His father was James A. McCartney, a civil war veteran from Illinois. He became the IL Attorney General from 1881-1885. Explain the meaning behind your flag: The 21 red + white stripes represent ...

His father, James A. McCartney, was a Civil War veteran from Illinois who became the state’s attorney general from 1881-85. Meaning behind the flag design: The 21 red plus white stripes ...

“Illinois had a really good flag for their centennial ... “It’s a story of when Illinois became a state, before the Civil War. At a time when our country seems pretty divided, that seems ...

“Illinois had a really good flag for their centennial ... “It’s a story of when Illinois became a state, before the Civil War. At a time when our country seems pretty divided, that seems ...

Individuals can vote for one flag once every 24 hours and may ... the great-grandchild of James McCartney — a Civil War veteran and past Illinois attorney general.

The AP was alone in reporting that the executive inspector general for Illinois has begun an ... said he was familiar with the flag and was convinced that its construction and materials suggested a ...

As the Civil War began, the Army of Northern Virginia, led by eventual Democratic activist Robert E. Lee, adopted the battle flag that is ... doors to exclude blacks. Illinois’s Republican ...

This section displays objects that were used as flags during the Civil War. National Museum of American History Old Glory flag National Museum of American History United States National 34-Star Flag ...

CHICAGO — Scott Grandchamp was cleaning out the backroom last month at the LaGrange Park Ace Hardware store he owns when he found an untouched Illinois state flag tucked into a safe. He decided ...