Valley Forge Flags

Do you know who actually gave the United States flag the nickname, Old Glory? The nickname was first used by Captain William Driver of the brig, Charles Doggett on August 10, 1831 when he unfolded a beautiful new American flag for his ship. When Driver retired from his sea captain duties in 1837, he took Old Glory with him to Tennessee. During the Civil War, rebels attempted to find the flag and destroy it. Driver hid it under a red quilt on his bed and it was never found. To celebrate the Union victory is 1862, he flew the flag over the state capital and the nickname was forever etched in history.