Third National Flag of the Confederate States of America
Also Known As: The Blood-Stained Banner
Adopted: March 4, 1865, designed by Arthur L. Rogers
Usage: From March 4, 1865, until the end of the Civil War later that year.
This flag, the final version of the Confederate States of America’s flag, was adopted in the last days of the Confederacy during their unsuccessful rebellion against the United States. Following previous Confederate flags, this design evolved from the Second National Flag, which had a predominantly white field that was easily mistaken for a truce flag. To address this, a red bar was added to the end of the flag, creating the Blood-Stained Banner. Despite its introduction, this version of the flag saw limited use before the collapse of the Confederate government just a few months later.
