Thursday, August 23, 2012

The Symbolism Of Civil War Flags

By Thelma Kent


The heart and integral part of any warfare was the civil war flags. These are banners which were well colored depending on the colors of national flag of given countries, communities or kingdoms. Battles were eminent at any given point or time once a breach of respect does take place.

These emblems varied from one nation or kingdom to another. With each camp having its own, clear lines were drawn between the waring parties with a far look at things. Hence, this phenomenon has not been a recent thing. Its existence is thus dated way back to around the fifteenth century and earlier on before the occurrence of the First World War.

The first symbolism was that of victory. When a nation was concurred from the enemies, a flag of that winning faction was first erected on a big pole to show taking over of an area from the hands of rivals. It would fly high up for the others to see who the new owners are.

In addition to this, it was a great pride to be associated with it. It location being at the front would attract large number of soldiers to sacrifice their lives in defending it. The individuals designated to carry the banners were chosen from the act of bravery in the group.

Thus, a lot of motivation was within the chosen individuals as this formed part of the pride when selected to carry it around during the battle. This meant that retaliation from the bearers was not an option in any grounds once warfare had been declared between two or more parties.

In summing up, civil war flags would symbolize nearing of camp of an enemy party. An area taken over will have its flag flying high up to show that it is not a land of no one. The owners are fully in control and trespassers have to keep off. This is truly a form ownership.




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