Georgia Flag Research Paper

Each state in the United States of America is unique. Each state chooses things like a bird or a song that best represents their state. Each state also flies a flag that shows their individuality. The state of Georgia’s state bird is a brown thrasher and their song is “Georgia on My Mind.” But the flag that flies in Georgia today is different from the flag that flew when Georgia was an original colony. Georgia was the third state to ratify the United States Constitution on January 2, 1788, and once Georgia became a state, it flew the United States of America flag, with its thirteen stripes and thirteen stars. But over the years, many flags have flown over the state of Georgia. The flag changed several times during the Civil War era, many times …show more content…
The first Confederate flag to fly in the state of Georgia was called the “Stars and Bars”. This flag had a blue canton with seven stars forming a circle inside. The field had three stripes. There were two red stripes and one white stripe. This flag only flew for two years, from 1861-1863. The second Confederate National flag was called the “Stainless Banner”. The new design was created because the “Stars and Bars” was too similar to the United States flag and the militia could not tell the difference between the Confederate and Union flags from a distance during battles. The length of the new flag was twice as long as it’s width. The field was white and the canton was red with a blue ‘X’ filled with thirteen stars. But in the late months of the Civil War, in 1865, Confederate President, Jefferson Davis, signed a bill to change the flag again. The third Confederate National flag was created because the “Stainless Banner” was often mistaken for a flag of surrender. If a building or tree was blocking the canton, all the enemy saw was the field of white. The final Confederate National flag that was flown in Georgia was similar to the “Stainless Banner”, but was shortened to the normal flag size and the field remained white but the outer half of the field had a vertical red band. After the Civil War ended and Georgia rejoined the Union, Georgia had a hard time choosing a flag to represent the