Together,We Shall Bring Peace and Prosperity to the Republic.....
Together,We Shall Bring Peace and Prosperity to the Republic.....
God Bless America.
EODGUY
American ships in New England waters flew a "Liberty Tree" flag in 1775. It shows a green pine tree on a white background.
The Continental Navy used this flag upon its inception
The "Grand Union" shown here is also called The "Cambridge Flag." It was flown over Prospect Hill, overlooking Boston, January 1, 1776. In the canton (the square in the corner) are the crosses of Saint Andrew and Saint George, borrowed from the British flag.
The "Betsy Ross" flag.
According to some sources, this flag was first used in 1777. It was used by the Third Maryland Regiment. There was no official pattern for how the stars were to be arranged. The flag was carried at the Battle of Cowpens, which took place on January 17, 1781, in South Carolina. The actual flag from that battle hangs in the Maryland State House.
At the Battle of Bennington in August 1777 were two famous flags. One, shown here, is called the Bennington Flag or the Fillmore Flag. Nathaniel Fillmore took this flag home from the battlefield. The flag was passed down through generations of Fillmores, including Millard, and today it can be seen at Vermont's Bennington Museum. The other (not pictured) has a green field and a blue canton with 13 gold-painted stars arranged in rows. General John Stark gave his New Hampshire troops a rallying speech that would be the envy of any football coach today. He said, "My men, yonder are the Hessians. They were brought for seven pounds and ten pence a man. Are you worth more? Prove it. Tonight, the American flag floats from yonder hill or Molly Stark sleeps a widow"
Oh hell, you've got Stone-Head Wilson and Ziggy Roosevelt, so here's a couple from the Big Man who came in between. At Terrell, TX, in 1909, the President spoke to a group of children.
"I am very glad to see the children here this Sunday morning. I am glad to see them with their flags. You know what the flags are, my children?"To a Missisippi audience Taft said,
"Yes, Sir. The flag of the United States."
"Do you know the flag of Texas?"
"Yes Sir."
"What is it?"
"The lone star."
"Are you loyal to both flags?"
"Yes, Sir"
"I bet you are. Now, my children, do you know who I am?"
"Yes, Sir." "President Taft"
One of your great heroes of Mississippi is Jefferson Davis, and I am glad that the Administration at Washington has wiped out the evidence of that extreme partisan bitterness at Cabin John Bridge, and that his name is restored here as Secretary of War. I am glad because I can testify fom my experience in the South that the same joy that they experienced at that act on the part of the Administration is the joy of a common country and loyalty to a common flag"