History
The flag was presented to the Grand Masonic Lodge of North Carolina in 1909. There is no historic documentation of the flag being used in the battle. Studies of the flag suggest that it may have had 15 stars and 15 stripes at one time- either originally made or perhaps added on when US flags had 15 stripes. The use of cotton cloth as the primary fabric is evidence of post-1790 construction. These factors cause some to question the validity of the Bullock story.
Few question that it is a very old flag, a relic of a young United States. When copies of this design are sold or flown today, it is generally symbolic of the American Revolution and, specifically, the battle itself.
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