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|  [[File:1st Navy Jack.JPG|125px]] ||The second jack used by Commodore Hopkins placed a rattlesnake over the words "DON'T TREAD ON ME"; engravings of Hopkins during this period show he did fly such a flag.  The ''First Navy Jack'' is still in use today, flown on the bows of all United States naval warships.

|  [[File:1st Navy Jack.JPG|125px]] ||The second jack used by Commodore Hopkins placed a rattlesnake over the words "DON'T TREAD ON ME"; engravings of Hopkins during this period show he did fly such a flag.  The ''First Navy Jack'' is still in use today, flown on the bows of all United States naval warships.

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|  [[File:Gadsden flag.png|125px]] ||The flag chosen by Commodore Hopkins as his personal standard was designed by Colonel Christopher Gadsden of South Carolina, and presented to the Continental Congress in 1776.  Hopkins flew this flag during the first amphibious invasion conducted by the American Navy in the [[Bahamas]].  Outside of the military, all three [[Rattlesnake (American symbol)|rattlesnake]] flags have found a use in the current TEA Party movement as a visual banner against an overbearing - and increasingly hostile - Federal government.

|  [[File:Gadsden flag.png|125px]] ||The flag chosen by Commodore Hopkins as his personal standard was designed by Colonel Christopher Gadsden of South Carolina, and presented to the Continental Congress in 1776.  Hopkins flew this flag during the first amphibious invasion conducted by the American Navy in the [[Bahamas]].  Outside of the military, all three [[Rattlesnake (American symbol)|rattlesnake]] flags have found a use in the current [[Tea Party Movement]] as a visual banner against an overbearing - and increasingly hostile - Federal government.

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|  [[File:Grand Union Flag.png|125px]] ||Considered the first flag of the United States, the ''Grand Union Flag'' was in use from late 1775 until mid 1777.

|  [[File:Grand Union Flag.png|125px]] ||Considered the first flag of the United States, the ''Grand Union Flag'' was in use from late 1775 until mid 1777.

|  [[File:13 star flag.PNG|125px]] ||The original ''Stars and Stripes'', the first official flag of the new United States, and the first American flag recognized and saluted by a foreign power.

|  [[File:13 star flag.PNG|125px]] ||The original ''Stars and Stripes'', the first official flag of the new United States, and the first American flag recognized and saluted by a foreign power.

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|  [[File:Bennington Flag.png|125px]] ||The ''Bennington Flag'' is associated with the Battle of Bennington, Vermont, on August 16, 1777.

|  [[File:Bennington Flag.png|125px]] ||The ''Bennington Flag'' is associated with the Battle of Bennington, Vermont, on August 16, 1777, but some historians speculate that it may have been created by a veteran of that battle upon the outbreak of the [[War of 1812]] [http://www.cvsflags.com/bennington.cfm#benn], or as a centennial flag in 1876.  The flag itself was made to evoke the pride of the ''Spirit of '76'', and for that reason it is one of the few non-rattlesnake flags flown during the current Tea Party Movement.  

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|  [[File:Green Mountain Boys flag.png|125px]] ||The flag of the ''Green Mountain Boys'' is more properly associated with Bennington than the above flag, as well as several other notable battles during the Revolution under [[Ethan Allen]].  It still flies today as the colors of the Vermont National Guard.

|  [[File:Green Mountain Boys flag.png|125px]] ||The flag of the ''Green Mountain Boys'' is more properly associated with Bennington than the above flag, as well as several other notable battles during the Revolution under [[Ethan Allen]].  It still flies today as the colors of the Vermont National Guard.

|  [[File:Guilford Courthouse Flag.png|125px]] ||An odd variation of the early United States flag possibly flew during the Battle of Guilford Court House near Greensboro, North Carolina on March 15, 1781.

|  [[File:Guilford Courthouse Flag.png|125px]] ||An odd variation of the early United States flag possibly flew during the Battle of Guilford Court House near Greensboro, North Carolina on March 15, 1781.

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|  [[File:Perry flag.png|125px]] ||During the [[War of 1812]], the American frigate [[USS Chesapeake|USS ''Chesapeake'']] fought a losing battle against the British frigate HMS ''Shannon'', and as Captain [[James Lawrence]] lay dying he uttered "fight her till she sinks, and don't give up the ship."  His friend and fellow officer [[Oliver Hazard Perry]] took some of those words and had a large blue flag created in time for the [[Battle of Lake Erie]]; the ''Perry Flag'' flew over USS ''Niagara'' to victory near Put-In-Bay, Ohio in September, 1813.

|  [[File:Perry flag.png|125px]] ||During the [[War of 1812]], the American frigate [[USS Chesapeake|USS ''Chesapeake'']] fought a losing battle against the British frigate HMS ''Shannon'', and as Captain [[James Lawrence]] lay dying he uttered "fight her till she sinks, and don't give up the ship."  His friend and fellow officer [[Oliver Hazard Perry]] had his words sewn to a large blue flag in time for the [[Battle of Lake Erie]]; the ''Perry Flag'' flew over USS ''Niagara'' to victory near Put-In-Bay, Ohio in September, 1813.

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|  [[File:15 star flag.png|125px]] ||The United States flag bearing fifteen stars and fifteen stripes was adopted May 1, 1795, but a naval officer noted that future stripes would make the flag overburdened, and suggested to a congressman that the number of stripes remain fixed at 13.  This particular flag would be referred to as the ''Star Spangled Banner'' after a gigantic version of it was flown during the British bombardment of Ft. McHenry near Baltimore, Maryland in September, 1814; the sight of it would inspire [[Francis Scott Key]] to write the poem for which it is named.

|  [[File:15 star flag.png|125px]] ||The United States flag bearing fifteen stars and fifteen stripes was adopted May 1, 1795, but a naval officer noted that future stripes would make the flag overburdened, and suggested to a congressman that the number of stripes remain fixed at thirteen.  This particular flag would be referred to as the ''Star Spangled Banner'' after a gigantic version of it was flown during the British bombardment of Ft. McHenry near Baltimore, Maryland in September, 1814; the sight of it would inspire [[Francis Scott Key]] to write the poem for which it is named.

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|  [[File:Come and Take It flag.png|125px]] ||The Battle of Gonzales, a minor skirmish on October 2, 1835 which started the Texas Revolution, was fought over a single small cannon given originally to settlers in Gonzales by Mexican authorities to help protect against marauding Indians; feeling the growing unrest in 1835, a Mexican colonel demanded the cannon's return, prompting the skirmish.  The ''Come And Take It'' flag has been used since then, not only as a symbol of Texas pride, but as a symbol of [[Second Amendment]] rights, with variations of the flag made by having the cannon replaced with current military-style rifles.

|  [[File:Come and Take It flag.png|125px]] ||The Battle of Gonzales, a minor skirmish on October 2, 1835 which started the Texas Revolution, was fought over a single small cannon given originally to settlers in Gonzales by Mexican authorities to help protect against marauding Indians; feeling the growing unrest in 1835, a Mexican colonel demanded the cannon's return, prompting the skirmish.  The ''Come And Take It'' or ''Gonzales'' flag has been used since then, not only as a symbol of Texas pride, but as a symbol of [[Second Amendment]] rights, with variations of the flag made by having the cannon replaced with current military-style rifles.

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|  [[File:Alamo flag.png|125px]] ||This flag, a variation of the colors of [[Mexico]], flew over the [[Alamo]] for two weeks before the final battle there on March 6, 1836.  The number "1824" was a reminder to Mexico's dictator at the time, Generalisimo Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, that the colonists of the territory of Tejas (Texas) were under the authority of the Constitution of 1824, a document he abrogated.

|  [[File:Alamo flag.png|125px]] ||This flag, a variation of the colors of [[Mexico]], flew over the [[Alamo]] for two weeks before the final battle there on March 6, 1836.  The number "1824" was a reminder to Mexico's dictator at the time, Generalisimo Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, that the colonists of the territory of Tejas (Texas) were under the authority of the Constitution of 1824, a document he abrogated.

| [[Image:CSAbattleflag.png|125px]] ||The flag of General [[Robert E. Lee]]'s Army of Northern Virginia; called the ''Southern Cross'' and the Confederate Battle Flag.  The design became so popular that is was used as the canton of the Confederate national flag.

| [[Image:CSAbattleflag.png|125px]] ||The flag of General [[Robert E. Lee]]'s Army of Northern Virginia; called the ''Southern Cross'' and the Confederate Battle Flag.  The design became so popular that is was used as the canton of the Confederate national flag.

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| [[Image:CSAnational2.png|125px]] ||The Second National Flag; also known as the ''Stainless Banner'' due to the large white field.  It was also referred to as the ''Stonewall Flag'', as its first official use was to cover the casket of Lieutenant General [[Thomas J. Jackson]] in 1863.

| [[Image:CSAnational2.png|125px]] ||The Confederate Second National Flag; also known as the ''Stainless Banner'' due to the large white field.  It was also referred to as the ''Stonewall Flag'', as its first official use was to cover the casket of Lieutenant General [[Thomas J. Jackson]] in 1863.

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|[[Image:CSAnational3.png|125px]] ||The Third National Flag.  The red stripe was added to the fly to correct a major drawback of the previous flag: the appearence of a flag of surrender when it hung limp.

|[[Image:CSAnational3.png|125px]] ||The Confederate Third National Flag.  The red stripe was added to the fly to correct a major drawback of the previous flag: the appearence of a flag of surrender when it hung limp.

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|  [[Image:Conf Navy Jack.png|125px]] ||Official Confederate naval jack for use on all warships from 1863-1865, and patterned after the design of the battle flag. This flag was adopted in the years since as the ''de-facto'' flag of the South itself.

|  [[Image:Conf Navy Jack.png|125px]] ||Official Confederate naval jack for use on all warships from 1863-1865, and patterned after the design of the battle flag. This flag was adopted in the years since as the ''de-facto'' flag of the South itself.

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|  [[Image:TRflag.jpg|125px]] ||The flag of Lieutenent Colonel [[Theodore Roosevelt]]'s 1st Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (the "Rough Riders") of the [[Spanish American War]] of 1898.  

|  [[Image:TRflag.jpg|125px]] ||The flag of Lieutenant Colonel [[Theodore Roosevelt]]'s 1st Volunteer Cavalry Regiment - the "Rough Riders" - of the [[Spanish American War]] of 1898.

|  [[File:48 star flag.png|125px]] ||Nicknamed ''Old Glory'', the 48-star United States flag had the longest continuous use of the national colors, from 1912 to 1959.  

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