Table of Contents

Introduction

1. Understanding Regimental Flag Design

2. Hornet’s Nest Flag

3. Second New Hampshire Regiment Flag

4. Battle of White Plains Flag

5. Pulaski Legion Banner

6. Bucks of America Flag

7. Commander-in-Chief’s Guard Flag

8. Trumbull American Flag

9. Powder Horns

10. Flag of the United States of America

End

Second New Hampshire Regiment Flag

This flag was first raised under the command of Brigadier General Enoch Poor in 1775. The gold interlaced rings bear the name of the 13 colonies, symbolizing the strength, power, and unity of the new nation. Inside the sunburst, one of the earliest Union mottos declares, “WE ARE ONE.”

The flag's striking design also appears on the Fugio Cent, the first coin authorized by the Continental Congress in 1787. The national copper cent was how Congress combated the growing number of counterfeit coins in circulation.

Designed by Benjamin Franklin, the coin was likely based on the 1776 Continental Dollar Coin, which was never circulated. The coin's front side features the word Fugio, which is Latin for "I fly," with a sundial and the phrase, "Mind Your Business" underneath. The bold statement has been purported as Franklin’s way of warning the British to stay away. The back of the coin features the same imagery as the Second New Hampshire Regiment Flag. The interlocking circles of each colony represent their individual identities as part of a larger and stronger alliance. Together, the thirteen colonies indicated "we are one" against the Crown.