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On May 20, 1861, an ordinance to adopt a Flag of North Carolina
was presented by Colonel John D. Whitford. The
original ordinance stated that "...the (Flag of North
Carolina) shall be a blue field with a white V thereon, and a
star, encircling which shall be the words, "Sirgit astrum, May
20, 1775."
The Flag of North
Carolina design intended by
this original description for the Flag of North Carolina was
never to be. Colonel Whitford and his committee consulted an
artist from Raleigh, William Jarl Browne, for advice. Mr.
Browne prepared a model for the Flag of North Carolina and
submitted it to the Flag of North Carolina committee for approval. The "Browne" Flag
of North Carolina was not at all like the Flag of North
Carolina described in the
original proposal but was, nevertheless, approved by the North
Carolina Convention on June 22, 1861.
This Flag of North
Carolina was carried by the North Carolina Regiments, throughout the Civil War.
After the war, North Carolina like other secession
states, adopted a revised design for the Flag of North
Carolina. In March of 1865, a bill introduced by General
Johnstone Jones, was passed and the design of the Flag of
North Carolina change for the last time. The Flag of North
Carolina field was changed from red to blue. The top bar of
the fly was changed from blue to red. The gilt letters "N" and
"C" were placed on either side of the white star and gilt
scrolls were added above and below the star. The Flag of North
Carolina scroll above
still displays the date of the "Mecklenburg Declaration of
Independence" but the date displayed in black letters on the
lower scroll displays April 12, 1776, the date of the "Hallifax
Resolves" instead of May 20, 1861, the date of secession.
The Flag of North Carolina has a very southern look. |
