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Listen: The World ProgramThe 1861 Lone Star Flag
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After the flag of the United States was hauled down at the Pensacola Navy Yard on January 12, 1861, Colonel William H. Chase, commanding the Florida troops, prescribed a secession flag to serve until another could be decreed by the lawmakers at Tallahassee. This flag had thirteen stripes; alternate red and white, and a blue field with a single large star in the center. This flag served for eight months, from January 13, 1861, to September 13, 1861. Interestingly Colonel Chase's lone star flag was the same design as the flag used by the Republic of Texas navy in 1836-1845.
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