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The Star-Spangled Banner, or the Great Garrison Flag, was the garrison flag that flew over Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor during the naval portion of the Battle of Baltimore during the War of 1812. It is on exhibit at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Sep 8, 2020 · Today this flag is displayed in the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History, Washington, D.C. The smaller storm flag, which many historians believe was the flag that flew during the rainy bombardment, has been lost to history. Last updated: September 8, 2020.
On the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Baltimore, 6,500 children dressed in red, white and blue formed a living flag at Fort McHenry. Courtesy of the Flag House and Star-Spangled Banner...
In July 1813, Maj. George Armistead asked her to make a large flag-30 by 42 feet-for Fort McHenry, which he commanded. The war with Britain was intensifying, and he wanted enemy vessels to...
Original size: 30 feet by 42 feet. Current size: 30 feet by 34 feet. Fifteen stars and fifteen stripes (one star has been cut out) Raised over Fort McHenry on the morning of September 14, 1814, to signal American victory over the British in the Battle of Baltimore; the sight inspired Francis Scott Key to write “The Star-Spangled Banner”
Jun 2, 2014 · Two eyewitnesses—a British midshipman out in the harbor and an American private inside the fort—recounted seeing a flag being raised above the fort in the morning, so the logical conclusion is that the garrison flag seen that morning was not flying during the battle itself.
A Spotlight on a Primary Source by Francis Scott Key. In September 1814, Francis Scott Key, an attorney and DC insider, watched the American flag rise over Baltimore, Maryland’s Fort McHenry from a British ship in the harbor. Key had been negotiating the release of an American captive during the War of 1812 when the British attacked the fort.
