Bedford Flag

The Bedford Flag is the oldest extant battle flag of the American Revolution. It was borne by the Bedford Minuteman Company and flew at the Old North Bridge in Concord, Massachusetts, on April 19, 1775. The flag is commonly believed to be the inspiration for the first stanza in Ralph Waldo Emerson's Concord Hymn which opens:

By the rude bridge that arched the flood,

their flag to April's breeze unfurled...

External links

• A history of the Bedford flag