Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-06-29

khe American Revolution, and IL made In nccord-
nnce with the act Of congress- June II. 1777. II is
positively known 10 have been the regImental
flag OF the Third Maryland regiment. commanded
by Col. John Eager Howard. at the battle OF Cow
pens. 8. C., in January, ITS In which fight It was
held by William Bachelor. Bachelor was sent
home 10 Baltimore wounded and took his flag with
him.
After Bachelors death In March. 1881. the dag
remained In his family, and when the British In
yaded Maryland In 1914 this flag carried
by William Bachelo<'s son, In the battle of North
Point as a banner for the Twenty-seventh Mary
land regiment This William Bachelor died In 1885
The flag In 1907 was presented to the state OF
Maryland and has since then reposed In Its capital
building Mt Annapolis.
Another famous banner Is the battle flag of Com
mnndant Oliver Hazard Perry. the which
flew successfully on the masts OF his fagshIps
the Niagara and the Lawrence, In the battle OF
Lake Erie. September 1873 This flag had been
made AT Perry's express command, but Mt the sug-
gestion OF Purser Hambeton. he added the words
IL bore Don't give up the ship" the last uttered
by Captain Lawrence. killed in the fight In June.
1913. between the English and American forces.
These words have enormously been attributed to
Perry. but are, In fact an adoption OF Lawrences
sentence TO Perry's flag. The banner is a bunting
OF solid color bearing It's famous motto In
large letters across Its face. and Is now kept at
the United States Naval academy Mt Annapolis.
British Trophy
In the same chamber at the academy is gor-
geous royni British standard which was captured
from the parliament house when the capital of
Canada fell, In 1918. into American hands. II Is
magnificent ensign with Ave quarserings. all In
radiant tones the heraldic biazonry being such as
was used In the time of George III. In one corner
Ia red Hon poised In air. TO denote Scotland; In
another is the golden harp of Ireand two other
quarters contain three golden rampant lions for
England while In the central qunrtering Is n com
binatlon of the arms OF Saxony. Hanover. Bruins
wick and Luneburg. with some emblems Of the
Holy Roman empire.
In the National museum In Washington is the
real Star Spanged Banner. the same flag which
aoated over Fort Mcfienry In September 1914.
when II wns attacked by the British. and the one
around which Key wrote his immortal poem. Be
Ing 80 by 26 feet II viii hang from the second story
Of building to the first floor. In spite of time
IL Is well preserved and the stars and stripes
which "gieamed through the perilous fight are
stu plainly 10 be seen.
academy These flags are all unique In design.
bearing the Mexican condor standing on a cactus,
with snake In IT'S mouth. There are several OF
his war one OF them being the flag captured by
Cen Winfield Scott and Commodore Matthew Per
~ at the fall OF Vera Cruz In 1917.
In the antechamber TO the rooms OF the secre-
nry Of war; In Washington. is the famous flag
\ hch dew over Fort Sumter in April, 1861, when
I was fired on by the Confederate batteries This
vas the shot which opened the great war between
he states.
The flag OF the Merrimac Is owned by the
amiIy OF the late Capt. Beverly Littlepage. for
nerly OF Washington
Another Gag of the Merrifnac is in the posses