With this rebellion in mind, the Republic of Texas from 1836 to 1839 used this flag. At that time West Florida was composed of present day Louisiana, Alabama, Missouri and Florida. ![]() By December of that year President Madison issued a proclamation that West Florida would be under the jurisdiction of the Governor of the Louisiana Territory. After a brief battle, Spain was no longer in charge and the Bonnie Blue Flag was raised. At that time West Florida was under Spanish rule. On Septema troop of West Florida soldiers known as dragoons set out for the provincial al capitol at Baton Rouge under this flag. The first recorded use of the lone star flag dates to 1810. The history of the Bonnie Blue Flag will be of special interest to students from Florida. ![]() "The Bonnie Blue Flag” became the second most popular patriotic song of the Confederacy. It was written about the unofficial first Confederate Flag. Harry McCarthy wrote “Bonnie Blue Flag” in 1861. The 2 songs the children will be listening to and exploring are “Bonnie Blue Flag” and “Battle Cry of Freedom”. The specific pages for this activity are 38-41. The book answers many questions about the reasons for the war and also what home life, schools, acquisition of news and much more. This book compares the lives of children in both the South and the North during that time period. The two songs I have chosen will be used in a fifth grade classroom in conjunction with the book… If You Lived at the Time of the Civil War by Kay Moore. ![]() Unit 4: Civil War and Reconstruction "Bonnie Blue Flag" and "Battle Cry of Freedom" by Lois Medevic
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