New North Carolina Flag
I just finished painting the North Carolina flag. A very interesting history and a lot of variations happened to this flag over time. The first design submitted by Colonel John D. Whitford on the day of May 20 1861, on the date of the succession resolution and signed by North Carolina was never actually used. That is of course why I would like to paint it so look for this one to show unannounced sometime in the near future.
Soon after the first design was submitted Colnel Whitford and his committee got enough feed back that they felt it was necessary that they consult an artist from Raleigh by the name of William Jarl Brown. Mr. Brown submitted his design which of course was totally different than the original design done by Colonel Whitford.
This flag was approved by the North Carolina Convention on June 22, 1861. This flag was carried by the North Carolina Regiments, along with the Confederate colors, throughout the Civil War. After the war North Carolina flag was again changed but this was the last time.
The dates on the current flag stand for two important dates in North Carolina History. The top scroll above the star has the date of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence but the date displayed on the lower scroll relates to the date of the “Halifax Resolves” April 12th 1776.
