. The stars and stripes, from Washington to Wilson, 1777-1914 .. . t;J* QvreuA%>*t*f ijyfc/^far** £&* ^»^t*^/^^^, tf bus*. *V f& tcutsx. M-c£omh!l>i^ a* Wlcj rL^ ^~£> tyM* &/<* (it Soft *Lp e^f&J *6nJt Urf~my^M FACSIMILE OF PAGE OF ROUGH JOURNAL OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS, JUNE 14, 1777, SHOWING RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE STARS AND STRIPES 8 The Stars and Stripes The stars took the place of the saltire cross (X) °f St. Andrewand the rectangular cross (-[-) of St. George of the Grand UnionFlag. This arrangement of stars has been used in the UnitedStates Navy boat-flag for many year
. The stars and stripes, from Washington to Wilson, 1777-1914 .. . t;J* QvreuA%>*t*f ijyfc/^far** £&* ^»^t*^/^^^, tf bus*. *V f& tcutsx. M-c£omh!l>i^ a* Wlcj rL^ ^~£> tyM* &/<* (it Soft *Lp e^f&J *6nJt Urf~my^M FACSIMILE OF PAGE OF ROUGH JOURNAL OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS, JUNE 14, 1777, SHOWING RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE STARS AND STRIPES 8 The Stars and Stripes The stars took the place of the saltire cross (X) °f St. Andrewand the rectangular cross (-[-) of St. George of the Grand UnionFlag. This arrangement of stars has been used in the UnitedStates Navy boat-flag for many years and has recently beenreaffirmed by Executive Order. The five-pointed star, with onepoint upward, is an ancient symbol of authority and dominion ofIndia, Persia, and Egypt. It is a sacred symbol in Christianchurches, and symbolizes dominion. It has a special significanceand interest as a symbol of Freemasonry, of which order Wash-ington, Franklin, Ross, and nearly all of the signers of the Decla-ration of Independence, were eminent AMERICAN FLAG OF REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD, ACCORDINGTO PEALE AND TRUMBULL Peale and Trumbull have painted the flag of the RevolutionaryWar period with thirteen five-pointed stars in a circle. The flagof the Third Maryland Regiment, preserved in the State House,Annapolis, Maryland, has in the Union twelve white five-pointed From Washington to Wilson stars in the circumference and one star in the center of a standard is 32 x 60 inches. It was carried in the Battle ofthe Cowpens, January 17, 1781.
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