Florida Flags (1845-1900) (U.S.)

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• 2nd Official Flag (1868)
• 1st Official Flag (1861)
• Chase Flag (1861)
• Secession Flag (1861)
• Mosely Flag (1845)

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• Florida
• Florida Flags Prior to 1845
• Florida Flags dhr.dos.state.fl.us/facts/symbols/flags.cfm
• United States of America
• States of the United States

2nd Official Flag (1868)

by Dov Gutterman, 12 October 1998

The second officials was described by the Constitutional Convention of 1868 as design of the great seal impressed upon a white ground of 6' 6'' fly and 6' deep.
Source: dhr.dos.state.fl.us 
Dov Gutterman, 12 October 1998

1st Official Flag of Florida (1861)

by Devereaux Cannon, 25 May 2000

After Florida seceded from the Union in January 1861, a number of unofficial flags flew over the state. The general assembly passed an act directing Governor Madison S. Perry to adopt "an appropriate device for a State flag which shall be distinctive in character." Six months later the Governor had the Secretary of State record the description of Florida's first official flag. Whether it was ever raised over the Capitol or in the field is unknown. The flag shown here is reconstructed from a written description.