Flag of the Green Mountain Boys
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| Use | Civil and war flag |
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| Proportion | Approx. 2:3 |
| Adopted | Circa 1776 |
| Design | Green field with a blue canton containing 13 white stars in a "natural pattern". |
The flag of the Green Mountain Boys began as a regimental flag used by the Green Mountain Boys. A remnant of a Green Mountain Boys flag, believed to belong to John Stark, is owned by the Bennington Museum. It still exists as one of the few regimental flags from the American Revolution. Although Stark was at the Battle of Bennington and likely flew this flag, the battle has become more commonly associated with the Bennington flag, which is believed to be a 19th-century banner.
Today the flag is used as the regimental flag of the Vermont National Guard unit. The regimental flag, known also as a "battle flag" or war flag, accompanies the unit on battle assignments and is physically handed to the commander of the regiment, as described by former Vermont National Guard Adjutant General Martha Rainville in an interview. The Castleton University football team has also featured the flag in its pre-game ceremonies since its inception in 2009.
The flag has a green field and, in an azure canton, a constellation of thirteen five-pointed white stars representing the thirteen colonies arranged in a natural pattern.
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