HISTORY OF AMERICAN FLAG
SHOWS MANY CHANGES
(U S. Official Bulletin.)
Tin* Smithsonian Institution today
issued tin* following:
Today probably several million Am
erican flags ure waving serenely in
the various breezes of our spacious
land, slgnlflcent of the calm and dig
nified, yet deep and lasting patriotism
of the American people. Be this our
native land or adopted country we
pledge allegiance to that flag, un
cover as yvo pass, and wear It in
minature as a token of our loyalty.
And yet what do we know about its
meaning and Its history? A lecture
trip to the United States national mu
seum in Washington, the national
depository of American relies will
teach much concerning the flag.
Naturally there were many forms
of early flags, especially colonial types
used by the individual colonial types
militia regiments, before the flag of
the United States was established by
our continental congress on June 14,
'1777, now celebrated as flag day. This
act required that the flag of the Uni
ted States be of thirteen horizontal
stripes, alternate red and white, and |
that the union he thirteen white
stars on a blue field, representing a
new constellation, but it did not de
fine how many points the stars should
have, how they should he arranged,
nor make provision for additional
ones.
Flown by Sea by John Paul Jones.
One of the first occasions for public
display of the “Stars and Stripes” is
said to have been on August 6, 1777,
when the new (lag was hoisted over
the troops at Ft. Sehyuler, Borne, N.Y.
John Paul Jones is said to have been
the first to fly the “Stars anil Stripes,”
over the high seas, on the Banger, in
November, 1777, The National Mu
seum has an early naval 12-star type
flag said to have been.known by John
Paul Jones during the war of the rev
olution. ,
From the lime of the* revolution (Tie
stars and stripes in the flag have va
ried. There were 13 stars during the
revolution, 15 in the war of 1812, 29
in the Mexican war, 33 to 35 In the
civil war, 45 in the Spanish vvfcr, and
48 in today. The stripes were changed
first from 13 In 15, and then back
again to 13. It may be surprising to
Jrtmw that our national flag Is among
thr^oldest flags of the nations, being
older than the present British Jack,
the French Trtcolor, and the flag of
Spain, and many years older thiin
the flags of Germany and Italy some
of which are either personal flags or
those of the reigning families.
"Star Spangled Banner."
The American flag of (he highest
historic and sentimental value to the
whole country is in the National Mu
seum collections. It 'is the original
“Star-Spangled Banner,” which flew
over Fort McHenry in Baltimore liar
Ihii- during the bombardment on Sept.
13-14, 1 SI4, and was the inspira-1
tion of Francis SeotU Key’s
immortal poem, now sung us
our national anthem. It is of the I
lf> star and stripe type, adopted after
the admission of Vermont and Ken
tucky by an act approved by Presi
dent Washington January 13, 1794.
The “Star-Spangled Banner” meas
ure) about 3n feet siiuutv. thong1', it
was probably somewhat longer, and
is much battered and torn, with one
star missing, possibly snot away.
From 1795 this form continued n»
the standard flag until President
Monroe’s administration, when con
gress enacted that it should there
after bo of thirteen stripes and twen
ty stars, with the addition of a star
for each new state, commencing July
4. 1818.
Not Carried by Army Until 1846.
It seems that fot many years the
army did not carry the Stars and
Stripes In battle, though it had been
'in general use as a garrison hag. The
land forces during this period and
before carried what was known as
national colors or standards of blue,
with tlie coat of arms of the United
States comprising tin eagle surmount
ed by a number of stars, emblazoned J
thereon, with ttie designation of tlie
body of troops. In 1834, war depart
ment regulations gave (lie artillery
the right to carry the Stars nno
Stripes. The infantry and cavalry
still used the national standards
which remained the colors of the in
fantry lintil 1841 and of the cavalry
until 1887 when dial branch of the
army was ordered to ‘carry the
Stars and Stripes. From 'its adop
tion in 1777, however naval vessels
universally displayed the national
flag.
The history of our flag thus indf
cates that tlie Stars and Slil|ns was
not officially carried by our troops in
battle-until the period of the Mexican
war, 184(1-47. tn that war a flag of
13 stars and sti'ipes was Carried by
(ho battnlian of volunteers from
Maryland and tlie district of Colum
bia, and the flag of company r, Fourth
Regiment of Indiana Infantry, of 13
stripes with an eagle in the field.
Ten flags of the National Museum
collection pertain to the civil war.
Other flags include some of the
Spanish American war, a flag used
by Admiral Charles Wilkes, U. S.
navy; a miniature flag carried by
Capt. C. F. Hall in the "Arctic, 18(14
18(19; the American colors carried
by Hear Admiral Peary, in his Arctic
explorations in 1909; the flag car
ried by the Smithsonian African ex
pedition under the direction of Col.
Theodore Roosevelt 'in 1909-10; and
numerous examples of the national
ensign which has flown in notable
engagements and during countless
worthy achievements.
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