Final flag of the secessionist Confederacy, Virginia, USA, 1865

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22347419

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22347413

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Surrender_flag_of_the_Civil_War_by_Matthew_Bisanz.JPG

Yes, it's a flag of surrender. And also a literal dishtowel. They used what they had, which wasn't much, apparently, lmao