“STARS AND BARS” Images of 8, 9 and 10 Star versions of the first Confederate national flag.

Flags with 8 Stars


8 star Garrison Flag
by Wayne J. Lovett
from a sketch by Howard M. Madaus


8 star version of the Stars and Bars,
Supposed to have been captured by US forces
commanded by Major General Cuvier Grover. by Devereaux D. Cannon, Jr. 20 February 2000 from a sketch by Howard M. Madaus

Flags with 9 Stars


9 star Garrison Flag
by Wayne J. Lovett
from a sketch by Howard M. Madaus


9 star flag of the Rock City Guards (1861)
Companies A, B, and C of
Col. Maney’s 1st Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Infantry
Photo courtesy of Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, Tennessee.

Flags with 10 Stars


10 star Garrison Flag, made from a US garrison flag
by Wayne J. Lovett
from a sketch by Howard M. Madaus