The American flag that Washington flew in 1776 is something we today call the Grand Union flag. It had the familiar 13 red and white stripes, but there were no white stars over a blue field in the ...

The "Stars and Stripes" was based on the "Grand Union" flag, a banner carried by the Continental Army in 1776 that also consisted of 13 red and white stripes.

The Grand Union Flag featured the same 13 alternating red and white stripes as the current U.S. flag; but instead of the blue field of stars in the canton, the flag had a small British Union Flag ...

On December 3, 1775, the flag of the 13 original Colonies is raised for the first time. Navy lieutenant John Paul Jones hoists the Continental Colors, also called the Grand Union Flag, aboard the ...

The film "America's Story: Our Country's Flag" features US Eagle narrating the history of the American flag. It discusses the flag's evolution from the Grand Union Flag during the Revolutionary ...

The first unofficial flag was called the Grand Union Flag or the Continental Colours and was flown at Gen. George Washington's headquarters on Jan. 1, 1776.

The new national flag, which quickly became known as the “Stars and Stripes,” was based on the “Grand Union” flag – a banner carried by the Continental Army in 1776 that consisted of 13 ...

The Calvert Arms-Grand Union flag may be ordered by sending a check for $95, made out to the Society of Colonial Wars, 2105 Kennicott Road, Baltimore 21244. Originally Published: July 10, 1995 at ...