Bonnie Blue Flag PVC Morale Patch Political UNVEILING THE TYLER MONUMENT

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"Hardee Flag" - General William Hardee adopted the design for the corps he organized in the Army of Tennessee in 1862

and occasional obituaries in Confederate Veteran magazine and local newspapers mention these Kentuckians' service in the Army of Northern Virginia

plus two Arkansas Batteries

Following the Confederate victory at Richmond

Bonnie Blue Flag PVC Morale Patch Political UNVEILING THE TYLER MONUMENTBonnie Blue Flag Morale Patch Historical background: Next to "Dixie's Land," perhaps no other song was as well loved by the Confederate soldier as "The Bonnie Blue Flag." Written by Harry Macarthy (1834 1888) and sung to the old Irish tune "The Irish Jaunting Car," the song lays out the order of secession of the States that went on to form the Confederacy. The first flag of the Confederacy was a single white star on a blue background. This song,