But seven years later, they were covered up by the 15 flags from the War of 1812 - and sealed up for nearly a century. No one alive had seen the flags long hidden from view.

The fort is getting its original War of 1812 garrison flag back. Despite its size -- 28 feet long and 24 feet tall -- the flag remained hidden for more than 170 years after being captured by the ...

The flag bears an ink inscription: "Battery flag. Rebel. Captured by Andrew J. Sloan, Private, Co. H. 12th Iowa Infantry at the Battle of Brentwood Hills, near Nashville, December 16th, 1864". This ...

Adam Fleischer: It's a captured flag from another Virginia regiment, and it was captured by a Minnesota infantry unit. Now at some point in time, the state of Virginia requested the flag to be ...

Each county in Ohio has been given a 15-star U.S. flag from the state’s War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission. Both Butler and Warren counties will raise their 1812 flags at noon on Monday.

Commemoration ceremonies will follow the annual Flag Day parade at noon Sunday at the War of 1812 Cemetery in Cheektowaga. The town’s Flag Day celebration will begin at 6:45 p.m.