Southern flags:
The short answer is that we don't prejudge people who want to
own one.
Everyone knows the antagonistic purposes for which these flags
are often used. Every other kind of flag we sell can be used for those
purposes. I have seen Christian, US Marine Corps and American flags used that
way. Through the years, we have gotten to know many people of
good will who do not support those purposes but own these flags in the context
of creating a connection to their forbears and the place they call home. As
other flags all around the world, Confederate flags are used to identify a sense
of place, spirit, family, belonging and community. Some people buy them not even
for display but just to keep.
Every symbol has at least two meanings.
There is the meaning intended by the one who displays it and the
meaning understood by the one who views it. "Your" flag, wherever you come from
means something good to you but something very different to someone else.
Symbols also shift back and forth in meaning through the
generations.
This is the
Gadsden Flag
. It is not "The Tea Party Flag." For more than two
hundred years it was simply a flag from the American revolution and people could
fly it just for its historical novelty. Since it became widely used by The Tea
Party, most people now think it was created by that movement and assume people
who have always flown it are adherents of that movement.
For many decades the Confederate flag was a pop symbol of
youthful energy, country living and rebellious spirit as it adorned lunch pails,
school sports teams, album covers and a popular TV show. During that time, it
was also brandished the day a screaming crowd of adults made a sixteen year old
girl cry on what should have been her first day of school at Central High School
in Little Rock, Arkansas. Context is everything.
Southern flags are used by Civil War reenactors
portraying Southern troops. We have provided
them to teachers for classroom use.
Slavery
The historical connection of both the Confederate flag, and of our American
flag, to the buying and selling of human beings and of the degradation of
black people is undeniable. Focusing rage on Southern flags creates for
some folks a comfortable though false narrative of good and bad. North good, South
bad. It obscures the historical blame shared by people from all sections of our country in
arranging the promise of America for some people while denying it to others. The
founding of our country is a story of liberty promised and liberty denied.
Jump To
Slavery Discussion
Flags matter and people are very passionate about them.
Throughout more than 35 years in
this business we have been at various times criticized for selling or displaying
the flags of Israel, Puerto Rico, Black Lives Matter, and Ireland to name a few. We provide on this
web site Vatican flags, Rainbow "Pride" flags, Democrat and
Republican flags and flags from the Presidential campaigns of Obama, Trump.
Biden and
Hillary Clinton.
Political Flags
We provide flags of all nations. We provide
Peace Flags.
We provide a diversity of flags and we hope that they will always
be used with good will.
Followers of our web site know that we have made a niche in
providing flags of American history. The War Between The States is one of the
most significant periods in that history and the flags on this page are offered
in that context. Long ago, those young men who fought
that war came back to Gettysburg as very old men. There, in their last years on
earth, they shook hands across the
stone wall which marked the end of Pickett's charge. Look in the Ken Burns
series. There is film of them doing so. Would that we could all do
the same. The small book, now sold out, about Elmira Prison Camp,
told the story of the escaped slave who, in his job of conducting the burials, personally saw to it that thousands of
Confederate soldiers, who perished in "The North's Andersonville", received a
decent burial here in New York State. He made sure that their names and grave
locations were carefully recorded. He knew that someone would want to know where
they are.
They were Confederate soldiers. He knew they were some mother's sons. Those sons
of The South now rest here in New York State. Now they are our sons too. We
could all take a lesson from that man's humanity.
We provide historical flags, and books on historical flags, from
both the North and the South. That is what we have done since 1977.
Union Flags
Books
Confederate flags for sale. Where can I buy Confederate flags?
Here:
Confederate Battle Flag Sewn Cotton
Confederate Flags Nylon
Slavery: Its Connection to American And Confederate Flags
The 18th century founding of The United States saw the rise and the defense of
liberty at the same time as the rise and defense of slavery
Things to look up, a partial and evolving list:
1777 June 14th Congress creates the American flag. Under it...
1787 Our constitution is created. Without ever using the word, it
protects and guarantees slavery in all of our states.
The delegates debate the slavery issue intensely and bluntly. Some of the most
passionate advocates to end the slave trade, (but not slavery) come from Maryland and Virginia. Gouvernor Morris of Pennsylvania talks about freeing the slaves, making them
citizens and letting them vote. Other Northern delegates advise just leaving it alone. You
can read the transcript by searching "James Madison's notes."
1790 Congress creates The first Naturalization Law limiting citizenship to
"free
white persons."
1793 Fugitive Slave Act: People escaping slavery must be
returned. Those captured are brought before a judge and, with out a trial, are
sent into slavery based merely on a sworn affidavit that they are someone's
property. Free blacks are sometimes rounded up and send into bondage.
1850 Fugitive Slave Act: A new harsher version. You could be
ordered by the government to assist in the search for and capture of people
escaping slavery. Penalties are harsher
1857 The Supreme Court Dred Scott Decision affirms that the US
Constitution was not meant to include citizenship for black people and that its
rights and privileges do not apply to them.
1858 Lincoln-Douglas debates. Abraham Lincoln states that he is
not in favor of social or political equality of white and black races. He
declared himself against black people voting, serving on juries, holding office,
and intermarrying with whites. As reported by Snopes, historian Eric Foner
stated that while Lincoln hated slavery, he shared the prejudices of his
society. As President, Lincoln came to favor emancipation with recolonization: black people should be freed
but then deported.
1860 December, South Carolina is the first to leave the Union.
Just as the 13 colonies issued a Declaration of Independence explaining their
reasons for leaving the British empire, each Southern state issued documents
explaining their many reasons. JUST LOOK THEM UP AND READ THROUGH THEM. Texas
and South Carolina are particularly clear. These documents contain many honest
and blunt explanations of slavery and black servitude being an important cause,
though not the only cause, of secession.
It is not true that war had "nothing to do with slavery."
1861 January, Jefferson Davis' farewell speech in the US Senate.
IT IS A MUST READ. In a very moving speech, he points out that The Constitution established slaves as
property and yet Southern states were being denied the protection of the
constitutional rights to that property. These rights being threatened, his state of Mississippi
must leave in spite of the affection felt based on the shared sisterhood and
lineage of the
several states. In 1881 he publishes a massive 1500 page work The Rise and Fall
of the Confederate Government. I read the whole thing. He just lays it all out.
March 1861 The First National Confederate flag is created.
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Take a look at my 1st National flag |

cSA Navy Jack 12x18" Spearhead flags
30" staff long enough to stick in a grave without the
flag touching the ground
Sleeved AND stapled at the top Part#
SPHCS12
3 or more |
dozen |
Gross (144) |
$7.00 ea |
$24.00 |
$250.00 |
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Confederate Flag Bumper Sticker 3" X 6.5"
Part# CSABU $1.95 each,
three for $1.99!
Pack of 25 for $12.00
($.48 per sticker)
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Confederate flag 60 sticker assortment, each sticker is
about 1x1.25"
Part# STK421 $.99 For a pack of 60
stickers
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CLEARANCE LIMITED TO STOCK ON HAND
Confederate Stick Flag Approx 4x6" on 10" plastic staff,
polyester fabric, CAUTION: SHARP SPEAR TIP. NOT FOR KIDS
Part# SPHCS4 4x6"
Confederate Flag
Each |
12+ |
36+ |
48+ |
$2.00 |
$.75 |
$.69 |
$.45 |
Limited to stock on hand, Sold in even dozens only
Table Bases for 4X6" stick flags SOLD SEPARATELY:
Part# WB1ES $14.40 per dozen
Approx 1.25" base diameter
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Songs of Stephen Foster CD $4.95
On July 4, 1826 the country celebrated the 50th anniversary of
the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died, and
Stephen Foster was born in Lawrenceville, PA. With little or no formal training,
young Foster taught himself to play several musical instruments, and at fourteen
years old his first composition was performed in public. At age twenty-one he
wrote a song called “Oh Suzannah” and sold it to a publisher, W. C. Peters, for
$100.00. By 1848 this song had become a hit from coast to coast. Mr. Peters made
$10,000.00 from sales of sheet music and Stephen Foster had become a superstar.
18 Songs played in the style of a 19th century string band
Oh! Suzannah, Old Folks at Home, Massa's in the Cold, Cold
Ground, Dolly Day, My Old Kentucky Home, Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair,
Angelina Baker,
Old Dog Tray, Jenny's Coming O'er the Green,
Hard Times,Camptown Races, Beautiful Dreamer, Glendy Burk, Gentle Annie, If
You've Only Got a Mustache, Old Black Joe, Sweet Emerald Isle, Nothing But a
Plain Old Soldier
The first pop superstar in American music history was neither a performer nor a
recording artist – he was a songwriter. His name was Stephen Foster. He was the
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Confederate Flag Pins about 1/2"x1"
Pins MAY be mixed for the dozen pricing
Closeout Limited to stock on hand

Part# PCSUS $1.75 each, any five for $.99 each

Part# PCS $1.75 each, any five for $.99 each
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Closeout Limited to stock on hand

Part# PCSDB $1.75 each, any five for $.99 each
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Mississippi State Flag Desk Sets
Closeout Limited to stock on hand
Closeout Limited to stock on hand
4X6" USA/MS Two Flag Desk Set with wooden base |
Part # |
1-11 sets |
12 or more sets |
# 92MS |
$5.95 per set |
$4.95 per set |
MS One Flag Desk Set with wooden base |
Part # |
1-11 sets |
12 or more sets |
# 91MS |
$2.95 per set |
$1.95 per set |
MS State Flag Desk
Sets, Walnut Base

USA/MS Two Flag Desk Set with Walnut base |
Part # |
1-11 sets |
12 or more sets |
# WN2 |
$12.95 per set |
$9.95 per set |
MS One
Flag Desk Set with Walnut base |
# WN1 |
$8.45 per set |
$6.85 per set |
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Mississippi State Flag

Polyester Silk-screened light weight with
heading and grommets
3x5' Part# 9CFMS
$3.95; Three for $7.47
Clearance price limited to stock on hand
Nylon Silk-screened with heading and grommets
CLOSEOUT: Limited to stock on hand
3x5' Part# MS3 $19.95
6x10' Part# MS6 $86.00 Limited to the one in stock
Flag Window Hangers

3x5" DOUBLE SIDED, includes hanger and suction cup
Mississippi Part# 9MB25
$.99 Each
Closeout Limited to stock on
hand
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Confederate
Grave markers
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Take a look at my 1st National flag |


1st National Confederate Flag 3x5'
$49.00 Part#
91STI
Sewn stars and stripes
1st National Confederate Flag: The first flag of the Southern People as a nation. This was
not a battle flag. It was the flag of their country. This national flag would
serve the same functions for which we use our 50 star American flag today.
Other 1st National Versions
This flag is not to be confused with the Confederate Battle Flag. |


2nd National Confederate Flag
$49.00 Part#92NDI
Embroidered stars, sewn stripes
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3' x6'4" This flag is NOT 3x5'
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Polyester with sewn stripes and embroidered stars. Heavy rugged
outdoor fabric
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Heading and grommets
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Looks and feels like cotton but it's way better!
2nd National Confederate Flag "The Stainless Banner": The first
national Confederate flag was thought too close in design to the stars and stripes
flag of The Union. So this second design was adopted
A clarification of these flags' names |
   
3rd National Confederate Flag
$49.00 Part #93RDI
Embroidered stars, sewn stripes
3rd National Confederate Flag: When the 2nd national flag was hanging limp and
not waving, it was felt it resembled a white flag of surrender because the stars
and bars design near the hoist end was covered by the white field. This third
design was adopted toward the end of the war.
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COTTON First National 3x5' Flag SEWN Stars, SEWN stripes
Click
to enlarge
COTTON Flag 3x5' w/ heading and grommets
Part# 1STC $52.00
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The Bonnie Blue Flag (Color may vary)
3x5' Silk-screened nylon with heading and grommets
$49.00 Part# BONN
Confederate Battle Flag Sizes and Prices
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CSA Navy Jack
#9CNX |
 1st National
Confederate Flag
#1P |

2nd National Confederate Flag
#2P |

3rd National Confederate Flag
#3P |

Bonnie Blue Flag
#BP |
3x5'
Printed Polyester Confederate Flags With Heading and Grommets |
Item |
Price Each |
Price Each for any two or
three flags |
Price Each for any 12 flags |
CSA Navy Jack
#9CNX |
$5.95 |
$4.29 |
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1st National Confederate Flag
#1P |
$12.95 |
$9.95 |
$6.95 |
2nd National Confederate Flag
#2P |
$12.95 |
$9.95 |
$6.95 |
3rd National Confederate Flag
#3P |
$12.95 |
$9.95 |
$6.95 |
Bonnie Blue Flag
#BP |
$12.95 |
$9.95 |
$6.95 |
3x5' Printed Nylon
Confederate Flags With Heading and Grommets
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Item |
Price Each |
Price Each for any two or
three flags |
Price Each for any 5 flags |
1st National Confederate Flag
#1STNATN |
$49.00 |
$35.00 |
$34.00 |
2nd National Confederate Flag
#2NDNATN |
$49.00 |
$35.00 |
$34.00 |
3rd National Confederate Flag
#3RDNATN |
$49.00 |
$35.00 |
$34.00 |
Bonnie Blue Flag
#BONN |
$49.00 |
$35.00 |
$34.00 |
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Gadsden Flag
Don't Tread On Me Flag, the favorite Tea Party Flag |

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#PC $1.00 Pocket Constitution. Read it, you'll be
amazed what is in it! IN STOCK
Contains The Declaration of Independence too. Go ahead and
memorize it. I did.
It also contains quotations by various founding fathers. It's a
great pocket book to keep in your back pocket and look through when you're
waiting in a line. Hours of educational fun all for a buck.
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CONFEDERATE AND OTHER SOUTHERN FLAGS
A word about flag terms
The Confederate States of America had many flags. Among those were their three national flags. Just as our own Old Glory, the flag of the United States of America, went through many evolutionary versions to reach the pattern we know today, so did the national flags of the CSA. In order, these were:
The 1st National Flag (The Stars & Bars), changed after it was considered too close in design to the US flag, especially when furled.
The 2nd National Flag (The Stainless Banner), changed when it was realized it looked too much like a white surrender flag when furled
The 3rd National Flag, the most recent and final flag of the CSA.
When folks ask us for "the Confederate flag", they usually mean the most commonly seen C.S.A. Navy Jack
shown below. That is the "Dukes of Hazzard
Flag" Dodge Charger nicknamed the "The General Lee". In modern day parlance and
media reporting, this flag is often loosely called "The Battle Flag", "The Confederate Battle Flag", and even "The Stars & Bars."
"The Battle Flag", is by rights square.
"The "Stars & Bars" is by rights the First National Flag
So when you ask us for "The Confederate Flag", or "The Battle Flag" or "The Stars & Bars", please bear with us when we ask a few questions to find out exactly which one you want. Our brief questions have prevented loads of folks from ordering a flag they did not want
Confederate Flag: Buy One
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Robert E. Lee's Headquarters Flag
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Alabama Confederate Flag
3x5' Printed Polyester
#9686 $9.95 CLOSEOUT
LIMITED TO THE ONE WE HAVE IN STOCK
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South Carolina Confederate Flag
3x5' Printed Polyester
#9690 $9.95 CLOSEOUT
LIMITED TO THE FEW WE HAVE IN STOCK
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Palmetto Guard Flag |
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USA/Big Red lapel pin
Part# PINBR $.50 : We only have a couple dozen
of these available. They have a metal military clutch pin back; These are
jewelry quality with 24-karat gold plating. |
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1st National Confederate Flag 11 Star dyed design
Part# H59
$9.95 $6.95 CLEARANCE PRICE
3x5' Dyed Polyester with heading and grommets
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1st National Confederate Flag 11 Star SEWN design
Part#
H59S $59.00
3x5'
Nylon with heading and grommets
Appliquéd stars and sewn stripes
Click this image to see the appliquéd star
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Cherokee Braves Flag Embroidered/Appliqued
design
Part#
H41 $39.00
3x5'
Nylon with heading and grommets
THE WRITING READS CORRECT ON BOTH SIDES
Click these images to see the beautiful workmanship:

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SEWN Big Red Flag Historical Version
Part#
H31X $49.00
3x5'
Nylon with heading and grommets
Click these images to see the beautiful workmanship:
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Choctaw Braves Flag Embroidered/Appliqued
design
Part#
H82 $39.00
3x5'
Nylon with heading and grommets
Click these images to see the beautiful workmanship:

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Van Dorn Flag Embroidered/Appliquéd design
Part#
H89 $39.00
Appliquéd stars and moon, sewn border
3x5'
Nylon with heading and grommets

Click on these images to enlarge the appliquéd design
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Terry's Texas Rangers Flag
Embroidered/Appliquéd design
Part#
H193 $39.00
Appliquéd star and embroidered letters
3x5'
Nylon with heading and grommets

Click on these images to enlarge the embroidered and appliquéd design
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Hardee Battle Flag
Part#
H194 $39.00
Appliquéd design
3x5'
Nylon with heading and grommets
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Polk's Battle Flag Embroidered/Appliquéd
design
Part#
H37N $39.00
Appliquéd stripes and embroidered stars
3x5'
Nylon with heading and grommets

Click on these images to enlarge the embroidered and appliquéd design
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Orleans Rifles
Part # H216 $49.00
3x5'Screen dyed nylon with heading and
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Confederate Battle Flag. It would be carried into the fight and used to keep
the regiment organized. With it, Generals could hopefully get an overview as
to where their regiments
were on the field. In the din, smoke and confusion of battle, you could orientate
yourself if you could see the battle flag. If you got cut off or if your
line was broken, you could "rally 'round the flag". The poor soul who
carried the flag was defenseless and was therefore protected by a color
guard. Today the color guard is a ceremonial remnant of that former vital
squad. Back then it protected the "colors" and the color bearer with deadly
force. Before the days of walkie talkies and radios, the battle flag was a
vital tool of communication.
Confederate Battle Flag Regulation Sizes
Sleeved Cotton Flags
With SEWN Appliquéd Stars
Click to enlarge; The Confederate Infantry Battle Flag and the
Artillery Battle flag have appliquéd stars and sewn
stripes
I would not get something this nice to beat up flying
outdoors. This is something utterly gorgeous for framing, indoor display,
heirloom keepsake, nice weather outdoor display on a front porch where you'll
see it up close enough to appreciate the workmanship.
The cotton battle flags are not suitable for use in the rain; Don't get them wet.
These Confederate battle flags have sleeves that you slide a pole through
Appliquéd stars and sewn stripes:
Two Sizes: Artillery 38x38"
Part# CS14 $59.00 Infantry 51x51"
Part# CS15 $132.00
The cotton battle flags are not suitable for use in the rain; Don't get them wet. |
Flags with heading and grommets
Outdoor nylon
CSA Navy Jack, FULLY SEWN Appliqued Stars

Click these images to enlarge:

CSA Navy Jack, FULLY SEWN Appliquéd Stars
Nylon
Finished with heading and grommets Beautiful workmanship
3x5' NYLON Part#9R53 $49.00
5x8' NYLON Part# 9RN5 $59.00
6x10' NYLON Part# 9RN6 $79.00
CSA Navy Jack, FULLY SEWN Appliqued Stars
Heavy Outdoor Polyester: This is our most
rugged

Appliqued Stars, Sewn Stripes
4x6' Part# 9RI4 $59.00
5x8' Part# 9RI5 $69.00
Click to see the stars on 5x8' size
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Upscale Confederate Battle Flag
Indoor Mounted Set for library or office
Click
image to enlarge this confederate indoor set
I iron the flag before I build my sets
FOR MATCHING SETS
See also
American and State
Flag Floor Stand Sets
Armed Forces Mounted Sets
Religious
Indoor Sets
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#51SET $339.00
This mounted set ships in two cartons.
ADD $22 extra shipping/handling to the normal costs shown in the chart on our
order form
Complete Mounted Set Includes:
Cotton
Infantry Battle Flag 51x51" with grommets
Part# 9BFIG With SEWN Appliquéd Stars;
Click here to see
the flag itself
#FS1 Endura floor stand, concrete
filled with anodized aluminum shell. NO PLASTIC SAND FILLED FLOOR STAND that
others may use.
Click here to see the floor stand
#WP71 7'x1.25" Oak finish hard
wood pole with brass screw joint
#AX1 Brass plated battle axe, NO
PLASTIC ORNAMENT
Red cord and tassellc
Confederate Battle Flag set comes assembled and ready to use.
You just screw the two pole sections together
CAUTION: CHECK YOUR CEILING CLEARANCE. To fit in my office I
have built this set using a 7' pole. You will need almost 8' of ceiling
clearance.
Note too that the most common mounted set height uses an 8'
pole. If you would like this set with an 8' pole to match another set you
have, specify 8' pole and add $6.00. YOU WOULD NEED ALMOST 9' OF CEILING
CLEARANCE TO USE AN 8' POLE. If need be you could always saw a few inches off
the end of the wooden pole that goes into the floor stand
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#H96
SOLD OUT The Rock City Guards 27"x5' Nylon with heading and grommets
This flag will not be back as a stock item
but it is kept here for the interesting historical information behind it.
A Nashville militia battalion which became part of the 1st
Regiment of Tennessee Volunteers.
27"x5'. This unusual size evokes the
long narrow scale of the original 3x7'
The Rock City Guards, a Nashville militia
battalion became part of the 1st Regiment of Tennessee Volunteers. According to
the 11/26/05 posting on Mr. Cannon's web site Vexillarium, "The flag was made in April 1861, after Virginia
joined the Confederacy as its 8th state, but before Tennessee formally seceded.
Tennessee is represented at the 9th star outside the circle, representing that
we weren't in the fold yet, but were on the way. The original flag measures
about 3 feet wide and almost 7 feet long, and is in the Tennessee State Museum."
The story of these flags is a story of country and of family. They
are symbols of the horrible divide confronting all Americans during The War
Between The States. They are symbols of a time when fathers fought sons and
brothers fought brothers. They tell the story of where we get the beloved
term...Old Glory Click here
to see the full story of this pair of father and son flags.
From: JS Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 8:40 AMT o: 'FLAGGUYS@aol.com'Subject: RE: THANK YOU
Dear Sirs, Thank you for your reply back. Your Great-Great Grandfather was wearing the Southern Cross of Honor, which was probably presented to him by the ladies of the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC). I believe it was during the 1890's the UDC had this medal made to present to as many Confederate Veterans as possible and the UDC was the ONLY authorized organization to do so using this medal. All of the Southern Cross of Honor's were presented to Confederate Vets only by UDC members and if I'm correct 14,000 medals were made and presented to Confederate Vets. You can find a lot more information about this medal on the web just by typing in "Southern Cross of Honor" in the browser section. Hope this helps. JS
Follow up from same writer:. I was mistaken. It was 1900 when the medal came out, 12,500 was the first order and a total of 78,761 medals were presented to Confederate Vets.
Here's another response that agrees with the first writer:
Flag Guys:
The medal your grandpaw is wearing in the picture on your homepage is a United Daughters of the Confederacy "Southern Cross of Honor."

A textual description of the honor can be found at:
http://www.lib.jmu.edu/special/udccross.html
Hope this helps!
Glad to see my NY brethren unashamed to honor their Southron (sic) forebear! Hurrah for the Empire State (from the Magnolia State)! -- JH Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp # XXX, Mississippi
Thanks Pal. Thanks for the great picture. And we followed the second link you gave us and found this information:
UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY.SOUTHERN CROSS OF HONOR DOCUMENTS.SC #2060CARRIER LIBRARY, JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITYCompiled by Scott DeNoon, April 1988
1. PLEASE NOTE: Microfilm #1486 must be used instead of the originals. Microfilm is available in Carrier Library's microform area on the second floor.
SCOPE AND CONTENT This collection consists of 1/2 Hollinger box and 1 oversize folder of records and applications for Shenandoah Valley residents who received the Southern Cross of Honor and the Cross of Military Service from the United Daughters of the Confederacy during the years 1905-1941.
The award, which later became the Cross of Military Service, originated on October 13, 1862 as an act of the Confederate Congress to recognize the courage, valor, and good conduct of officers, non-commissioned officers and privates of the Confederate Army. However, due to wartime shortages the medals were unable to be made, but the recipients' names were recorded in an Honor Roll for future reference. The design of the cross used by the UDC was created by Mrs. Alexander S. Erwin in July 1898. It featured a cross with a Confederate battle flag on the face surrounded by a laurel wreath with the inscription "The Southern Cross of Honor." The motto of the Confederate States of America, DEO VINDICE (God Our Vindicator) 1861-1865, and the inscription "From the U.D.C. to the U.C.V." appear on the reverse side. The Southern Cross of Honor and the Cross of Military Service are the two most prestigious honors awarded by the U.D.C.
PROVENANCE The collection was placed on deposit by contract with the Harrisonburg- Rockingham Historical Society. The crosses were awarded to recipients by the Turner Ashby Chapter No. 162.
BIBLIOGRAPHY United Daughters of the Confederacy. "The Southern Cross of Honor: General Information." --Received from the Richmond Office of the UDC. Southern Historical Society. Southern Historical Society Papers. Volume 29, Richmond: Southern Historical Society, 1901.
ORGANIZATION The collection was in no obvious order when it arrived at Carrier Library. It was organized into the following series by type of material and arranged alphabetically by name of veteran within each folder.
Box 1 Series I: Applications Folder 1 Southern Cross of Honor Applications, A-FFolder 2 " " " " , G-LFolder 3 " " " " , M-RFolder 4 " " " " , S-ZFolder 5 Cross of Military Service Applications
Flat Box 1 Series II: OversizeFolder 1 Southern Cross of Honor Recipient Records
This guy agrees with the first two guys <<The medal he is wearing is a membership medal of the United Confederate Veterans (UCV). It is based on the Southern Cross of Honor and veterans who were members of a UCV camp wore them. A reunion medal would have a cloth ribbon on it.<<
But is seems as though this e mail from our friend "Crutch"
Williams at Crutchfield's Currency
explains it best:
** Southern Cross of Honor
Information taken from Confederate Currency & Stamps by Claud E. Fuller, 1949.
He is considered, still today, the expert on Civil War weapons and specifically
the Southern weapons. He was a Yankee that was adopted by the United Daughters
of the Confederacy, Tennessee Division. He had a section in his book that gives
a more complete history on The Southern Cross of Honor. It was at a chapter
meeting, Athens (Georgia) UDC later summer 1898 that Mrs. Mary Cobb Erwin
presented a resolution to present a belated and much deserved medal to the
soldiers and sailors of the South. There are a lot of "Whereas" and "Resolved"
in the document. This resolution was presented to the Georgia body and approved
October, 1898 and then to the main body UDC for final adoption November, 1899.
Your site, or the site you reference, gives conflicting information. You have
"The design of the cross used by the UDC was created by Mrs. Alexander S. Erwin
in July 1898." According to Fuller, leading historian of things Confederate and
also of the UDC, he says, "The cross was designed by Mrs. S. E. Gabbett, of
Atlanta, Georgia". I would believe that Fuller is correct that GABBETT designed
the cross and Mrs. Alexander S. Erwin, listed by her familiar name Mary Cobb
Erwin, was the one that put forth the resolution in local chapter. Mrs. Erwin
was probably the President of that local chapter. I'm sure a more through search
of records would give you all the names involved from the Athens UDC chapter, to
the Georgia State UDC and finally the national UDC.
"The first presentation to Confederate veterans took place on the Confederate
Memorial Day, April 26, 1900, and has since been known as the Southern Cross of
Honor." Description: "Bronze cross pattee, bearing in the center a laurel wreath
encircling the inscription in four lines, DEO VINDICE 1861 1865. The four arms
of the cross inscribed SOUTHERN CROSS OF HONOR. Reverse, In the center a similar
wreath encircling the Confederate battle flag, the four arms of the cross
inscribed UNITED DAUGHTERS CONFEDERACY TO THE U.C.V. Suspended from a plain bar,
on which the name of the recipient may be engraved."
"About twenty-five hundred crosses were distributed at that time, and since then
it has been bestowed upon many thousands of Confederate veterans, and it is
still being given to such as are entitled to receive it. In spite of the immense
number of crosses that have been distributed, it is almost impossible to obtain
a specimen so highly are they valued by those who possess them."
This information was written in 1949. The last U.C.V. meeting was 1952. There
were only, I believe, five (5) veterans surviving at that time. One, George
Washington Williams, the last to pass, was a cousin of my Grandfather William
Richard Williams. I believe there have been some posthumous presentations in the
last few years as well.
I passed on your site to a group I belong to recently. One was talking about
some flags he purchased off eBay and I told them to check out all your flags.
Talk to you later and
Best Regards
Crutch Williams
Life Member SCV
Crutchfield's Currency
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www.flagguys.com/csaflags.html
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