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!
Flag history comes alive at West Point museum
A look at the United States Military Academy museum reveals flags spanning revolutions to the Spanish American War. Exhibits include Washington era British and Hessian colors, Civil War regimental banners, and a handkerchief flag from the Philippine expedition, with notes on Longstreet Pickett and Ellsworth.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
United States
Arch Street
Elizabeth Griscom
Ross
Betsy Ross
Fort McHenry
Maryland
Francis Scott Key
National Museum
Washington
Old City Cemetery
Nashville
Tenn
William Driver
New England
United States Military Academy
West Point
George
Yorktown
Lord Cornwallis
George Washington
Parke
Custis
Martha
War Départment
Floyd
West ‘Point
Meager
Trenton
Ansbach-Bayreuth
Cornwallis
Seventh Royal Fusiliers
Royal Fusiliers
Fort Chambly
Anthony” Wayne
Stony
New York
Butler
St. George’s Cross
John Johnson
Fort George
Upper Canada
Willett
Fort. Stanwix
Scott’ and
Taylor
Rio Grande
Vera
Longstreet
Pickett
Gettysburg
Legion
Sheridan
Cavalry
Cavalry Corps
Army of the Potomac
Fifth Cavalry
Ellsworth
United , States Missouri Volunteer Infantry
Shiloh
Beem
Church
Missouri
Wright
Fort Stan- Wix
Philippines
Western Newspaper Union