The most popular color for secession cockades was blue. But red, or red-and-white ranked a close second. And there were just a few cockades on both sides that were black - the color worn during America's first war for independence.
Like Union cockades, Confederate cockade designs included rosettes, rosettes with tails or ribbon designs such as bows or knots. Some Confederate cockades were generic, others were designed specifically for a certain state or region.
Unlike Union cockades, there was huge variety in the combination of colors, emblems and materials.
For example, all of the cockades below are from one state: South Carolina.