"W P Dixon" wrote in message
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Actually,
The "Stars and Bars" was a different flag, but don't fret..alot of
people get them confused. The Stars and Bars was the nickname of the first
flag of the Confederate States (March 1861- May 1863), but it was a reason
the Confederate Army adopted the Battle Flag. During a heated battle the
Stars and Bars could look like the Stars and Stripes, and the soldiers
wanted a flag they could see and recognize in battle. The Battle Flag
never flew for the Government of the Confederate States, it only flew on
the field of battle for the men fighting . And just for the history
lessons sake the Battle Flag was really a square shaped flag, the
copies you see today of it would actually be a Naval Jack.

Patrick
student SPL
aircraft structural mech

Thanks for the clarification...

Jay B