Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-16

one of the most conspicuous fea-
lures of the historical exhibits in the
United States National Museum is
the flag collection, which includes
some twenty examples of the Anleri-
can flag and shows its development III
the different historical periods.
While there are no early colonial
flags. such as were used by the %V-
eral colonies before the flag OF the
United States was established by
Congress in July IA, 116, a hne
example Of the first true United
states ensign is shown. Representa-
tive of ars-and-strlpes type is flag
said to have flown on the Bonhomme
Richard, under command of Admiral
John Paul Jones. This flag measures
1o1S feet by 81 feet. On December IL,
ia IT was presented to Lieutenant
lanes Bayard stafford, L. ,. NJ
by the marine committee OF the Noh-
tinental Congress, as a reward LOT
meritorious services during the keYo-
lntion. 1t came into the possession OF
the Smithsonian Institution as silt
from Mrs. Harriet II. Perry STAFFORD
Another flag of the very hlghest
hiatoric value is the original star
Snangled Banner" of Keys antllefn'
which waved over Fort McHenry
during the bombardment OF Septeli-
her 1914, 1919. and which was pre-
scented to the Smithsonian institution
by Eben Appleton. the Fort M
Henry flag is of the type haNlns n
teen stars and stripes, adopted IN
17s4 ,Ipon the addition OF the states
of Vermont and Kentucky. This type
went into effect in 1855 and continued
| IA he the standard until ISIS, ,When
| Congress returned TO the original Lnll =
| teen STRIPES and made provision for the
| addition of a star for each new state.
rho original "Star-Spangled Banner
which is very large, measuring
| twenty-eight feet by thirty-two feet'
is being remounted on linen Tor pres
| ervation and exhibition.
Several flags recall wildly the
Nrayican War of 1S46-7. Among them
Is the flag of thirteen stripes, WIN
an eagle in the field, carried through
out the war by the battalion of vol
unteers which enlisted from Baltl-
more and Washington, and holSted III
Victoria City, MexicoJ @also the Has
of Mexico, hauled down at this time
The flag of Company |, Fourth Regl'
ment of Indiana Volunteers, Whicf
was presented by the commanding
officer, Captain Robert FraVel, ant
carried in the Mexican War, Is als(
to be seen.
An incident relating to our flag il
Mexico was recently brought out "a
the occasion of the presentation of
repifcp of The ~tar-Spaus cd n
nern to the National Society of tn
sons of the American Revolution
General Simon Bolivar Buckner stat
, ed that shortly after the Mexican
War it had been his privilege to lea
} a party of American officers to tn
, summit of Mount Popocatapetl wher
he planted his countrys flag, /
I imitation of the early Spaniards.
t Recent researches on the histor
of our flag Indicate that the "Star
and Stripes was not carried b
troops in battle until the period {
n the Mexican War. Up to that tim
II although it was used by the army q
Il a garrison flag and flown on all wa
II ships only the national STANDARD
II bearing the coat of arms of I'll
H United States, and the regiments
: colors were carried by land forces.
Pertaining TO the Civil War are nil
fiags-the garrison flag of Fo
Moultrie, South Carolina. lowerc
fort to assemble at Fort Sumter. D.
cember g. 1860; the remains of I'll
flag carried in the three days figl
at Salem Heights, Va, May So, 1S6
when three color sergeants wei
killed, though the standard nevt
faltered or fell to the ground; heat
quarters flag of Brevet MajorGe
eral william Babcock Hazen, con
prising a large white star on a fie
half red and blue. representative
the rank of brigadier- general; Gel
eral Hazen's garrison flag hoisted
Fort McAllister. Georgia, after II
surrender of the fort to the UniC
army, December 10, 1854; the IA
flown on the L. S. S. Kearsarge whit
she defeated the Alabama, deposit'
in the National Museum my Lie
tenant Herbert Winslow, son of Re
ADMIRAL Winslow, commander of Il
Kearsarge during this action;
thirty-hve star flag flown after t
capture of Richmond, April, 1Se
headquarters flag of Major-Gener
Il. o. c. Ord, received from his SO
Lieutenant James T. Ord; flag of t
First Rifles, Pennsylvania Vountee