the blue field on the us flag is called naval jack.
the blue field on the us flag is called naval jack.
the blue field on the us flag is called?
naval jack
the first official us flag was flown during battle on august 3, 1777, at fort schuyler. the continental congress adopted the following resolution on june 14, 1777: "resolved, that the flag of the united states be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white, on a blue field, representing a new constellation." there was a delay in displaying this flag. the resolution was not signed by the secretary of the congress until september 3, though it was previously printed in the newspapers. massachusetts reinforcements to fort schuyler brought news of the adoption by congress of the official flag. soldiers cut up their shirts to make the white stripes; scarlet material was secured from red flannel petticoats of officers' wives, while material for the blue union was secured from capt. abraham swartwout's blue cloth coat. a voucher shows that congress paid capt. swartwout for his coat for the flag.
siege of fort stanwix
when displaying the us flag, it is customary for it to be above a state's flag when flown on the same pole. when flown separately, a state's flag may be at the same height as the us flag, with the us flag to the left of the state flag, from the perspective of the viewer. when flown with several state flags, the us flag should be at the same height and to the flag's own right (viewer's left), or at the center of and higher than a grouping of state flags. the idea that only the texas and hawaii flags—having been the national flags of the republic of texas and the kingdom of hawaii—may be flown at an equal height to the us flag is a legend. in fact, "any" other flag may be flown at an equal height to the us flag provided the us flag is at the leftmost staff from the perspective of the viewer.
flag protocol