How the flag became old glory

How the flag became old glory

While every American citizen recognizes the significance of the term "Old Glory " as applied to the national flag, when and where and by whom the nation's emblem was christened with this endearing and enduring sobriquet is a matter of historic interest less understood.

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HOW THE FLAG BECAME OLD GLORY

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

CONTENTS

THE FLAG GOES BY

OLD GLORY

IN THE LIGHT OF THE OLD NORTH CHURCH

LEXINGTON

ON THE EVE OF BUNKER HILL

THE FLAG OF FORT STANWIX

THE KNIGHT OF THE SEA

WHERE THE STARS AND STRIPES UNFURLED

THE SURRENDER OF BURGOYNE

THE YOKE OF BRITAIN BROKEN

YORKTOWN

FROM THE OTHER SIDE

THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER

THE DEFENSE OF THE CRESCENT CITY

THE CIVIL WAR

CHARLESTON

FREDERICKSBURG

CIVIL WAR

'ROUND SHILOH CHURCH

ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON.

OLD GLORY AT SHILOH

THE FLAG OF THE CUMBERLAND

THE CUMBERLAND

THE MONITOR

THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR

THE NIGHT OF CHANTILLY

KEARNEY AT SEVEN PINES

THE CAVALRY CHARGE

AN IMMORTAL TWAIN

STONEWALL JACKSON

THE HIGH TIDE AT GETTYSBURG

UNITED

OLD HEART OF OAK

FARRAGUT

PINE AND PALM

THE CONQUERED BANNER

DEATH OF GRANT

OLD GLORY ON THE ISLAND

WHEELER'S BRIGADE AT SANTIAGO

SOLDIERS