For God, Family and Republic

The Confederate States of America adopt "Stars & Bars" flag, on the same day that Abraham Lincoln is inaugurated. The first official flag of the confederacy was the Stars and Bars, and was reported to the provisional congress of the C.S. by the flag committee on March 4,1861. Later, this was the same flag that first flew over Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina in 1861. This flag appears in many variations with stars ranging from seven to fifteen stars. The first wave of secession was done by seven states in the deep south. In time, over eleven states seceded from the Union in 1862, two border states (Kentucky and Missouri that had confederate and union governments), and another one (Maryland) that attempted to secede but had its legislature disbanded by the Lincoln administration by force and was thus unable to join the confederacy. Though, Maryland furnished considerable troops for the cause.