Named after its alleged designer. This pattern was one of may in use from 1777 to 1795. Although its authenticity has often been challenged, this flag has become an American historical legend.

This flag, often incorrectly shown with the blue field, was the final version of the famous New England flag, which was carried at the Battle of Bunker Hill on 17 June, 1775.

This is a popular variation of the United States Naval ensign which used the rattlesnake devise, first employed by Benjamin Franklin, and its well known warning - “DON’T TREAD ON ME.”

The flag of the first commander of the U. S. Navy, Esek Hopkins. It takes the popular name from Colonel Christopher Gadsden, who gave replica of the original to the S.C. Provincial Congress.

By superimposing six white stripes on the British red ensign, the colonists created the first national flag of the United States, properly called the CONTINENTAL COLORS, USED FROM 1775 TO 1777.

This flag flew over Fort Moultrie in the harbor at Charleston, South Carolina, during the unsuccessful British attack on 28 June, 1776. It became part of the current South Carolina state flag.

This typical regimental color of the Revolution combines a state symbol, the anchor, with a national symbol, thirteen gold stars. The original flag is still in Providence, RI.

The fifteen stars and fifteen stripes of this battered banner inspired Francis Scott Key to write our national anthem during the bombardment of Fort McHenry in 1814.

The first vessels in the American Navy, commissioned by George Washington in 1775, flew a pine tree flag of New England with motto, “AN APPEAL TO HEAVEN.”