Comments on: Francis Scott Key: How The Star Spangled Banner Came to be Written

By: Mary Pickersgill: Maker of the Star-Spangled Banner - America Comes Alive

Mary Pickersgill: Maker of the Star-Spangled Banner - America Comes Alive — Mon, 24 Jun 2019 22:37:14 +0000

[…] Washington, D.C. had been overrun by the British, and as they battled their way toward Baltimore, the British officers held Key and his party as they felt he might have picked up something about their plans. Fighting was vicious and lasted over 25 hours, but on the second day when Key woke, he saw by “dawn’s early light” that the flag was still there. He knew the Americans had been victorious. This inspired him to write the poem, “The Defence of Fort Henry,” which was later set to music. Today it is our national anthem, The Star Spangled Banner. (For this story, click here.) […]

By: Dog Jack, Mascot and Volunteer for the Union | America Comes Alive

Dog Jack, Mascot and Volunteer for the Union | America Comes Alive — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 18:02:42 +0000

[…] he was staying; they were singing The Bonnie Blue Flag. In response, the Union men began singing The Star Spangled Banner very loudly as they were marched […]

By: Fun Facts about the U.S. Flag | America Comes AliveAmerica Comes Alive

Fun Facts about the U.S. Flag | America Comes AliveAmerica Comes Alive — Sat, 14 Jun 2014 19:00:30 +0000

[…] 5. The flag that inspired The Star Spangled Banner was the one that flew over Fort McHenry, Maryland during the War of 1812. That same flag still exists and is on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. To read the full story of the Star Spangled Banner, and when and how it was composed, read “Francis Scott Key: How the Star Spangled Banner Came to be Written.” […]

By: FRED ZERKLE

FRED ZERKLE — Mon, 19 May 2014 19:56:25 +0000

This article does not mention the huge garrison flag that flew over the fort and how it came to be made, being laid out on the floor of a Baltimore brewry. The story of the woman who led the efforts to sew it
together, were heroic in itself.
And, I believe that Dr. Beanes was the Magistrate (Mayor), of Upper Marlborough. And through the night, Key and Dr. Beanes continually asked each other if the flag was still flying. Hence,”Oh say can you see by the dawn’s early light?”