What was the north and south US flags look like?

The flags of the United States during the Civil War era (1861–1865) were the flags of the separate Confederate States of America (the "Southern flag") and the United States of America (the "Northern flag").

The Confederate States of America flag

- also called the "Stars and Bars"

- first adopted in March 1861

- seven stars represented the seven seceded states

- the stars were arranged in a ring on the white canton of the flag

- Three equal bands of red, white, and red made up the rest of the flag

The United States of America flag

- also called the "Stars and Stripes"

- 34 stars represented the number of states in 1861

- Stars arranged in rows on a blue canton of the flag

- Thirteen alternating stripes of red and white making up the rest of the flag