Template:Country data Confederate States

Template documentation

Standard parameters

Parameter name	Value	Meaning
`alias`	`Confederate States of America`	Main article name (Confederate States of America)
`shortname alias`	`Confederate States`	(optional) Display name to be used for the wikilink, if `alias` is a disambiguated article name, for example
`flag alias`	`Flag of the Confederate States of America (1865).svg`	Image name (File:Flag of the Confederate States of America (1865).svg, shown on right)

Flag variants

Label	Flag image (40px)	Image name
`1861a`	File:Flag of the Confederate States of America (March 1861 – May 1861).svg	`Flag of the Confederate States of America (March 1861 – May 1861).svg`
`1861b`	File:Flag of the Confederate States of America (May 1861 – July 1861).svg	`Flag of the Confederate States of America (May 1861 – July 1861).svg`
`1861c`	Error creating thumbnail:	`Flag of the Confederate States of America (July 1861 – November 1861).svg`
`1861`		`Flag of the Confederate States of America (1861-1863).svg`
`1863`	Error creating thumbnail:	`Flag of the Confederate States of America (1863-1865).svg`
`naval`	File:Naval ensign of the Confederate States of America (1863-1865).svg	`Naval ensign of the Confederate States of America (1863-1865).svg`
`marines`	File:Flag of the Confederate States Marine Corps.svg	`Flag of the Confederate States Marine Corps.svg`
`navy`	File:Confederate Navy Jack (light blue).svg	`Confederate Navy Jack (light blue).svg`
`army`	File:Battle flag of the Confederate States of America.svg	`Battle flag of the Confederate States of America.svg`

Redirect aliases

This template can also be used via an alias name (implemented as a redirect to this template):

Alias name	`{{flag\|alias}}` output	`{{flag country\|alias}}` output
`CSA` (view)	Template:Country data CSA	Template:Flag country
`C.S.A.` (view)	Template:Country data C.S.A.	Template:Flag country
`Confederate States` (view)	Confederate States	Template:Flag country
`CS` (view)	Template:Country data CS	Template:Flag country
`C.S.` (view)	Template:Country data C.S.	Template:Flag country

See What links here for a full list of redirects.

Example usage

{{flag|Confederate States}} → Confederate States
{{flag icon|Confederate States}} →
{{flag country|Confederate States}} → Template:Flag country

Using a flag variant

{{flag|Confederate States|1861a}} → File:Flag of the Confederate States of America (March 1861 – May 1861).svg Confederate States
{{flag icon|Confederate States|1861a}} → Confederate States of America

Using a redirect alias

{{flag icon|CSA}} → Template:Country data CSA
{{flag country|CSA}} → Template:Flag country
{{flag|CSA}} → Template:Country data CSA

Military ensigns

This template includes a naval flag variant that can be used with Template:Naval:

{{naval|Confederate States}} → Template:Naval
{{flag icon|Confederate States|naval}} → Confederate States of America

This template includes a marine ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Marines:

{{marines|Confederate States}} → File:Flag of the Confederate States Marine Corps.svg Confederate States Marine Corps
{{flag icon|Confederate States|marines}} → Confederate States of America

This template includes an ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Navy:

{{navy|Confederate States}} → File:Confederate Navy Jack (light blue).svg Confederate States Navy
{{flag icon|Confederate States|navy}} → Confederate States of America

This template includes an army ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Army:

{{army|Confederate States}} → File:Battle flag of the Confederate States of America.svg Confederate States Army
{{flag icon|Confederate States|army}} → Confederate States of America

Related templates

Please see the following related country_data templates:

TemplateData

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This template should not be used directly. It is used indirectly by flag templates such as Template:Flag and Template:Flag icon. See Category:Flag template system for a full list of flag templates and Wikipedia:WikiProject Flag Template for further documentation.

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Parameter		Description	Type	Status
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