While a handful of U.S. states are heeding that guidance, New Jersey and its flag seem to be mired in the Revolutionary War era ... The center of it shows the state coat of arms.

During the Civil War, the Calvert coat of arms represented ... The colors of the New Jersey state flag, buff and Jersey blue, represent those chosen by George Washington during the Revolutionary ...

The flag belongs in a museum, publicly available with proper historic context, Gilmore said. “When you have an artifact such as this flag associated with the American Civil War, it is of nationa ...