. The world's story; a history of the world in story, song and art, ed. by Eva March Tappan. ected with the flag wehave to relate, occurred on the 2d of August, 1777, whenLieuts. Bird and Brant invested Fort Stanwix, or Schuyler,then commanded by Col. Peter Gansevoort. The garrisonwas without a flag when the enemy appeared, but their prideand ingenuity soon supplied one in conformity to the patternjust adopted by the Continental Congress. Shirts were cutup to form the white stripes, bits of scarlet cloth were joinedfor the red, and the blue ground for stars was composed of acloth cloak belongi
. The world's story; a history of the world in story, song and art, ed. by Eva March Tappan. ected with the flag wehave to relate, occurred on the 2d of August, 1777, whenLieuts. Bird and Brant invested Fort Stanwix, or Schuyler,then commanded by Col. Peter Gansevoort. The garrisonwas without a flag when the enemy appeared, but their prideand ingenuity soon supplied one in conformity to the patternjust adopted by the Continental Congress. Shirts were cutup to form the white stripes, bits of scarlet cloth were joinedfor the red, and the blue ground for stars was composed of acloth cloak belonging to Captain Abraham Swartwout ofDutchess County, who was then in the fort. Before sunsetthe curious mosaic-work standard, as precious to the be-leaguered garrison as the most beautiful wrought flag of silkand needle work, was floating over one of the bastions. Thesiege was raised on the 2 2d of August, but we are not toldwhat became of the improvised flag. RAISING THE FIRST AMERICAN FLAG THE UNITED STATES A HISTORY OF THE WORLDIN STORY SONG AND ART EDITED BY EVA MARCH TAPPAN VOLUME XII. BOSTON AND NEW YORK HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY (Cbe Riticr?itie press Cambridge 1914 COPYRIGHT, I9I4, BY HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANYALL RIGHTS RESERVED THE FIRST EDITION OF THE WORLDS STORY IS LIMITED TO SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY NUMBERED COPIES, OF WHICH THIS IS NO. 2jkl. NOTE All rights in material used in this volume are reservedby the holders of the copyright. The publishers andothers named in the subjoined list are the proprietors,either in their own right or as agents for the authors, ofthe selections taken by their permission from the worksenumerated, of which the ownership is hereby acknowl-edged. The Editor takes this opportunity to thank bothauthors and publishers for the ready generosity withwhich they have given permission to include these se-lections in The Worlds Story. Voyages of the Northmen to America, reprinted bypermission of The Prince Society, Boston, holder ofthe copyright. Colu
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