Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-11-16
rhs B.a.ory Of the Flag,


Tue iallowing history NJ the Gag OF our
Union We have prepared NJ the request ol
orptsr iiereulsr," and II Will doubtless
in,ei,si mnhy " our rcAl.fs
m. shi. md snir,s became the nation
y. Lag Of lht uuit'j Aialer ~ America ny
vtrinc ofn re,oluiivh VI congress passed
June II, iiIIi
"G,.ulyfi, That NE dag Of the thirteen
Uni ID States lie thirteen 'iridrs, alter
rate red aud white that the thlon be
thirteen stare, while, in a blue field, rep
fe.,nla,ing new constellation.
Thi. resolution apsenrs IN the Jon' nnl
Of Copgresa, volume >, page 100 Although
rntsed on the date given above, II Wa not
made public Until september 81, III the
,ame S,nr, when !, appeared IN ire Dos"
To-. a. zeuc md Country Journal. lhc
nsR srpms,lo have been the result OF The
work csmns, cca by Washington, Doctor
prnrlln, Mr. Lynch, Mr.. Harrison AMI
col. J,rr~p. Reed. On the ~ Of January,
NO, Washington was IN the American
ormp Of trmbril", organizing the new
amy whicl, was that day created, The
committee Of conference, consisting oil
Franklin, lyncy aud Harrison, sent by
oungI rss ,o.anaige with Wash ngloh INC
d,tails Of The Amy. were with him. Col
Need, uup of tie aides de camp, was als'
',r.reiury OF the committee of conferences
The several dcsigIs for ilags had long ou-
orpicd tie thoughts VI Reed and his nsso
cin,es. The flag in use by the army wns
plnin red field with the British union o
the CROSSES Of 81. Andrew, 81. George nn'
81 Patrick on the upper left corner. Sew
p,el gentlemen Of Boston sent to tn
Amcricnn camp .copies Of the king
speech II wan received on ihe date men
toned above, and the effect is describe
IN III. British Annual Register, l77G
page l41, thus: r
"The arrival Of the copy Of the king
speech, with IN accol Mt Of the fate Of n
petition from tic Cincinnati congress, i
ssid to have excited the greatest deSr'
rf rnge and Indignation among them n
a proof of which, the former was pubiicl
tnrnt'in the camp: and they are said, Of
this OCCASION 10 have changed their col
ors from plain red ground, Which The.
hsd hitherto used. ton flag Of thirleeI
stripes, as synb OF the number an
Union of the cooOi9s.
The use Of stripes to mark the numbe
OF the States on The flag cannot be clear
,rncsd, but may be accounted for by
custom of the camp Rt.Cambriaga. Til
army Of citizen volunteers comprised a
grades of men. Very few. wore uniform
ed. Ii was almost impossible for the sen
tinels to distinguish general officers fror
priv9tes. Frequently officers were stoI
IL. Nd hall fnr /
,aiion until the arrival of the Officer 9th
da'. Orders we're issued that the differ
ent grades Of officers should be distin
guished by stripe ofcolored ribbon wor
scross tho breast. Washington % cou
nadderin chief wore ribbon Of lig!
hlue. Tire stars OH the biue fed-."a ne
constellation were suggested by III
constellation Lyra, time-honored as a
emblem of lInto,. The thirteen stars
the new constellation were placed as III
circumference OF circle, and on q bit
in accordance with the resolution alread
given. That was the flag used n, Blu
goyne's surrender, October IL, HI. L
resolution OF Congress, passed Janua'
49, 1894, 10 tnke effect May !. l795. Il
lag was changed TO fifteen stars and Il
,ssn stripes. That was the flag of Isl
ry q resolution, passed April !, 1878,
,ake effect on the following July 4rh, Z
flag was again changed to one of thirte
stripes and twenty stars; and new sta
10 represent new State, ordered to
placed on the blue field on the 18th of Ju
following the admission of such Sta
The Gag planted on the National psla
in Mexico had thirty stars. It now o'
ries thirty Sc ven--M y. Journal Of Co
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