One theory: To add to the collection of REASONS for the war, try this! Some think it was a continuation of battles in Europe which had been ongoing for centuries. The English, with their red, white and blue flag, battled the Scottish Highlanders who had chosen a flag with blue field and white St. Andrew's cross. The English migrated to the North and New England while the Scots migrated to the South and the Appalachian and Blue Ridge Mountains. Soon they were at it again in the great Civil War. The Deep South had trouble recruiting men to fight until leaders decided upon a battle flag design to which the men of Scottish descent could relate. They renewed their former flag design, with a red field where it had been blue. The familiar cross in the middle was retained. The Civil War was, in part, a repeat featuring British descendants in the North, with their familiar red, white and blue flag against the Scottish descendants in the South with their familiar flag with a cross in the middle. To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html