Bonnie Blue Flag song

The Bonnie Blue Flag, also known as We Are a Band of Brothers, is an 1861 marching song associated with the Confederate States of America. The words were written by Irish born entertainer Harry McCarthy, with the melody taken from the song The Irish Jaunting Car. The song s title refers to the unofficial first Flag of the Confederacy, the Bonnie Blue Flag, the symbol of secession from the Union, that bears the single star of the chorus.