The first American flag history
June 14, 1777 Congress created the first American flag also known as the Betsy Ross Flag. The stripes came from the field of the Grand Union Flag and were presumably taken from the Washington coat of arms.It is probable that the stars were also taken from that emblem and changed to white for color harmony. It is generally conceded that General Washington had a hand in designing this flag and it is fair to assume that the idea of the stars originated with him.
The first Stars and Stripes displayed in the face of an armed enemy was at Fort Stanwix, August 3, 1777 the date the flag was improvised. The white stripes and stars came from the soldier's shirts, a captain's cloak supplied the blue of the union and the red stripes came from the flannel petticoats of the women of the garrison, who gladly donated them for the purpose of our Nations Flag.
