A few weeks ago, I was very fortunate to have tour of the Museum of the American Revolution by its Director, R. Scott Stevenson. It was priceless to have him show me the new items at the Museum and to explain some of the history behind some long-standing exhibits.
Along with a friend, Scott showed us the Museum’s new exhibit, Banners of Liberty: An Exhibition of Original Revolutionary War Flags, which opened the next day. The exhibit of fifteen Revolutionary War banner flags is the largest collection of such flags since the Revolutionary War itself. The Museum worked hard to find and collect these banners that the various Continental Army units used on the battlefields to identify themselves.
Some of the flags from that exhibit and other important exhibits are shown below. Make sure you visit the Museum before August 10, when the flags will leave!
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