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Michigan Flags of the Civil War
Flags of Michigan
On the top of the shield will be the word Tuebor, and underneath, in a scroll, will be the words Si qumris peninsulam amcenam circumspice.
There will be a supporter on each side of the shield, one of which will rep resent a moose, and the other an elk. Over the whole, as a crest will be the eagle of the United States, with the motto, "E Pluribus Unum" Around will be the words, Great seal of the State of Michigan, A. D. MDCCCXXXV.
The American moose, or moose deer—the elk of Europe—is the largest of the deer kind, being taller than the horse. It is called by the Indians the Wampoose. The body is round, very compact, and short; the head narrow and clumsily shaped, and about two feet long; large, protruding lips; the eye small; ears long; the neck and withers covered with a heavy, "coarse mane;
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