History of the flag of the United States of America : and of the naval and yacht-club signals, seals, and arms, and principal national songs of the United States, with a chronicle of the symbols, standards, banners, and flags of ancient and modern nations . ors for hervolunteer militia. The San Francisco Society of Pioneers has had inits possession for years what was supposed tobe the identical bear flag hoisted by Fremontat Sonoma, in 1846; but recently GeneralJoseph W. Ptevere, who with his own handshauled down the flag, has claimed that thereal original has ever since been in his posses-sio
History of the flag of the United States of America : and of the naval and yacht-club signals, seals, and arms, and principal national songs of the United States, with a chronicle of the symbols, standards, banners, and flags of ancient and modern nations . ors for hervolunteer militia. The San Francisco Society of Pioneers has had inits possession for years what was supposed tobe the identical bear flag hoisted by Fremontat Sonoma, in 1846; but recently GeneralJoseph W. Ptevere, who with his own handshauled down the flag, has claimed that thereal original has ever since been in his posses-sion. A bear flag was presented to the California Hundred, the first company organ-ized on the Pacific Coast for the war in theEast, by Daniel ISTorcross, Esq., of San Francisco, prior to the departureof the company, Dec. 11, 1862. This flag was carried by the companythrough nearly three years of active service, including twenty-threegeneral engagements, and under it three of the company commandersand many of the men were killed. On the arrival of the company inMassachusetts, an American flag was presented to it by Miss AbbieA. Lord, of Charlestown, Mass. It was never unfurled, except toenshroud the remains of the first company commander, Captain J. Arms of California. 1 Letter fioiii H. V. Van Cleve, Adjutant-Cxeueral, Jan. 12, 1880. STATE SEALS, ARMS, FLAGS, AND COLORS. 649 Eeecl, These flags are now in the possession of the Adjutant-Generalof California, having been presented to the State by George , Jr., one of the Hundred, with a descriptive letter, signed byall the survivors of the company, dated Camp of Cavalry Forces,Fairfax Court House, Va., July 20, 1865. The colors of the EighthInfantry Eegiment of California Volunteers were turned over to theState by Colonel A. L. Anderson, who commanded the regiment. Theywere never carried in battle.^ California was admitted a State of the Union Sept. 9, 1850. Theorigin of the name is uncertain. It was given to it by the ea
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