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what did the union flag look like in the civil war
The union red, white and blue standard remained mostly unchanged during the war other than to add a star when the 34th state, Kansas, was admitted to the Union
how were the stars arranged in the union flag during the civil war
There were a number of different star patterns on the Civil War Union flags. Since there was no official star pattern, people designed their flags as they saw fit.
when was an official star pattern introduced for the american flag
An official star pattern for the United States flag was not introduced until Arizona became a state, and the 48 star flag was introduced in 1912

Question: what are some examples of popular patterns
Self-contained rewrite: what are some examples of popular star pattern designs for the american flag