The Maryland state flag was created when the Civil War
finally came to an end and the yellow and black Calvert colors and the red and white
Crossland colors had become clearly a representative of the state of Maryland. A new
symbol began to emerge, displayed at public events across the state. A state flag
displaying the colors, that had once symbolized the divisions between the citizens of
Maryland, came to represent the reconciliation and reunion of all of the citizens in the
state. The design of the Maryland state flag derived from the Calvert coat of arms which
was flown October 11, 1880, in Baltimore, at a parade celebrating the 150th anniversary
of the founding of the city. It was also flown October 25, 1888 at the Gettysburg
battlefield, in a ceremony dedicating monuments to members of the Maryland regiments of
the Army of Potomac.
