Nicola
Marschall

March 16, 1829 - February 24, 1917

Sankt Wendel, Saarland

Designed the "Stars and Bars," official flag of the Confederacy, as well as the gray uniform of the Southern Army. He came to the U.S. (Alabama) in 1849 to continue professionally in art. Noted portraits include Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln.

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