William Porcher Miles
Confederate Army officer and politician
Born on: July 4, 1822Died on: May 11, 1899
Aged: 76 years 311 days (922 months)
Gender: Male
Nationality: United states
Birth Sign: Cancer
William Porcher Miles 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 was 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.
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