Dear Susan,
Sharing with ALL Patriots herein.
Within OUR Confederate Society, likewise, we have
many folks whose families date back to the America Revolution.
Perhaps one day, this Country will awaken to find
& learn of its Heritage, History and Origin in time to save itself from
that which Lincoln created (Central State) and which, as a result of his
Treason, this 2-Party Duopoly has exasperated ever since.
Only God knows how this will be decided now.
Deo Vindice,
Craig Maus,
President, The Confederate Society of America
‘A Country that knows NOT of Its Origin is like a Ship without a
Rudder- Sooner or Later It WILL Destroy Itself on The Reef of Stupidity’-
c. maus
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From: suzn68@comcast.net
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Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 1:15 PM
Subject: Va Flaggers: I-95 Battle Flag Revealed
Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 1:15 PM
Subject: Va Flaggers: I-95 Battle Flag Revealed
Commemorating the Birth of the Confederate Battle Flag
"When
the Confederate Army of the Shenandoah, under Joseph E. Johnston, and the
Confederate Army of the Potomac, under Pierre G. T. Beauregard, met Union
forces at the First Battle of Manassas on July 21, 1861, their troops flew an
assortment of
flags, both state and national. (States' rights was a founding principle of the
Confederacy and influenced the attachment many units had to their state flags.
Some Virginia and North Carolina soldiers refused to fly anything but their
state flags.) The Stars and Bars' resemblance to the U.S. flag, combined with
similarities between the two sides' uniforms and the general confusion of
battle, contributed to an incident at First Manassas in which Confederate
forces fired on a Confederate infantry brigade commanded by Jubal A. Early.
Shortly after, Johnston and Beauregard resolved to establish a new,
sufficiently distinctive flag for their troops, and they consulted one of
Beauregard's aides, the same William Miles who had opposed the original flag in
the first place.
Miles resurrected what had been his preference for the national flag, a design of his own that featured a blue saltire, or X shape, with a white border and white stars (again, one for each state) on a field of red. The Committee on the Flag and Seal had rejected it the first time, suggesting that it looked "like a pair of suspenders," and now the members rejected it again. Johnston and Beauregard decided to use it anyway, with Beauregard proposing to Johnston two Confederate flags: "a peace or parade flag, and a war flag to be used only on the field of battle." This second flag, the so-called battle flag, would be the one Miles designed, and the two generals and their lieutenants met at Fairfax Court House in September 1861 to work out the details. At Johnston's urging, a square design was adopted, and each branch of the army was assigned a different size: forty-eight inches square for infantry, thirty-six inches square for artillery, and thirty inches square for cavalry." - Encyclopedia Virginia
152 years later, the Virginia Flaggers marked the occasion of the birth of the Confederate Battle Flag, THE SOLDIERS' FLAG, by displaying the 15x15 ANV Battle Flag that will be raised September 28th at the RVA I-95 Flag Site, on the steps of the Virginia State Capitol.
Miles resurrected what had been his preference for the national flag, a design of his own that featured a blue saltire, or X shape, with a white border and white stars (again, one for each state) on a field of red. The Committee on the Flag and Seal had rejected it the first time, suggesting that it looked "like a pair of suspenders," and now the members rejected it again. Johnston and Beauregard decided to use it anyway, with Beauregard proposing to Johnston two Confederate flags: "a peace or parade flag, and a war flag to be used only on the field of battle." This second flag, the so-called battle flag, would be the one Miles designed, and the two generals and their lieutenants met at Fairfax Court House in September 1861 to work out the details. At Johnston's urging, a square design was adopted, and each branch of the army was assigned a different size: forty-eight inches square for infantry, thirty-six inches square for artillery, and thirty inches square for cavalry." - Encyclopedia Virginia
152 years later, the Virginia Flaggers marked the occasion of the birth of the Confederate Battle Flag, THE SOLDIERS' FLAG, by displaying the 15x15 ANV Battle Flag that will be raised September 28th at the RVA I-95 Flag Site, on the steps of the Virginia State Capitol.
A Flag By Any Other Name...
There has been some discussion/speculation about the unusual lay
out of the stars on the RVA I-95 Battle Flag. The flag, made especially for the
RVA site, and special ordered weeks ago, is a replica of an Army of Northern
Virginia, 3rd bunting issue battle flag. More info here... http://www.confederate-flags.org/army%20of%20northern%20virginia-2.html
I-95 Battle Flag Projects
Supporter Sandy Kendall eloquently expressed his feelings about the flag
chosen...
"Let me tell you why the ANV Battle Flag is Historically Accurate and what it means to me and my family now living in South Carolina.
In 1647 the seed to my Ancestral Links was Col. William Kendall who was not in the first ship that landed at York Town, Va. , but he was definitely in the second or third ship and after a short stay at York Town moved to Colonial Williamsburg where he became the First Chairman of the Virginia House of Burgess. Here he lived and raised a family. He and his sons and there sons and daughters carved the Colony of Virginia out of the Wilderness. They fought the Indians and the British under George Washington. The family continued to grow and migrated further into Virginia and the Land known as the "Old Dominion" .
Their sons fought the British again with Richard Lee to defend Washington, DC during the war of 1812. The family grew a d migrated again into what was to become North Carolina, Maryland and Pennsylvania. When the Tyrant Lincoln chose to send armed troops into the waters of Charleston, SC and ignored the Constitution by Suspending the Writ of Habias Corpus , implementing Martiall Law, and Nullified the Fist and Second Amendments, the Grandsons of the Virginians revolted and fought with Robert E. Lee. The family had spread throughout the South , to the Carolinas , Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas. When the Union invaded Virginia and sent troops to attack Richmond , the Capital of the New Confederacy, her President Jefferson Davis called for troops from every state in the Confederacy. The combined troops under General Beauregard were formed into the Army of Northern Virginia . A new flag was needed for the Battlefield for these soldiers as the First National Flag of the Confederacy looked to much like the Union Flag from a distance . Therefore General Beauregard ordered a new flag that was so brilliant that it stood out and was easily recognized and No one would have any trouble in knowing what soldiers were under this flag.
The flag had to be designed to be resistive to weather conditions so the flag was reduced to a square 4 ft X 4 ft flag with an Inch and a half Border known as Bunting. The flag also bore the cross of St Andrew the Patron Saint of Scotland for reason of his known defiance and stand against Tyranny. The Thirteen stars were added , one for each of the Thirteen States or Territories of the Confederacy. This Flag was to be known as the Soldiers Battle Flag of the Army of Northern Virginia and it represented further the unity of the Confederate States which had all sent their sons to Virginia to defend the Honor of their families unified under this most unique and distinctive Flag.
My family had members from each of those states fighting under this square ANV Battle Flag and many of them died on Virginia Soil to defend it. My ancestors from every Southern State shed their blood into the soil of VIRGINIA. We shall never forget them nor shall we forsake their sacred memory .
FOR ONCE WE WERE ALL VIRGINIANS . Thanks be to God."
Thank you, Sandy. We wholeheartedly agree. Although we believe that ALL Confederate flags are honorable and worthy of display, we thought it appropriate that our first I-95 Battle Flag project, in the heart of the Commonwealth, should showcase the flag of the ANV.
LEST WE FORGET!
Susan Hathaway
Va Flaggers
"Let me tell you why the ANV Battle Flag is Historically Accurate and what it means to me and my family now living in South Carolina.
In 1647 the seed to my Ancestral Links was Col. William Kendall who was not in the first ship that landed at York Town, Va. , but he was definitely in the second or third ship and after a short stay at York Town moved to Colonial Williamsburg where he became the First Chairman of the Virginia House of Burgess. Here he lived and raised a family. He and his sons and there sons and daughters carved the Colony of Virginia out of the Wilderness. They fought the Indians and the British under George Washington. The family continued to grow and migrated further into Virginia and the Land known as the "Old Dominion" .
Their sons fought the British again with Richard Lee to defend Washington, DC during the war of 1812. The family grew a d migrated again into what was to become North Carolina, Maryland and Pennsylvania. When the Tyrant Lincoln chose to send armed troops into the waters of Charleston, SC and ignored the Constitution by Suspending the Writ of Habias Corpus , implementing Martiall Law, and Nullified the Fist and Second Amendments, the Grandsons of the Virginians revolted and fought with Robert E. Lee. The family had spread throughout the South , to the Carolinas , Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas. When the Union invaded Virginia and sent troops to attack Richmond , the Capital of the New Confederacy, her President Jefferson Davis called for troops from every state in the Confederacy. The combined troops under General Beauregard were formed into the Army of Northern Virginia . A new flag was needed for the Battlefield for these soldiers as the First National Flag of the Confederacy looked to much like the Union Flag from a distance . Therefore General Beauregard ordered a new flag that was so brilliant that it stood out and was easily recognized and No one would have any trouble in knowing what soldiers were under this flag.
The flag had to be designed to be resistive to weather conditions so the flag was reduced to a square 4 ft X 4 ft flag with an Inch and a half Border known as Bunting. The flag also bore the cross of St Andrew the Patron Saint of Scotland for reason of his known defiance and stand against Tyranny. The Thirteen stars were added , one for each of the Thirteen States or Territories of the Confederacy. This Flag was to be known as the Soldiers Battle Flag of the Army of Northern Virginia and it represented further the unity of the Confederate States which had all sent their sons to Virginia to defend the Honor of their families unified under this most unique and distinctive Flag.
My family had members from each of those states fighting under this square ANV Battle Flag and many of them died on Virginia Soil to defend it. My ancestors from every Southern State shed their blood into the soil of VIRGINIA. We shall never forget them nor shall we forsake their sacred memory .
FOR ONCE WE WERE ALL VIRGINIANS . Thanks be to God."
Thank you, Sandy. We wholeheartedly agree. Although we believe that ALL Confederate flags are honorable and worthy of display, we thought it appropriate that our first I-95 Battle Flag project, in the heart of the Commonwealth, should showcase the flag of the ANV.
LEST WE FORGET!
Susan Hathaway
Va Flaggers
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