In Full Glory Reflected

After the bombardment ends and the battle is over, rain clouds pass and sunlight shines on the fort as the tired, relieved garrison stands on the parade ground. All eyes fix on a large 30 x 42-foot American flag, carefully kept dry throughout the stormy night and now hoisted as a special act of defiance and symbol of perseverance. Seen from miles away, this flag inspires Francis Scott Key to write "The Star Spangled Banner." At this time the morning gun was fired, the flag hoisted, and Yankee Doodle played, according to Private Isaac Munroe of the Baltimore Fencibles in 1814.

Baltimore, Maryland · United States