35K views · 548 reactions | "The Bonnie Blue Flag," created by Harry McCarthy in 1861, the melody was taken from the folk song "Irish Jaunting Car". It was widely used as an anthem in the Confederacy, and often used as a marching song. The Union had its own version of the song that troops would march to as well. | Road to the Civil War | Facebook

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The Bonnie Blue Flag! The Bonnie Blue flag, characterized by a single white star on a blue field, originated in 1810 as the emblem of the short-lived Republic of West Florida. American settlers in this Spanish-controlled region (encompassing parts of modern Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida) declared independence, raising the flag to symbolize their brief sovereignty before the United States annexed the territory after roughly 74 days. The flag’s simple design, likely inspired by earl