2024-07 Raynors Historical Collectible Auctions
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William Porcher Miles (1822-1899) was an American politician who was among the ardent states' rights advocates, supporters of slavery, and Southern secessionists who came to be known as the "Fire-Eaters." He is notable for having designed the most popular variant of the Confederate flag, originally rejected as the national flag in 1861 but adopted as a battle flag by the Army of Northern Virginia under General Robert E. Lee before it was reincorporated. Miles spoke at the Secession Convention, Miles attitude was reflected in his statement, "Let us act if we mean to act without talking. Let it be 'a word and a blow - but the blow first."
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