The bombardment of Fort Sumter was in fact not much of a battle. The squat brick fortress that commands Charleston Harbor was manned by fewer than a hundred Union soldiers and not yet completed ...

After the war, the battle flag -- a red background with a blue X or cross decorated with white stars -- became a symbol of Confederate values and a rallying point to stabilize the South, says ...

The Confederate Battle flag known as the "Southern Cross" has 13 stars to represent the defeated Confederate States of ... the battle flag: a blue St. Andrew’s Cross with white stars on a red field.

The blue cross, also known as a "saltire," derives from the St. Andrews cross, ... The official flags of Florida and some other Southern states include versions of the St. Andrew's cross.

But though it was extremely popular, this new battle flag— which eventually became known as the “Southern Cross”—wasn’t adopted as the Confederacy’s official military or government symbol.

One of the most revered days on the Australian historical calendar was celebrated in Toowoomba on Saturday with the hoisting of the Southern Cross flag on the 168th anniversary of the Eureka Stockade.

A survey of more than 8000 people has found that this design, in which the Federation Star and the Southern Cross continue to feature prominently on a blue background, was the most popular among ...

SINCE it was first raised at the Eureka Stockade almost 160 years ago, the Southern Cross flag has been a symbol of Australian mateship, has represented the country’s fight for a fair go, and ...

In 1991, after receiving thousands of submissions, the apolitical lobby group Ausflag proposed a new Australian flag that featured a white Southern Cross constellation on a blue field (see below).

The Confederate Battle flag known as the "Southern Cross" has 13 stars to represent the defeated Confederate States of ... the battle flag: a blue St. Andrew’s Cross with white stars on a red field.