Re: [DL] Southern heraldry

["Christopher L. McGlothlin, M.Ed." <cmcgloth@halifax.com>]

At 09:28 AM 3/5/2001 +0100, Mr. Tomasz F Misiorek wrote:
>Ladies & Gentlemen
>
>Do You know, if Confederacy had official anthem and symbol?

	The Confederacy never adopted an official anthem, but the songs "Dixie"
and "The Bonnie Blue Flag" are forever associated with the Lost Cause due
to their popularity during The War (at least in the South ;-) ).
	As for their symbol, you can view the Great Seal of the Confederacy at 

	http://www.gettysburgmall.com/larger/g-128-129-130.html

>And second thing, colors. To my players, I always picture Confederate
>cavalry bearing famous red standard with blue st. Andrew's cross, obligatory
>battletorn. Union troops have of course stars and stripes, much less torn:-)

	That eventually became the regulation banner, but bear in mind that many
battle flags were issued by the states or (most commonly) donated by the
neighbors and family of the unit's members. Therefore, you might see the
Stars & Bars (Early War), the Southern Cross (square in the East,
rectangular in the West), a State Flag or something completely unique to
that unit (especially in the West)-- all on the same battlefield.
	If you have a specific theater of war/unit/time period in mind, please
feel free to post a follow-up here and I can go into more detail about what
that interests you. I can also expound on the whole subject at length, but
I usually give my victims a chance to beg off before I get started on a
War-related topic. :-) 
	Hope this much helps!


Deo Vindice,
Christopher McGlothlin, M.Ed.

Additional Developer: Deadlands: The Weird West Revised Edition
Co-Author: Tales o' Terror: 1877, Back East: The South & the JLA Sourcebook
Reviewer: Games Unplugged Magazine
Southern by the Grace of God