Bonnie Blue Flag Bonnie Blue Flag The Bonnie Blue Flag was an unofficial banner of the Confederate States of America at the start of the American Civil War in 1861. It now often serves as a representative banner of the southeastern United States in general. It consists of a single, five-pointed white star on a blue field. It closely resembles the flags of the short-lived Republic of West Florida of 1810, Congo under Belgian rule, and Somalia. The first recorded use of this flag (typically with a white star) was in 1810 when it was used to represent the Republic of West Florida,
The Bonnie Blue Flag brave Sends forth his ringing battle-cray Beside the Atlantic wave. She leads the way in honor's path: Come, brothers, near and far, Come, rally round the Bonnie Blue Flag That bears a single star! Hurrah! hurrah! for Southern rights Hurrah! Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag That bears a single star! II We've borne the Yankee trickery, The Yankee gibe and sneer, Till Northern insolence and pride Know neither shame nor fear; But ready now with shot and steel Their brazen front to mar, We holst aloft the Bonnie Blue Flag That bears a single star. III Now Georgia marches