John Adams created a very memorable mini-series on HBO which showed several American flags that represented different regiments during the Revolutionary War.
The flags were the pioneering designs of the current national flag. Many of these stood for regiments at war. You will see the Culpepper flag in the opening credits of the mini-series. The flag was particularly used to stand for the regiment of Colonel Patrick called the First Virginia Regiment which was composed of one hundred men in 1775. Colonel Stevens also brought around three hundred men from Culpepper Court House to Williamsburg from October to November 1775.
The way these men dressed were scary for many people. They marched to different parts of the country to push their ideals. Their hunting shirts had the words “Liberty or Death” in big white letters across the chest. Their hats had buck tails and their belts carried scalping knives and tomahawks.
The Grand Union flag is another commonly seen flag which is known as the very first American flag although its adoption by the Continental Congress was not made official. It is a shift from the British Meteor flag. You will find the white cross of St. Andrew and the red cross of St. George on the blue canton as well as thirteen stripes.
In the opening parts of the mini-series, you might find the Washington Cruisers flag too. The banner was especially used by George Washington to represent his squadron containing six schooners. He paid for the flag himself in 1775.