If you’ve come across the famous mini-series by John Adams on HBO, you will find several beautiful
American flags that were raised during the Revolutionary War.
These banners were the very first ones used to represent the United States of America and several were also used by troops during the war. In the opening scenes, you will notice Culpepper flag. The flag stood for a group of men numbering only about one hundred who came all the way from Culpepper, Virginia. The troops were included in the First Virginia Regiment of Colonel Patrick Henry in 1775. Colonel Stevens also commandeered about three hundred minutemen from October to November 1775 starting from Culpepper Court House to Williamsburg.
Many people feared these men as they moved throughout the United States. Their clothes bore the bold words “Liberty” or “Death” which were printed in white. Their hats also featured bucks’ tails and there were scalping knives and tomahawks around their waists.
The Grand Union flag is another famous banner used during that particular period. Although this was not adopted officially by the Continental Congress, it is still widely noted as the very first banner of the United States of America. The
American flag is a change from the traditional British Meteor flag. The white cross of St. Andrew as well and the red cross of St. George were on the blue canton.
In the opening scenes of the mini-series, you would also find the Washington Cruisers flag. This was particularly used by George Washington for his squadron.
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