Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-11-13
History OF Our National Flag.

One Of the most prominent men who,
with his accomplished WIFE spent the
summer at the Fiske Hotel, Old Orchard,
was Major General Schuyler Hamilton of
New York As stated in recent issue
of the Journal he was - years of age in
July of the present year.
He was u graduate of West Point and
served as assistant instructor there. He
served with honor in the Mexican War,
being brcvcttcd for gallantry at Monterey,
and again for his brave conduct in the
affair at Mil Flores, where he was at
tackled by a superior force of Mexican Ian
GERS, and was severely wounded in a des-
perate hand to hand combat From 1917
till 1854 he served as aide de camp to Gen
cral Winfield Scott.
At the beginning of the Civil War he
volunteered as Il private in the 18th New
York Regiment, and was attached to the
staff of General Benjamin f. Butler and
then acted as military secretary to Cen
ter He next served as assistant chief of
staff to General Henry W. Hallcck, at st.
Louis, Mo, with the rank of colonel.
He was commissioned Brigadicr General
of volunteers on November II, 1861, and
ordered to command the department
of st. Louis He participated in the inn
of ~ nt
Tennessee and of the Cumberland was
the first to suggest the cutting of IL canal
to turn the encmy's position at Island
No. 10, and commanded division in the
operations against that island and New
Madrid. for which he was made Major
General Sept II, 1862. At the battle
of Pennington he commanded the reserve.
Feb, y. 1868, he was compelled by feeble
health to resign From 1871 till 1873,
he filed the post of photographic engineer
for the department of docks in New York
city. He is the grandson of Major General
| Alexander Hamilton, the first secretary of
the treasury and great grandson of Mayor
General Philip schuyler of Revolutionary
war fame Major General Schuyler
Hamilton was a brother in law to General
! Hallcck.
Major General Schuyler Hamilton is the
author of IA History of the National
Flag of the United States New York,
| 1879, a work of great research and merit.
] ,,fD npt
livered by him upon the subject we make
the following interesting extracts;
The chairman then introduced the
sneaker of the evening, paying 'eneral
! Hamilton a high compliment.
General Hamilton was greeted WIN
hearty applause and in opening his lecture
thanked all who We're present Tor the IN
tnrnst they had manifested in the stars
and Stripes. .,-. ,,.ou,, ,,,,,
| The sneakers first remarks were con
Ifno1 +o - f,cctious consideration OF the
1t,riff hill which has been the cause Oh SO
* mucb discussion and then spoke OF the
,ncinnt cmblcms of other countries
lime If. l777. the United states Ion
GROSS declared the Il white stars III Il pi''e
field the official emblem.
4 Tho hattie cries of different nations ana
tbeir meanings We're then graphlcaiiy por
tu,,od down TO the time of the triumph
If the cross of st. George, the hhgiish
flag. =, .;a c,no.,,
"In carly Indian wars said uehe ia
u,n,;lton THAT emblem floatcd over the
English colonies in this country. As 'ne
ensign of England this flag was placed III
Boston harbor. s,,, -.
The history of flags in ENGLAND rom omit l.s
u,;ost times to the time OF King Ueorge
.''as taken ND and the uniform OF the
; army of George Washington was 'o"cieo
upon. -, .,.,l Good stories
If colonial days which greatly pleased Ms
audience. ,., Con Hamil
ron stated that Jan. 2, lfo' .hG oeaiie'
ITnion flag took the place OF the nag
Great Britain. ~, sno.,,e,,
Reniamin franklin said the speake!
,;1 ,,,,,cb for a flag. At the head Oh M
WV ~ no had a serpent disjointed. Late
he had the serpent in full WIN III. ~
I'm union there is strength Aunlir''
unnlins. too. had flag with serpeni |.
; NJ the motto Don't tread on me
r When BENJAMIN Franklin was at pupii
.,;nner in England he was twi.'eu W
sanaioners about the flags Inc ioiei 4,
4 ~. Of this time used as empieihs ,ne III
ond the rose, Franklin replied 10 al .hei