<Tr> <Th> Design </Th> <Td> A white rectangle, one - and - a-half times as wide as it is tall a red vertical stipe on the far right of the rectangle, a red quadrilateral in the canton, inside the canton is a blue saltire with white outlining, with thirteen white five - pointed stars of equal size inside the saltire . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designed by </Th> <Td> Arthur L. Rogers </Td> </Tr> <P> Three successive designs served as the official national flag of the Confederate States of America (the "Confederate States" or the "Confederacy") during its existence from 1861 to 1865 . </P> <P> Since the end of the American Civil War, private and official use of the Confederacy's flags, and of flags with derivative designs, has continued under philosophical, political, cultural, and racial controversy in the United States . These include flags displayed in states; cities, towns and counties; schools, colleges and universities; private organizations and associations; and by individuals . </P>

What was the northern flag in the civil war