The original Confederate Flag, Stars and Bars was the first official flag to fly in the name of the Confederate States of America. The original version of this Confederate Flag contained only seven stars which represented the first seven states to join the Confederacy.

These original seven states were of course: South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas. More stars were added as the Confederacy grew in numbers until the final version of the Stars and Bars contained all 13 states of the Confederate States of America. The original seven star design first flew over the CSA’s first capital Montgomery, Alabama on March 4th, 1861.