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The flag that flew above Fort McHenry lasted through an horrific bombardment. The fact that it was still there showed that the fort was still in the hands of the Americans.
William jasper saved the flag.
Because Lincoln did not recognise the Confederacy, and declared that he would defend his small garrison at Fort Sumter.
Some people believe that the flag could be seen by the light of the explosions going off but that is not true. The simple fact that shooting was still going on proved that the forsat had not surrendered and thus the flag was still flying. If the fort had been taken there would have been no need to continue firing.ANSWER:Historians have debated over this topic for years, and no one can prove that the flag could not be seen, and no one can prove that the flag could be seen as the song suggests. The only way to know the truth was to be there, at the time the battle happened, and I don't believe that anyone from that period of time is still living.
Mary pickersgill
It was important because it showed that the fort had not been taken over by the enemy.
The flag that flew above Fort McHenry lasted through an horrific bombardment. The fact that it was still there showed that the fort was still in the hands of the Americans.
The flag at Fort Sumter was lowered by Major Robert Anderson when he surrendered the fort. This was in April of 1861.
Through a dark night of war & captivity by the enemy, F.S. Key looked and the Flag was still flying, meaning that the British had not taken the fort & the war was not lost. It is Symbolism.
The US National Anthem is referring to the flag over Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore, an engagement in the War of 1812.
William jasper saved the flag.
Because Lincoln did not recognise the Confederacy, and declared that he would defend his small garrison at Fort Sumter.
It was returned to the fort at the end of the war in 1865, and is on display at the National Park Service monument at the fort.
Some people believe that the flag could be seen by the light of the explosions going off but that is not true. The simple fact that shooting was still going on proved that the forsat had not surrendered and thus the flag was still flying. If the fort had been taken there would have been no need to continue firing.ANSWER:Historians have debated over this topic for years, and no one can prove that the flag could not be seen, and no one can prove that the flag could be seen as the song suggests. The only way to know the truth was to be there, at the time the battle happened, and I don't believe that anyone from that period of time is still living.
Some people believe that the flag could be seen by the light of the explosions going off but that is not true. The simple fact that shooting was still going on proved that the forsat had not surrendered and thus the flag was still flying. If the fort had been taken there would have been no need to continue firing.ANSWER:Historians have debated over this topic for years, and no one can prove that the flag could not be seen, and no one can prove that the flag could be seen as the song suggests. The only way to know the truth was to be there, at the time the battle happened, and I don't believe that anyone from that period of time is still living.
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Fort Meade, Maryland