# What 3 in 1 flag did I see (US/Confederate)? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 19, 2018, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-3-in-1-flag-did-i-see-us-confederate/812741 "2018-04-19T23:52:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Omega\_Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2018, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-3-in-1-flag-did-i-see-us-confederate/812741/1 "2018-04-19T23:52:48Z")
I saw it in NY on a passing pickup truck. 1/3 of the flag was the US flag, 1/3 was the Confederate flag. The other third is a mystery. Something blue and white. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2018, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-3-in-1-flag-did-i-see-us-confederate/812741/2 "2018-04-20T00:04:40Z")
The Bonnie Blue Flag? > **[Bonnie Blue flag](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Blue_Flag)** > > The "Bonnie Blue flag" was a banner associated at various times with the Republic of Texas, the short-lived Republic of West Florida, and the Confederate States of America at the start of the American Civil War in 1861. It consists of a single, five-pointed white star on a blue field. Its first use being as early as 1810, it is considered the first lone star flag in U.S. history. > The first recorded use of this flag (typically with a white star) was in 1810 when it was used to represent the Repub... ---
**Author:** ![DinoR](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dinor/32/2821_2.png) [@DinoR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DinoR)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2018, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-3-in-1-flag-did-i-see-us-confederate/812741/3 "2018-04-20T00:11:16Z")
Maybe a state flag. NY’s is dominantly blue but considering the Confederate piece, a Union state flag seems unlikely. ---
**Author:** ![Omega\_Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2018, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-3-in-1-flag-did-i-see-us-confederate/812741/4 "2018-04-20T00:13:10Z")
No, that wasn’t it. ETA: this is about the Blue Bonnie flag. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2018, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-3-in-1-flag-did-i-see-us-confederate/812741/5 "2018-04-20T00:14:32Z")
South Carolina? [Flag of South Carolina - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_South_Carolina) ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2018, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-3-in-1-flag-did-i-see-us-confederate/812741/6 "2018-04-20T00:22:42Z")
It almost sounds like the Mississippi state flag, but not quite. I’ll keep looking. [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag\_of\_Mississippi](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Mississippi) ---
**Author:** ![Omega\_Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2018, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-3-in-1-flag-did-i-see-us-confederate/812741/7 "2018-04-20T00:22:43Z")
I looked at this set of state flags, and it’s not any of those. > **[Flags of the U.S. states and territories](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flags_of_the_U.S._states_and_territories#/media/File:Map_of_the_United_States_with_flags.svg)** > > The flags of the U.S. states, territories, and the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.) exhibit a variety of regional influences and local histories, as well as different styles and design principles. Modern U.S. state flags date from the turn of the 20th century, when states considered distinctive symbols for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. Most U.S. state flags were designed and adopted between 1893 and World War I. > The most recently adopted state flag is that... ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2018, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-3-in-1-flag-did-i-see-us-confederate/812741/8 "2018-04-20T00:33:09Z")
[blue line flag?](https://www.google.com/search?q=blue+line+flag&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjxvPaJzcfaAhUlxoMKHWHSDnsQ_AUICigB&biw=1222&bih=780) ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2018, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-3-in-1-flag-did-i-see-us-confederate/812741/9 "2018-04-20T00:36:14Z")
I think it was a custom flag. There seem to be grouping of confederate flags called mash-ups that cover everything from Clinton-Gore supporters to Sons of Confederate Vets. Most of them are 2 images, but I think you are probably looking for something like the 3 flags in this [image](https://abagond.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/sc-capitol-2000.jpg) “mashed”. This is an [example](https://rebelnationok.com/products/triple-threat-flag) of a 3-part flag, but instead of the blue piece, they’re using the don’t tread on me snake. Is this similar in type to what you saw? ---
**Author:** ![Omega\_Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2018, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-3-in-1-flag-did-i-see-us-confederate/812741/10 "2018-04-20T00:47:16Z")
It wasn’t the blue line flag. **Sunny Daze** , yes, it was something like that, three parts blended together into a single flag. ---
**Author:** ![Omega\_Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2018, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-3-in-1-flag-did-i-see-us-confederate/812741/11 "2018-04-20T03:28:31Z")
It occurred to me that it might not be clear that I was trying to find out what the third portion of the flag was, not necessarily looking for an identical flag made up of those three blended flags. I thought there might be a blue and white flag that’s popular with the group of people who put Confederate flags on display. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2018, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-3-in-1-flag-did-i-see-us-confederate/812741/12 "2018-04-20T04:07:35Z")
Look up confederate battle flags. There were hundreds of them. ---
**Author:** ![Richox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@Richox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richox)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2018, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-3-in-1-flag-did-i-see-us-confederate/812741/13 "2018-04-20T12:53:49Z")
Eureka stockade flag? [![](https://www.ausflag.com.au/assets/images/eureka.gif) ](https://www.ausflag.com.au/assets/images/eureka.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Omega\_Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2018, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-3-in-1-flag-did-i-see-us-confederate/812741/14 "2018-04-21T03:17:36Z")
No, that isn’t it either. Maybe the truck will drive by again one day, and I’ll get a better look.