Proper Flag Folding Procedures
Flags Involved in the Civil War
History of the Arkansas Flag
100

$100 – This is the number of folds required to properly fold the U.S. flag.


What is 13?

100

$100 – This was the official flag of the Confederacy, featuring stars in a circle on a blue field and three horizontal stripes.



    • What is the "Stars and Bars"?

100

$100 – The Arkansas state flag features this many stars in total.



    • What is 25?

200

$200 – The final shape of the folded U.S. flag resembles this object.


What is a triangle?

200

$200 – The Confederate battle flag is commonly mistaken for the national flag of the Confederacy. It is also called this.



    • What is the "Southern Cross"?

200

$200 – The diamond shape in the center of the Arkansas flag represents this.



    • What is Arkansas being the only diamond-producing state?

300

$300 – When folding the flag, the blue field with stars should remain visible at the end. This part of the flag must be tucked away.


    • What is the red and white stripes?

300

$300 – This was the official flag of the United States during the Civil War, with stars representing each state, including those that seceded.



    • What is the 33- to 35-star U.S. flag?

300

$300 – The three blue stars below the name "Arkansas" on the flag symbolize these three things.



    • What are: Arkansas being the third state from the Louisiana Purchase, its history under Spain, France, and the U.S., and its role in the Confederacy?

400

$400 – The tradition of folding the U.S. flag 13 times is said to represent these.



    • What are the original 13 colonies?

400

$400 – The second national flag of the Confederacy, also called "The Stainless Banner," had a large white field and featured this design in the corner.



    • What is the Confederate battle flag (Southern Cross) in the top left?

400

$400 – The original Arkansas flag was designed in 1912 as part of a contest and was created by this person.



    • Who is Willie K. Hocker?

500

$500 – When folding a flag at a military funeral, this is the proper way to present it to the family.



    • What is with the stars facing up, cradled in the hands, and given with a ceremonial message?
500

$500 – This flag was known as the "Blood-Stained Banner" and was the final national flag of the Confederacy before the war ended.



    • What is the third national flag of the Confederacy, which added a red vertical bar to the white "Stainless Banner"?
500

$500 – In 1923, a fourth blue star was added above the word "Arkansas" to represent this former country that once controlled the region.



    • What is the Confederacy?
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