was used by the Confederacy during and after the American Civil War. In other words, it is a post-Civil War re-union UCV flag dating back to 1900-1920 in which the nine stars symbolize the first ...

In honor of the late Sen. Geraldine Thompson, Gov. DeSantis has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff at the Capitol and in Orange County.

"It was said during the American Civil War that there were more Confederate flags flying here than in Richmond, Virginia — and Richmond was the capital of the Confederacy," Westgaph told CNN.