stars-and-bars

Updated: June 14, 2025

But Tom Leslie remembered the night under the arches of the Capitol, the stars-and-bars and the mystic circlet of the house on Prince Street, and the mysterious words that procured admission to the house up-town; and he had seen and heard enough of double faces not to be too sure of his ground on any man's word. "Well, I am glad to know it," he said, in reply to Ralston's disclaimer.

Henry Morford - Shoulder-Straps: A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862

You could always get a fall out of Bud Broland by mentioning Grant or Sherman. He used to fly right off the handle and wave the Stars-and-Bars fit to kill! We used to tell him that the war was over, but he wouldn't believe it." Clint smiled doubtfully. "Is he here now?" he asked. "Broland? No, he only stayed a little while. Couldn't get used to our ways. Found school life too too confining.

Ralph Henry Barbour - Left Tackle Thayer