The 1861 Palmetto Flag would be far more appropriate if the state wants to honor South Carolina "history". The Confederate Battle Flag wasn't put there until the 1960s. South Carolina never flew it during the civil war.
You are full of it. The flag was flown by numerous South Carolina regiments, including my g-g-grandfather's:
66 posted on 06/22/2015 12:02:00 PM PDT by Godebert