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Bonnie Blue Flag

1810 · 19th century

The Bonnie Blue Flag is a flag of a single white star on a blue field, first flown by the short-lived Republic of West Florida in 1810. It was revived in the southern United States during the secession crisis of 1860–1861 and became an unofficial symbol of the Confederacy, popularised by the 1861 song of the same name.

Bonnie Blue Flag
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Mentioned in 1 state history

Republic of West Florida

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Bonnie Blue Flag. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bonnie-blue-flag
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“Bonnie Blue Flag.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bonnie-blue-flag. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Bonnie Blue Flag.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bonnie-blue-flag.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Bonnie Blue Flag’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bonnie-blue-flag (Accessed: ).

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