Old Glory
May 21, 2005 18:26:24 GMT -6
Post by Moderator on May 21, 2005 18:26:24 GMT -6
The name "Old Glory" was first applied to the United States flag by a young sea captain who lived in Salem, Massachusetts. Captain William Driver was presented a flag for his 21st birthday by his mother and a group of local young ladies on March 17, 1824. Delighted with the gift, he named it Old Glory. The flag accompanied him on his many voyages.
Driver settled in Nashville, Tennessee in 1837. He displayed Old Glory from a rope extending from his house to a tree across the street. When Tennessee seceded from the Union in 1861, he hid the flag inside a comforter. As Union soldiers entered Nashville in February 1862, he carried the flag to the State Capitol building and raised it for all to see.
Shortly before his death, Driver gave the flag to his daughter and said, "Mary Jane, this is my ship flag, Old Glory. It has been my constant companion. I love it as a mother loves her child. Cherish it as I have cherished it." The flag remained in the Driver family until 1922, when they sent it to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, where it is preserved to this day.
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Driver settled in Nashville, Tennessee in 1837. He displayed Old Glory from a rope extending from his house to a tree across the street. When Tennessee seceded from the Union in 1861, he hid the flag inside a comforter. As Union soldiers entered Nashville in February 1862, he carried the flag to the State Capitol building and raised it for all to see.
Shortly before his death, Driver gave the flag to his daughter and said, "Mary Jane, this is my ship flag, Old Glory. It has been my constant companion. I love it as a mother loves her child. Cherish it as I have cherished it." The flag remained in the Driver family until 1922, when they sent it to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, where it is preserved to this day.
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This information is copied from Page 35 of the United States Flag Manual, a publication distributed by the Military Salute Project. Click the following link to view or download the complete manual ...
militarysalute.proboards.com/thread/737/united-states-flag-manual