The Gideons

Historical marker location:

Boscobel, Wisconsin

( Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 61 and Old 61, on the left when traveling south on U.S. 61.)

Marker installed: 1958

The first American flag to be flown in a foreign battle was carried by Wisconsin troops during the Battle of Chapultepec in the Mexican-American War in 1847.