{"id":4758,"date":"2021-05-10T14:33:25","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T18:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/blog\/?p=4758"},"modified":"2024-06-17T13:27:25","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T17:27:25","slug":"state-flag-at-the-gettysburg-address","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/blog\/state-flag-at-the-gettysburg-address\/","title":{"rendered":"State Flag Flown at The Gettysburg Address"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/battle-of-gettysburg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Battle of Gettysburg<\/a> was the turning point in the Civil War, and, sadly, one of the nation\u2019s bloodiest battles. Because of the tragic loss of life on the battlefield, the U.S. Government commissioned a national cemetery on the site of the battle in Gettysburg PA. At the dedication ceremony, President Abraham Lincoln delivered one of the most famous speeches of all time \u2013 The Gettysburg Address.<\/p>\n<p>Describing the stand from which Lincoln spoke, The New York Times recorded that \u201cnumerous flags and banners, suitably draped, were exhibited\u2026.The entire scene was one of grandeur due to the importance of the occasion.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Battle of Gettysburg Flags<\/h2>\n<p>While the flags typically associated with the Civil War are the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/union-civil-war-fort-sumter-flag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Union Flag<\/a> \u2013 similar to the existing American Flag, just with fewer stars \u2013 and the flags of the Confederacy, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/flags-banners\/bonnie-blue-flag-choose-options\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bonnie Blue<\/a> and the Stainless Banner, there was another flag that made an important appearance following the Battle of Gettysburg.<\/p>\n<p>On November 19, 1863, when President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address, a navy blue flag featuring the Pennsylvania State Coat of Arms was one of the flags purportedly flying from the platform. Although not officially adopted as Pennsylvania\u2019s state flag until 1907, the state\u2019s coat of arms was created in 1778.<\/p>\n<h2>About Pennsylvania\u2019s State Flag<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/PA-State-Flag-e1620671288759.jpg\" alt=\"Pennsylvania State Flag\" width=\"379\" height=\"222\" \/>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/flags-banners\/pennsylvania-flag-indoor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pennsylvania State Flag<\/a> features a crest in the center, flanked on either side by black horses and a bald eagle perched at the top. The crest includes a ship to represent international commerce, a plow to symbolize the state\u2019s rich natural resources, and three sheaves of golden wheat, said to represent Pennsylvania\u2019s fertile fields and wealth of human thought and action. Beneath the crest, an olive branch and cornstalk cross limbs in a symbol of peace and prosperity, and the state motto, \u201cVirtue, Liberty and Independence\u201d is displayed on a red banner.<\/p>\n<p>In the summer of 2005, State Representative Tim Solobay proposed legislation to add \u201cPennsylvania\u201d to the bottom of the flag in gold letters. The Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted in favor of the change, however, the Senate State Government Committee never considered the bill, and it died at the end of the Pennsylvania General Assembly&#8217;s two-year session.<\/p>\n<h2>A Piece of History<\/h2>\n<p>The actual flag believed to have been flown at the Gettysburg Address is on display in the <em>Pennsylvania Icons<\/em> exhibit at the <a href=\"http:\/\/statemuseumpa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">State Museum of Pennsylvania<\/a>. The flag, which is hand-painted on silk with gold leaf, is signed by its maker, William G. Mintzer, a manufacturer of military goods in Philadelphia who was in business from 1839 until his death in 1869.<\/p>\n<p>For those interested in purchasing their own piece of history, Gettysburg Flag Works carries a variety of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/flags-banners\/pennsylvania-flag-indoor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indoor Pennsylvania State Flags<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/flags-banners\/pennsylvania-flag-outdoor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Outdoor Pennsylvania State Flags<\/a>, as well as more than 150 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/flags-banners\/historical-civil-war-flags\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Historical Civil War Flags<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Battle of Gettysburg was the turning point in the Civil War, and, sadly, one of the nation\u2019s bloodiest battles. Because of the tragic loss of life on the battlefield, the U.S. Government commissioned a national cemetery on the site of the battle in Gettysburg PA. At the dedication ceremony, President Abraham Lincoln delivered one&#8230; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/blog\/state-flag-at-the-gettysburg-address\/\">continue<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":69,"featured_media":4759,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-flag-information","category-history-lessons"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>State Flag Made Appearance at The Gettysburg Address - Gettysburg Flag Works<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"When President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address, a flag featuring the Pennsylvania State Coat of Arms was flying from the platform.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/blog\/state-flag-at-the-gettysburg-address\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"State Flag Made Appearance at The Gettysburg Address - 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