<Table> Confederate States of America <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> The first national flag of the Confederate States of America with 13 stars </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Td> `` The Stars and Bars '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Use </Th> <Td> National flag </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Adopted </Th> <Td> March 4 , 1861 ( first 7 - star version ) November 28 , 1861 ( final 13 - star version ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Design </Th> <Td> Three horizontal stripes of equal height , alternating red and white , with a blue square two - thirds the height of the flag as the canton . Inside the canton are white five - pointed stars of equal size , arranged in a circle and pointing outward . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designed by </Th> <Td> Nicola Marschall </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> The second national flag of the Confederate States of America </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Td> `` The Stainless Banner '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Use </Th> <Td> National flag </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Proportion </Th> <Td> 1 : 2 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Adopted </Th> <Td> May 1 , 1863 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Design </Th> <Td> A white rectangle two times as wide as it is tall , a red quadrilateral in the canton , inside the canton is a blue saltire with white outlining , with thirteen white five - pointed stars of equal size inside the saltire . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> The third national flag of the Confederate States of America . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Td> `` The Blood - Stained Banner '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Use </Th> <Td> National flag </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Proportion </Th> <Td> 2 : 3 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Adopted </Th> <Td> March 4 , 1865 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Design </Th> <Td> A white rectangle , one - and - a-half times as wide as it is tall a red vertical stipe on the far right of the rectangle , a red quadrilateral in the canton , inside the canton is a blue saltire with white outlining , with thirteen white five - pointed stars of equal size inside the saltire . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designed by </Th> <Td> Arthur L. Rogers </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
red and white flag with circle of stars
The first national flag of the Confederate States of America with 13 stars