Five Important Facts You Didnt Know About THIS Flag [VIDEO] Following the tragic shooting in Charleston, the liberal media has been raising questions about the Confederate flag, and why it continues to fly in many places today. Now, several conservatives are stepping up to clarify the difference between the flags of Union and the Confederacy. When the similarity between the two flags was brought to the attention of Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard after the first Battle of Manassas, he suggested that the Confederate national flag be changed. This idea was rejected by the Confederate government. His amended recommendation was that there should be two flags: the National flag and a battle flag. Here are some things you may not know about the National Flag of the Confederacy: 1. Three national flags were tried before the final design of the National Flag was settled on. The point is, the Confederate flags original intent needs to be maintained. Neo-nazis and other extremist groups have usurped the flag and are corrupting its image. Its original purpose was to be a flag of honor, separating the confederacy from the Union. 