Trivia 11-27-17 Flag

[Iron Brigade]

There were 33 stars on the flag when Lincoln was inaugurated on March 4, 1861. Kansas was admitted to the Union in January 1861 and the new 34 star flag including Kansas was officially introduced on July 4, 1861.

 

[MRB1863]

Lincoln was inagurated March 4, 1861. In 1861, one star was added, representing Kansas, bringing the total number of stars to 34. Kansas, was admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861. This flag flew from 4 July, 1861, to 3 July, 1863. Even after the Southern states seceded from the Union Lincoln would not allow any star to be removed from the American flag. The next star was added to rtepresent West Virginia in 1863, bringing that current total to 35 and was used July 4, 1863 – July 3, 1865.
So, my answer would be at Lincoln's inaguration on March 4, 1861 there were 33 stars on the flag, the 34th star represented Kansas and flew on the flag starting July 4, 1861.

 

[WJC]

When Lincoln was inaugurated in 1861, how many stars were on the U.S. flag? After he became president, when and why was the next star added?

credit: @chellers

At Lincoln's inauguration on March 4, 1861, our flag had 33 stars. On July 4, 1861, another star was added after Kansas was admitted as the 34th state- a 'free state- on January 29, 1861.

 

[MC44]

33. Kansas was added to make 34 on January 29, 1861

 

[Mike Serpa]

There is some time lag from when a state gets admitted to the union and when the flag becomes official.

The 33 star flag - This Flag became the Official United States Flag on July 4th, 1859. A star was added for the admission of Oregon (February 14, 1859) and was to last for 2 years. The two Presidents to serve under this flag were James Buchanan (1857-1861) and Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865).

The 34 star flag - This Flag became the Official United States Flag on July 4th, 1861. A star was added for the admission of Kansas (January 29th, 1861) and was to last for 2 years. The only President to serve under this flag was Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865).

http://www.usflagdepot.com/store/page8.html

 

[Waterloo50]

When Lincoln was inaugurated in 1861, how many stars were on the U.S. flag? After he became president, when and why was the next star added?

credit: @chellers

When Lincoln was inaugurated there were 33 stars on the flag, the next star was added with the admission of Kansas as the 34th state in January 1861.

 

[kholland]

Change that to 34 although the flag was not yet official. And the next state after Kansas (34) was West Virginia (35) which was added in June of 1863 as they split from the State of Virginia.

 

[mofederal]

http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/us-1861.html

When Lincoln was inaugurated on March 4, 1861 the flag should have had 33 stars. The flag flying over Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861 had 33 stars. Kansas was officially admitted as a state on Jan. 29, 1861 it was mandated that on July 4, 1861 a new official flag would fly with 34 stars. On February 12, 1861 on his way to Washington, on a stop at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Lincoln hoisted a new 34 star flag.. This was less than a month after Kansas' admission as a state. The practice of using "once official" and "not yet official" flags had to be more common than it was believed. The new official 34 star flag was flown on July 4, 1861.

 

[hoosier]

There were 34 stars on the flag when Lincoln was inaugurated in March, 1861. (Kansas had been admitted as the 34th state on January 29.)

The next star was added in 1863 (the question did not specify that it was asking for month, day, and year, so I will accept simply the year of 1863 as a correct answer), because West Virginia was admitted as a separate state from the rest of Virginia.

 

[James N.]

33, but one was soon added for Nevada, a new state that the previous Southern members of Congress had opposed and that the remaining members rushed through in their absence. Nevada's population had exploded in 1860 mainly due to the discovery of the Comstock Lode in Virginia City, giving the territory the necessary numbers for statehood.

Edit - Nevada became the 36th state when it was admitted to the Union in October 1864, but stars were added representing both Kansas and West Virginia before Nevada.

hoosier

 

[Zack]

There were 34 stars on the flag when he was inaugurated on March 4, 1861 representing:
1 Delaware December 7, 1787
2 Pennsylvania December 12, 1787
3 New Jersey December 18, 1787
4 Georgia January 2, 1788
5 Connecticut January 9, 1788
6 Massachusetts February 6, 1788
7 Maryland April 28, 1788
8 South Carolina May 23, 1788
9 New Hampshire June 21, 1788
10 Virginia June 25, 1788
11 New York July 26, 1788
12 North Carolina November 21, 1789
13 Rhode Island May 29, 1790
14 Vermont March 4, 1791
15 Kentucky June 1, 1792
16 Tennessee June 1, 1796
17 Ohio March 1, 1803
18 Louisiana April 30, 1812
19 Indiana December 11, 1816
20 Mississippi December 10, 1817
21 Illinois December 3, 1818
22 Alabama December 14, 1819
23 Maine March 15, 1820
24 Missouri August 10, 1821
25 Arkansas June 15, 1836
26 Michigan January 26, 1837
27 Florida March 3, 1845
28 Texas December 29, 1845
29 Iowa December 28, 1846
30 Wisconsin May 29, 1848
31 California September 9, 1850
32 Minnesota May 11, 1858
33 Oregon February 14, 1859
34 Kansas January 29, 1861
34 STAR AMERICAN FLAG – CIVIL WAR UNION FLAG (1861-1863)

This 34-star flag became the official American Flag on July 4th, 1861. A star was added for the state of Kansas, which was admitted to the United States of American on January 29th, 1861.

This was the flag that was flown by armies of the North during the first half of the Civil War. The flag had 34 stars to represent all of the country's states, even those that were attempting to secede from the union.

The next star was added on July 4, 1863 to represent West Virginia, which was admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863 after separating from Virginia:
35 STAR AMERICAN FLAG (1863-1865)

This 35-star flag became the official American Flag on July 4th, 1863.

A star was added for the state of West Virginia, which separated from the rest of Virginia (a confederate state) on June 20th, 1863 in order to rejoin the union.

http://www.ipl.org/div/stateknow/dates.html
https://www.usflagstore.com/american_flag_history_1776_to_present_s/2205.htm

 

[JohnW.]

34...became 35 when Nevada was admitted....SILVER AND GOLD>>>>>>>>>>>SILVER AND GOLD..Nevada is the only reason that the Union was able to finance the war.

Edit - Nevada was the 36th state. West Virginia preceded it.

hoosier

 

[JohnW.]

P.S. The gold in California had nothing to do with it...no..really it didn't

 

[sarladaise]

When Lincoln was inaugurated on March 4, 1861, there were 33 stars on the US flag.
According to tradition, a new star was always added to the flag on Independence Day.
Kansas was admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861 and the 34th star was added on July 4th, 1861.

When West Virginia was admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863 (after "seceding" from Virginia) a
35th star was added to the flag on July 4,1863.

http://www.americancivilwarstory.com/civil-war-flags.html
https://www.si.edu/spotlight/flag-day/flag-facts

 

[adisciu9]

33 when inaugurated; 34 when Kansas added in 1861

 

[lelliott19]

The admission of Kansas as a state (Jan 29, 1861) had already been recognized by the addition of a star (Feb 22, 1861) making 34 stars on the flag when Lincoln was inaugurated on March 4, 1861..

In recognition of West Virginia's statehood, which occurred June 20, 1863, the 35 star flag became the official US Flag on July 4, 1863.

 

[MaryDee]

There were 34 stars in March 1861; Kansas had been added in January.
The next addition was for West Virginia in June 1863.
http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flagfact.html

 

[Northern Light]

There were 34 stars on the flag when Lincoln was inaugurated in 1861. In 1863, the state of West Virginia was added as the western part of Virginia decided to secede from Confederate Virginia and remain loyal to the Union.
In 1864, Arizona became the 36th state in the Union. (Bonus answer?)

Edit - Arizona wasn't admitted to the Union until 1912. However, your answer to the main question is correct, so you don't lose any points on the bonus answer.

hoosier

 

[truthckr]

33 stars on Lincoln's inauguration. Another star was added when Kansas was admitted to the Union. Star was added July 4, 1861, although Kansas was admitted to the Union January 29, 1861

 

[amweiner]

When Lincoln was inaugurated in March 1861, there were 33 stars on the flag. Although Kansas was admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, the 34 star flag wasn't official until July 4, 1861.
http://www.usflag.org/history/the34starflag.html