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Hetty Cary.
best remembered for making the first three battle flags of the Confederacy (1836–1892)
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About Hetty Cary
Hetty Carr Cary was the wife of Confederate General John Pegram and, later, of pioneer physiologist H. Newell Martin. She is best remembered for making the first three battle flags of the Confederacy. Hetty was related to two of Virginia's most influential families, the Jeffersons and the Randolphs. She was also a lineal descendant of Pocahontas.
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- United States
- Born
- May 15, 1836
- Died
- September 27, 1892