This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
West Point Museum Showcases Flag History and Legends
A West Point museum exhibit traces flag history from Betsy Ross to Civil War banners and Mexican War colors. The display includes British, Hessian, and American flags, with notes on Washington era relics and notable valor stories tied to Longstreet, Pickett, Ellsworth, and Shiloh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmo Scott Watson
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
United States
Arch Street
Elizabeth Griscom Ross
Betsy Ross
Fort McHenry
Maryland
Francis Scott Key
National Museum
United States Military Academy
West Point
Washington
George Washington
Yorktown
Lord Cornwallis
George Washington Parke Custis
Martha Washington
Custis
War Department
Floyd
Menger
Trenton
Scott and Naylor
Rio Grande
Longstreet
Pickett
Gettysburg
Legion
Sheridan
Cavalry
First Division
Cavalry Corps
Army of the Potomac
Fifth Cavalry
New York Zouaves
Ephriam Elmer Ellsworth
Marshall House
Alexandria
Ellsworth
Shiloh
Beem
Church
Military Academy
Crafts J. Wright
Glendale
Ohio
Missouri
Wright
Ort Stanwix
Philippines
Western Novepapar Union