Flag History
This flag was designed by a committee led by General W.T. Martin. It shows Mississippi's divided sense of loyalty between those who revered the Confederacy with the state's succession from the Union during the Civil War and those who celebrate their rejoining to the United States. The Battle Flag of the Confederacy is in the upper left corner, the 13 start representing the first 13 states of the Union. The bars of red, white and blue honor the United States flag.
Flag Adopted: 1894
State Nickname: The Magnolia State or The Bayou State
State Motto: By valor and arms
Area: 47,689 square miles
Approximate Population: 2.6 million
Capital: Jackson
Largest City: Jackson
Major Products: cotton, soybeans, rice, corn, timber, wood
State Bird: Mocking Bird
State Tree: Magnolia
State Flower: Magnolia
