South Carolina Flag Small 287×320 Medium 575×640 Large 919×1024 Download TIFF Original 2155×2400 | (3.8 MB) Description On the day that South Carolina proclaimed sovereignty, a banner for the new state was adopted. Keywords American Civil War, banner, flag, kcivilwarflag, secession, South Carolina, sovereignty Galleries South Carolina, State Flags and Seals Source: Benson John Lossing, ed. Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (vol. 8) (New York, NY: Harper and Brothers, 1912)