tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195489481608083671.post3114134643554137771..comments2022-11-07T03:18:26.385-05:00Comments on VA Confederate Partisan: The Gadsden/Bonnie Blue ComparisonConfederateSonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14550884594769438455noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195489481608083671.post-41483192320729037802010-03-01T14:54:18.115-05:002010-03-01T14:54:18.115-05:00I was concentrating less on its general use (anybo...I was concentrating less on its general use (anybody can read Wikipedia) an more on its value as a representative of an ANTI-FEDERAL movement which arose from distrust and disillusionment with the central government (British crown) of the day by a confederated group of SEPARATE states.<br /><br />The point is that the Gadsden is not a symbol of "American" patriotism, rather of personal patriotism and activism against an usurping government.<br /><br />It is not about repairing a broken system. It is about abolishing, by force if necessary, a tyrannical regime and abjuring its authority.ConfederateSonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14550884594769438455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195489481608083671.post-38796531263273467652010-02-27T11:09:45.870-05:002010-02-27T11:09:45.870-05:00The Gadsden Flag was originally a Naval Flag, the ...The Gadsden Flag was originally a Naval Flag, the standard of Continental Navy Commodore Esek Hopkins, based on the artwork on a drumhead witnessed by Benjamin Franklin, and later recreated by SC Patriot Christopher Gadsden, who forwarded this new flag to the Commodore. This apparently took place sometime after December 1775.<br /> The following was recorded in the South Carolina congressional journals: <br /> "Col. Gadsden presented to the Congress an elegant standard, such as is to be used by the commander in chief of the American navy; being a yellow field, with a lively representation of a rattle-snake in the middle, in the attitude of going to strike, and these words underneath, "Don't Tread on Me!" <br /><br /> The on again off again Bonnie Blue Flag (1st use 1810 in Fla, 2nd use in 1860, 3rd use as Somalia National Flag) was a popular banner of secession in some sections of the south, but not all. 2 examples are the Georgia secession banner which was a white field with a red star, and the SC secession banner that was a red fishtail flag with a white star and crescent.<br /><br /> I reckon the 1st popular flag used by Continental forces that displayed a combined 13 seperate and sovriegn entities joined in unified opposition to King George and British tyranny was the Grand Union flag flown by Continental Army Commander George WashingtonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com