The flag of the CSA has 13 stars on it that represent the states that seceded. However, only 11 states left the Union in 1861. The other two stars represent delegations sent to the Confederate Congress from Kentucky and Missouri, two states that did not join the CSA but remained loyal to the Union. In other words, these two states had delegations in both congresses. I came across this item while perusing a World Book Encyclopedia from 1969. The 13 stars appear on the "confederate battle flag" or "Southern Cross". The flag known as the "stars and bars" has only 7 stars in a circle in a field of blue in the top left corner.
(Source: Vol 4 of the World Book Encyclopedia 1969 page 753).
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