South Carolina Sesquicentennial Celebration

There are many websites that are celebrating the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War. Once site devoted to South Carolina's modest role in the conflict is the South Carolina Civil War Sesquicentennial site. The advisory board is a creation of the state's legislature and includes a representative from just about every cause that would have a stake in the war and life in South Carolina during the period. Another site focusing on South Carolina's Lowcountry is the Lowcountry Civil War Commemoration. Both site feature lists of events and exhibits, as well as background on the war. The Lowcountry site, however, has a tab entitled "Battles" that links you to a blank page. The site does have a page on the history of the national flags used by the U.S. and the C.S.A. during the war. Of course, it contains the Confederate Battle Flag of modern controversy, even though it is not a national flag. It is a battle flag used by regiments to identify each other during the course of a smoke-filled, chaotic engagement. Its proper place is as a battle or the C.S.A. navy ensign, not as the national flag of the Confederacy.