The claim that an official U.S. flag was flown at Cooch's Bridge is doubted in the National Register of Historic Places. See Inventory Nomination Form, page 7. "It has been claimed that the Stars and Stripes were first unfurled in battle here. The flag had been adopted by Congress, June 14, 1777, and was carried in a parade in Philadelphia in August; however, the militia were still using state or regimental banners. … Since colors are important in a battle, and since only the national flag would be meaningful to all of the regiment, it is possible that it was carried."
