Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-06-06
History of the American Flag.

S' "a inc "a <A"e'ic"n rag
Ihe hrst colors spoken OF in connection
with the American Revolution were sig
nlhcantIy called Union Flags" No
account is given Of the devices upon them.
They are frequently spoken Of in the
newspapers of INA.
The Connecticut troops fixed upon
their drums in l775, the motto Gui Trans
tWi't SQStinet, around 1t in letters of gold,
literally" God, who tranSpl lants us hith-
er, will support u.s. This WAS the mot
To. Each Regiment was distinguished
by Its cOlor-bluc. orange, ,&c..
July l8, l776, General Israel Put
man, glorious "Old Put'-nnIurled Il
dag at Cambridge Massachusetts,, on the
joyful occasion vi the reception in that
town OF the Declaration OF independence,
bearing motto on each :ldr, " An ap-
peal 0l heaven, and Oh the other.' Qal
tr"nStuh lit 9"NInet.' This flag was flung
TO the breeze amid The roar OF cannon,
and the Shou,S OF the! ,oPIe. Ii is said
at The time, the" PhlIlsLInes ON Bunkcr's
l1l!I heard the cheers ot the lslArIltcs
( Israel Putnam. aud beng fearful,
para ded themselves IN battle array.
The Tag was red one-thc signal OF de-
hauce or battle since Tie day OF the Ro.
mans.
In SEPTEMBER, l775, Colonel MOuIirie
unfuried laree blue flag, with crescent
IN one c1rner. This was ti.e first American
nag displayed IN South Cnro'n'. and wA>
used AT the taking OF tort JOnnS.uwr,
on James Island. The crescent Is t"c
emblem OF sovereignty.
standard, with white ground,
pre- tree IN the middle, and Tn" mott"
appeal to tteaVen,' was adopt d III
OctOerr, 1888, as lhe nag OF the hoallng
batteries.
On January 2d' l776, the day that
gave birth to The new American army
the flag designated as the great Unlon
Standard was boosted. This was the ba
Sis OF that OF the present day.
In l776 was adopted the standard to
be used by the cOmmander-ln chlet OF the
American navy, being a lively repre-
sent"tlOn OF the ratlleSnake IN the middle,
IN the altitude OF striking" Undtlnetth
were The wOrts' " Don't tread on me.
The same year the cruisers ot Ihe Colo
MES OF Massachusetts. holsted white
tag, with green pine tree, and the mOttO
Appeal to HeHven.
July II, III, Congress passed the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved tnat the hHgO the thirteen
United safes DC thirteen stripes alter
nAtrlv' red aud white; that the Union be
- stars IN a hlIe hcId' representing ii
new constitution.
THIS was the origin OF the national
nag OF the United State<-the gL"r'ouN
stars anu stripes which have proud.
~ waved since that day over many OF
the greatest victories OF modern times !;
that stlrS the blood OF every irue-he"rted
cltIzen whenever or wherever he behotds
1t ho"t'nS on the oreeze-that waves in
every part OF the world and that Is every
lere respected On sea aud On shore.
Ihe above resolution WAS made public
September 81, III. According To Cot
Onel Irumoull' the hA5 made in Pursu
ance OF II was hrSt used At The surrender
OF BurSoyne, October l8, Of tie same
year. This was glorious beginning
Tor this was one Of the most important
victories OF the American army during
the Revolution.
The first change i'll the natio lal colors
was directed under the following enact
ment Of Congress, adopted January 49,.
1894:
Be it enacted. .&c., Tina, from and after
the first of May, 1895. the hts OF the
United States be fifteen stripes, alternate
red and white That the union be fifteen
s:1rs. with a blue licll.
This was the flag of the United States
during the war OF l8l2-'14