The secret history of Confederate post names the Army never wanted you to see

Preserving Black History on Instagram: "✅ Was this a mistake? Confederate States of America (1861): During the early stages of the American Civil War, the Confederacy adopted a flag known as the “Stars and Bars.” As more states seceded from the Union, the number of stars on this flag increased. A version with nine stars represented the first nine states to secede. This 9-star configuration was official for a brief period from May 18 to May 21, 1861, making it one of the rarest Confederate flags.

Incredible interview of Confederate Veteran Julius Franklin Howell. Delivering a wider perspective into the Civil War Era. Howell was born in Virginia in 1846, and he enlisted in the Confederate States Army in 1862 after many of his classmates were killed at Williamsburg during the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War. Howell served in the 24th Virginia Cavalry, and he served as a courier until 1864, when his regiment was moved to the north of Richmond as Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Gra