Record #:

24638

Author(s):

Smith, General W.A.

Abstract:

In Ansonville, North Carolina in 1861, a group of men in the town contrived a flag for the state, hoping it would convince others to secede from the Union. Many villagers were unhappy with the flag and the town witnessed multiple acts of the removal and rehanging of the flag.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 26 Issue 18, February 1959, p15-16, 22

Subject(s):

Anson County--History; Anson County--Description and travel; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Flags