Palmetto Regiment - Mexican American War Flag PGT Beauregard and Maneuvers of Rifles and

and Maneuvers of Rifles and Light Infantry"

Prompted by the perceived threat posed by Abraham Lincoln and his Republican Party to the institution of slavery

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The thirteen stars most likely represented the original thirteen colonies who "seceded" from the English union

14th South Carolina

Palmetto Regiment - Mexican American War Flag PGT Beauregard and Maneuvers of Rifles andPalmetto Regiment Flag After the capture of Mexico City, Maj. Gen. William O. Butler presented the Palmetto Regiment with this flag to replace their regimental flag which had been shot nearly to pieces in combat. It survived the Civil War and accompanied the 2nd South Carolina Volunteer Infantry, the old Palmetto Regiment, to Cuba during the Spanish American War, where it became the only American flag to fly victorious over the capitals of two foreign