Time Line
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1846: Flag adds 1 star for Texas (total of 28 stars).
1847: Flag adds 1 star for Iowa (total of 29 stars).
1848: Flag adds 1 star for Wisconsin (total of 30 stars).
1851: Flag adds 1 star for California (total of 31 stars).
1858: Flag adds 1 star for Minnesota (total of 32 stars).
1859: Flag adds 1 star for Oregon (total of 33 stars).
1861: Flag adds 1 star for Kansas (total of 34 stars). Ffirst Confederate Flag (Stars and Bars) adopted in Montgomery, Alabama
1863: Flag adds 1 star for West Virginia (total of 35 stars).