The story of Patriots' day, Lexington and Concord, April 19, 1775, with poems brought out on the first observation of the anniversary holiday . n England, in consideration of the loss of her beloved husband,on the 19th of April, 1775, who was inhumanly murdered by theBritish troops under the command of Gen. Thomas Gage, to theeternal infamy of the British nation. The Russell family are glad the day is to be known in the future as Patriots Day. THE FLAGS OF THE REVOLUTION The banner here illustrated was carried by Cor-net Nathaniel Page in the company of minute-men from Bedford. It isnow the pr
The story of Patriots' day, Lexington and Concord, April 19, 1775, with poems brought out on the first observation of the anniversary holiday . n England, in consideration of the loss of her beloved husband,on the 19th of April, 1775, who was inhumanly murdered by theBritish troops under the command of Gen. Thomas Gage, to theeternal infamy of the British nation. The Russell family are glad the day is to be known in the future as Patriots Day. THE FLAGS OF THE REVOLUTION The banner here illustrated was carried by Cor-net Nathaniel Page in the company of minute-men from Bedford. It isnow the property of thetown of Bedford. A re-port on this flag, made tothe. Massachusetts Histor-ical Society in January,1886, was as follows: ** Itwas originally designed inEngland, in 1660-70, forthe three-county troops inMassachusetts, and became one of the acceptedstandards of the organized militia of this State,and as such it was used by the Bedford com-pany. The three-county troops consisted ofthe Colony regiments organized in 1643; of whichMiddlesex had one, Suffolk one, and Essex and Nor-folk together one. This flag^ is, without doubt, the. 1 For the account of the bearing of this flag at Concord, see page THE FLAGS OF THE REVOLUTION I05 banner carried by the Middlesex regiment from thatdate, and was the standard of the patriots at theinitial conflict of the Revolution. It is, therefore,one of the most valuable relics of the Common-wealth.^ 1 The flag borne at the Battle of Bunker Hill had a blue field with a whiteunion, in which was a red cross; and in the upper staff corner a green has been stated that a flag having a red field, with the same figures, was alsocarried on that day. The corps led by Dr. Warren, in this battle, carried a Con-necticut regimental flag, — one of those described below. In the spring of 1776, Massachusetts adopted for service on the cruisers fittedout in her ports, a standard of very nearly the design suggested by GeneralWashington
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