"The St. Andrew's Cross, has been falsified and deluded for many years, since the "War of Aggression", or the so-called Civil War, which there was nothing civil about over 650,000-720,000 men died, for a war that should have and the never been fought.
The South fought to sustain the Constitution, and the North to preserve the Union. At the first Mannassas or Bull Run, we went into battle carrying the "Stars and Bars" the first national. While the battle of Mannassas was being fought General PGT Beaugard , and General Joseph E. Johnston, could not distinguish our flag from the union flag. There was no wind blowing, cannon and musket fire, leaving smoke, officers were sent by General Beaurgard down for a closer look, but to no avail. At long last a breeze blew and our flag and troops were spotted. The word was given and the yankees were on the run. Since the Confederacy could not distinguish our flag from the union flag, this is why we chose the St. Andrews Cross.
This flag is a religious flag. It is called the St. Andrews Flag, which is based on the Scottish Flag. Andrew was a disciple of Jesus Christ, one of the first. When Andrew was ninty years old, the Romans decided to cruicify him. St. Andrew asked not to be placed on a cross, because he was not worthy to be hung on the cross as Jesus. He asked not to be nailed, but to be tied to the cross because he was not worthy. He asked to be placed on an X symbol. This was done by Patras in 69 AD. He hung on the X symbol for three days than was taken down and he died. His remains were entombed and in 370 AD taken to the eastern coast of Scotland.
So when you condemn this flag you are actually condemming a religious symbol, the symbol of St. Andrew. The red on the flag stands for the blood of Jesus. This flag never flew above a slave ship, but the union did. So if you want to judge and condemn a flag, as bigots and racists have, read your history, educate yourself and pass the truth on. Open your eyes and realize this flag flew for only four years.
There are alot of other Confederate Flags to pick from, make a choice if you choose to still be ignorant of your heritage. We will mourn our dead, whose blood ran red on the battlefields, we will fight to preserve our monuments, we will not give up our rights as Southerners. As Jefferson Davis said, "All we want is to be left alone".
Copyright Article by Freda Mincey Burton
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