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.

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).

As the 170th anniversary of the Eureka Rebellion rolls around, experts say the true story of the event — and its iconic Southern Cross flag — need to be remembered.

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.