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Gadsden flag
Adopted
1778
Design
A yellow banner charged with a coiled rattlesnake facing towards the hoist, the words "DONT TREAD ON ME" positioned below the snake.
The Gadsden flag is a historical American flag with a yellow field depicting a rattlesnake coiled and ready to strike. Positioned below the rattlesnake are the words "DONT TREAD ON ME."[note 1] The flag is named after American general and politician Christopher Gadsden (1724–1805), who designed it in 1775 during the American Revolution. It was used by the Continental Marines as an early motto flag, along with the Moultrie flag.
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The second flag depicted is the Battle flag of Forrest's Cavalry Corps, 1863–65.
