[Twinkie]

I doubt any flag was the tangible thing my ancestors fought for; it had more to do with their life - the land - their children & the threat that any invaders posed to them & their lives. My Daddy always said that Lincoln didn’t HAVE to have that war - that certain inventions such as the cotton gin would soon render slavery a moot point. My folks didn’t regard Lincoln on the level of a saint. There was a lot more to that war than keeping slavery going & the bottom line was, as it is in most things, the Almighty Dollar $$$$$$$$$$. - Time marches on & soon, World War I & World War II would come along and demand the best we had to give, North, South, East & West.

[Carry me back]

Plenty of confederate flags around. SC is playing the game.

[catfish1957]

I doubt any flag was the tangible thing my ancestors fought for;

Then I guess you don't much about pre-20th century battle protocols.

There were reasons that there were terms like "rally around the flag", and in fact one of the most popular songs during the CW (south) was "Bonnie Blue Flag". When a flag carrier fell, someone else would drop their musket, and carry on. There was a huge Scotch-Irish presence in the south (including several of my ancestors), and the St.Andrews Cross, and it's variations carry a lot of pride for us.