it didn’t designate an official design for its flag until Virginia seceded from the union in 1861. The “Secession” Convention passed an ordinance establishing a state flag that would show ...

Virginia’s flag and state seal feature ... Virtus has graced the state seal since it was created in 1776 and the state flag since 1861, with a few makeovers over the years changing the figure ...

As the Prince William County-based Potomac Local News first reported, Vindman’s flag appears to be a re-creation of the one used by the Confederate government of Virginia beginning in 1861: the ...