Flags Floating
Summary
"Union flags are now waving in the breeze from thirty or forty different points in this town [Hagerstown]." Hickory pole erected in the Public Square with large flag; ropes pulled across East Washington St. half 1/2 doz. flags hanging; also displayed by hotels, stores and private homes.
Article Source
Newspaper: The Herald of Freedom & Torch Light
Publication Date: June 12th, 1861
Page/Column: 2D
Town: Hagerstown, MD
County: Washington
Subjects
- Secession Debate
- Home Front / Effects of War
