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Michigan Flags of the Civil War
Flags of Michigan
The flags of Michigan having borne a conspicuous part in the war of the rebellion, their origin and description will not be out of place here. The flags are complex in the emblematical composite, one of them being the National standard of the Union, the stars and stripes; the other composed in part of what is recognized as the Arms of the United States and the Arms of Michigan.
From the earliest periods, flags and banners have been adopted and employed to designate nations, commonwealths, associations, clans, and families, as well as orders of nobility, one from another, by various colors, forms, symbols, and mottoes, and their composite has been as diversified as their use has been universal.
As emblems, they are revered and loved by the people in all countries, and exert a powerful influence in upholding unity and strength in nations and States, as well as in lesser compacts and associations.
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