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What did the American flag look like in 1820?
Twenty Three Star U.S. Flag, 1820 ~ 1822 The 23 star Flag: This Flag became the Official United States Flag on July 4th, 1820. Two stars were added for the admission of Alabama (the 22nd state on December 14th, 1819) and Maine (the 23rd state on March 15, 1820) and was to last for 2 years.
What did the flag look like in 1818?
On April 12, 1818, a new flag flew over the U.S. Capitol for the first time. The first national flag had 13 stripes and 13 stars, one star and one stripe for each state. In 1795, when Kentucky and Vermont entered the union, new flags had to be made with 15 stars and 15 stripes.
What did the American flag look like in 1846?
The 28-star flag became official on July 4, 1846, and was in use for one year before another star was added to represent Iowa. This flag has 11 cotton stripes alternating red, white, and blue. The stars, organized in four precise rows of seven stars, are hand painted on both sides of the fabric.
What did the flag look like in 1795?
In 1795, two stars were added, representing Kentucky and Vermont, bringing the total number of stars to 15. Two stripes were added to make a total of 15 stripes. This was the only U.S. flag to have fifteen stripes.
What did the American flag look like during the Civil War?
The United States of America went through four different flags during the Civil War: The 33-star flag, the 34-star flag, the 35-star flag, and the 36-star flag. The original flag used during the attack on Fort Sumter was the 33-star flag, created in 1859 after the admission of Oregon into the United States of America.
What did the American flag look like in 1814?
The larger of the two flags had stripes two feet wide, and stars 24 inches from point to point. In 1814, the United States flag had 15 stars and 15 stripes. The 30′ x 42′ flag was the one that Francis Scott Key saw on the morning of September 14, 1814.