Keywords: The battle flag of the secessionist Confederate States of America during the U.S. Civil War, flying near cabins in the unincorporated town of Gap Mills in southeastern West Virginia LCCN2015634315.tif 1 photograph digital tiff file color Notes Purchase; Carol M Highsmith Photography Inc ; 2015; DLC/PP-2015 055 ; Credit line West Virginia Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division ; The state was part of rebellious Virginia until its counties broke away to remain with the Union in that war But alliances of the heart with the breakaway southern states did not diminish everywhere Nor have defiant displays of the Confederate flag to this day in 2015 150 years after the final surrender of Confederate forces despite opponents' association of the flag with past slavery and modern-day racism ; Forms part of West Virginia Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive ; Title date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer 2015 Creator Carol M Highsmith Library of Congress Catalog http //lccn loc gov/2015634315 Image download https //cdn loc gov/master/pnp/highsm/34200/34299a tif Original url http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/highsm 34299 No known restrictions on publication LOC-image highsm 34299 PD-Highsmith Images uploaded by Fæ West Virginia Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division West Virginia Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Photographs by Carol M Highsmith |