From the April 2021 Civil War Times magazine by Dana B. Shoaf.
This flag recently sold at auction for $50,787.50.
The Confederate flag in question here is a curious hybrid of the United States banner and the Southern battle flag.
The colorful flag is 33" by 52" inches in size, is made of red, white and blue cotton fabric with13 white stars, for the seceded states and two border states, applied in an "X" pattern to each side of the canton.
Its exact origin is not known.
A similar version was carried by the 22md/20th Arkansas Infantry and is part of Little Rock's Old State House Museum.
It is also possible that the flag, sold by Heritage Auctions, is an early prototype for the Confederate National Flag, and was one of several designs considered by Confederate Jefferson Davis.
--Old Secesh
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