The state flag emerged in 1861 at North Carolina's state constitutional convention. This is where the state's delegates voted to join the Confederacy. This meant that it was trying to secede from ...

Seven U.S. state flags share notable elements of the Confederacy's national and battle flags. Compare the major Confederate flags with the current state flags of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, ...

The North Carolina state flag. Flags of counties, cities, and other governmental agencies, schools, or educational facilities. Flags of U.S. military branches.