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Although many tried to dissuade him, President Abraham Lincoln insisted that American flags made during the Civil War include stars for the eleven seceding Confederate states. This thirty-four star flag was made by seamstresses employed by Cook & McClain's, a garment and dye works in Chicago, and hung from a window to celebrate Union victories. | |||
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