Only about 30 Revolutionary War flags are known to exist, and all except the four sold at auction are in museums or other institutional collections, Sotheby's said.

The Virginia flags are the only intact set of Continental Army battle flags surviving the Revolutionary War. Accounts vary about the Battle of the Waxhaws, also referred to as “Buford’s ...

Ted Kaye, secretary for the North American Vexillological Association, which studies flags and their meaning, said the “Appeal to Heaven” banner dates to the Revolutionary War.

The “Appeal to Heaven” flag seen outside his New Jersey beach home last summer dates to the Revolutionary War and was flown on six schooners outfitted by George Washington to intercept British ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is embroiled in a second flag controversy in as many weeks, this time over a banner that in recent years has come to symbolize ...

The ‘Appeal to Heaven’ flag evolves from Revolutionary War symbol to banner of the far right. By The Associated Press. Published May 23, 2024 3:09 pm ...