Sean Geary AKA-Metal Man

My Heroes include ALL who fought and served under this flag. The victors of war write the history. And that is exactly what happened after the so called Civil War in 1861-65. The Cross of St. Andrew, the Southern Flag has been maligned in the worse way by those individuals with personal agendas. The war of 1861-65 had nothing to do with slavery. Abraham Lincoln could not have cared less about freeing the southern black slaves. Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation was issued near the end of the war, not the beginning. It was written and issued as a political maneuver. Dr. Tom DiLorenzo referenced actual historical documents that support these facts in his book, The Real Lincoln. In 1861, 95 % of the southern people did not own slaves, they were too poor. The political conflict began in Washington over taxation, tariffs on southern products, but not on northern products. The oppressive control directed from Washington was strangling the people and economy of the south - but not the north. It was very biased destructive government management against the southern economy and people. The cry was, "States Rights," but that equated with the rights of sovereign southern states to be out from under the oppressive and destructive control of northern political Washington. Only uninformed or uneducated people believe 425 men died each day (600,000 men) for four years to deal with black slavery issues in the south. The Cross of St. Andrew, the Southern Flag was a religious emblem of moral people, much like Braveheart, engaged in a fight to death conflict to save their families, homes and land from destruction at the hands of northern bankers and politicians.The victors of war write the history.When you hear men speak of the Cross of St. Andrew know they speak of the crucifixion cross of the apostle Andrew, the Apostle of Jesus the Christ, "the diagonal cross on which the Apostle of Jesus the Christ, Andrew had been martyred." The Saint Andrew cross is one of the oldest national flags of all, dating back at least to the 12th century. The history of the Scottish saltire may be summarized as follows: c.1180: The first use of the St. Andrew's Cross in Scotland - but as a religious, not a national, emblem (the seal of the Chapter of St. Andrew's cathedral).1286: The first appearance of the figure of St. Andrew on his cross as a national emblem (the seal of the Guardians of Scotland).1385: The first evidence of the use of the cross, without the saint, as a national emblem - but this was on soldiers' uniforms rather than as a flag (an act of the Scottish parliament). Late 15th Century: Several references to flags with a St. Andrew's Cross, but it is not known whether it was the only emblem on such flags.1503: The first certain use of a plain St. Andrew's Cross flag - but the field was red, not blue (the Vienna Book of Hours). 1542: The first certain illustration of the St. Andrew's Cross on a blue field as we have it today (armorial of Sir David Lindsay). People spoke against Jesus and his symbols, and unjustly accused him of vile criminal acts. False stories were fabricated to make early believers appear bad in the eyes of uneducated or uninformed people to satisfy agendas.


4th Infantry Division

Fort Carson Colorado

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