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2nd New Hampshire Regiment Morale Patch by Texas 144.1

2nd New Hampshire Regiment Morale Patch by Texas 144.1

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The 2nd New Hampshire Regiment had been stretched thin from its service near Boston in 1775 and 1776 but was reorganized in early 1777 and pressed into service at Fort Ticonderoga by the summer of 1777 where these new flags resided with the regiment.  


The Americans were still getting their footing in the war’s early days and when the British laid siege to the fort, the American General St. Clair wisely ordered a retreat and the Americans scattered.  


The exodus from Ticonderoga was hasty and copious amounts of supplies were scuttled, set alight, or simply abandoned by the several colonial forces and then captured by the British.  


Among the supplies they relieved the Americans of were the flags of the 2nd New Hampshire Regiment.  


Because it was early in the war and with the British feeling they had the upper hand in the campaign, the flags weren’t torn apart or used for medical or field purposes as later became a routine. That they weren’t taken in battle but found in their protective, silk lined box may have helped bring them to the attention of the British Army leadership and who gave them more care.  


Sure enough, shortly after their capture, the flags were sent to England by the British Army Ninth Regiment’s Lieutenant Colonel John Hill who eventually passed them to his descendants.  


In 1912, New Hampshire philanthropist Edward Tuck purchased the 2nd New Hampshire Regiment’s flags from Hill’s descendants and donated them to the New Hampshire Historical Society.


• Measurements: 3" x 2.75"

• High quality woven fabric

• Velcro loop backing


**Liberty & Co. is an Authorized Reseller of Texas 144.1 Morale Patches**

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