Osprey Publishing Flags of the American Civil War (1) MAA252

The very heart of the Confederate fighting unit was its flag, which came in a variety of designs and colours. The flag was the rallying point on the field of battle and it marked the unit headquarters in camp. In 1865, at the war's conclusion, the furling of the defeated Confederate banners signalled the end of that episode in history. As the first of three books focusing on flags of the Civil War (1861-1865), Philip Katcher's text provides a detailed look into Confederate flags. Full colour illustrations and rare photographs portray the myriad variations of flags used to represent the seceding southern states.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• The First National Flag
• The Second National Flag
• The Third National Flag
• Battle Flags; Battle Honours
• Other Commands
• Other Flags
• The Plates