Old Glory flag
date: label: date made
content: 1824
label: associated date
content: 1862-02- 25
notes: label: Description
content: The name "Old Glory" was loudly proclaimed in 1824 by Captain William Driver as he hoisted the flag given to him as a birthday present. The flag would accompany Driver on his numerous voyages around the world. When he gave up seafaring and moved inland to Nashville, Tennessee in 1837, Driver continued to display the flag proudly by hanging it from a locust tree. He even updated the flag in 1861 to reflect thirty-four stars and added an anchor in the corner to indicate his sea service. When Tennessee seceded from the Union, Driver had the foresight to hide the flag and had his daughter conceal it inside a quilt, which was overlooked in numerous raids on his house. Old Glory remained in the quilt until February 25, 1862 when Ulysses S. Grant captured Fort Donelson and occupied Nashville. On that day Driver uncovered the flag, marched through the streets to the capitol building, climbed to its dome, and hoisted the flag for all to see.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: associated place
content: United States
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, General
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content: Civil War
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content: Military
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Mary J. D. Roland
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.32605
label: catalog number
content: 32605
label: accession number
content: 69281
objectType: label: Object Name
content: flag
label: Other Terms
content: flag; National; Military; 34 Stars
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: bunting (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 202 1/2 in x 110 in; 514.35 cm x 279.4 cm