The Culpeper Minutemen chose the coiled snake ready to strike and the words from Gadsden's flag, but then raised another defiant fist at England by adding the words: "Liberty or Death."

The Culpepper Flag

The Culpeper Minutemen chose the coiled snake ready to strike and the words from Gadsden's flag, but…

"Rattlesnake Flag of South Carolina, during independence of the states."—E. Benjamin Andrews, 1895

South Carolina flag

"Rattlesnake Flag of South Carolina, during independence of the states."—E. Benjamin Andrews,…