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The CSS "Shenandoah" only learned of the Confederacy's defeat in the summer of 1865. That June, the cruiser's crew sank 24 ...
This simple dish towel was used as a flag of truce by Confederate troops during Gen. Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, on April 9, 1865, and is now on display at the ...
The Sons of Confederate Veterans allege the park’s changes to its Civil War history exhibits violate state law.
The flag display takes place at the Presidio San Agustín del Tucson, a historic site, so the Confederate banner will be shown in a context equivalent to a museum exhibit, supporters said.
Hathaway accused Richmond and state officials of excluding Confederate history from their “PC sesquicentennial celebration” of the Civil War. The flag will provide recognition, she said, for ...
With its rich Civil War history, Lexington has become a hotspot for displays of the rebel flag. In 2011, the Lexington City Council voted to allow only city, state and national flags to be flown ...
A white Illinois teen attaches himself to a regiment of Black Union soldiers in the satirical Civil War novel "How to Dodge a Cannonball." NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with author Dennard Dayle about it.
A white Illinois teen attaches himself to a regiment of Black Union soldiers in the satirical Civil War novel "How to Dodge a Cannonball." NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with author Dennard Dayle about it.
Lot 62 is a sepia-colored carte de visite of Lincoln, boldly signed by him as “A. Lincoln” and PSA/DNA slabbed and graded ...
Trump spoke for more than 50 minutes June 10 on Fort Bragg’s Pike Field. From Army history to the LA protests, here's what he talked about.