The stars and stripes and other American flags, including their origin and history, army and navy regulations concerning the national standard and ensign, flag making, salutes, improvised, unique, and combination flags, flag legislation, and many associations of American flags, including their origin of the name "Old glory," with songs and their origin (1914)
Harrison, Peleg D. (Peleg Dennis), b. 1843 · Boston : Little, Brown, and company · leaf 114
e vessels of the United vStates and atour naval stations, it has been determined bv the President of theUnited States that the arrangement of the stars shall correspondwith the pattern stated below, and the relative proportions of theflag to continue as stated in our circular. You will govern… … From the direction in the circular, that On the first hoist-ing of the flag, you are to fire a salute of twenty guns, it will 78 THE STARS AND STRIPES be noticed that the new flag, although it had been our nationalemblem since the preceding 4th of July had not, prior to thedate of the circular,…
Flags -- United States
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