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![[U.S. 33 star flag 1859]](../images/u/us-1859.gif)
image by Clay Moss, 14 February 2007
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In 1859, one star was added, representing Oregon, bringing the total number of stars to 33. There were thirteen stripes representing the thirteen original colonies.
Rick Wyatt, 5 April 1998
This flag from 4 July, 1859, to 3 July, 1861.
Clay Moss, 14 February 2007
![[U.S. 33 star jack 1859]](../images/u/us~1859.gif)
image by Clay Moss, 14 February 2007
![[U.S. 33 Great Star flag]](../images/u/us-33gs.gif)
image by Blas Delgado Ortiz, 13 August 2001
This printed silk, made in 1859, evidences the continued popularity of the "Great Star" pattern on the eve of the Civil War.
Blas Delgado Ortiz, 27 July 2001
![[U.S. 33 circular constellation flag]](../images/u/us-1859a.jpg)
image located by William Garrison, 19 October 2025
From https://historical.ha.com
U.S., 33-Star Constellation parade flag. 9" x 6" coarsely woven cotton flag
with 33-stars in a medallion pattern, active from February 14, 1859 to January
29, 1861
William Garrison, 19 October 2025