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The Civil War ended in 1865, but for Minnesota and the one-time rebel state of Virginia, the battle continues over a prized ...
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 first flag of the Confederacy, the Stars and Bars, flew over Tucson for 80 days, beginning with the arrival of a small Confederate force in February of 1862.
Stone Mountain Park has the world's largest Confederate monument, a mural carved into rock depicting Generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson.
That flag is and always has been a symbol of white supremacy, a symbol of treason, and a repudiation of the multiracial democracy the Civil War helped establish.
A Confederate heritage group confirmed Tuesday that it plans to fly a 10-by-15-foot Confederate flag along Interstate 95 just south of Richmond. The flag will fly on a 50-foot pole, and will be ...
The Georgia chapter of a Confederacy group has filed a lawsuit against a state park over an exhibit on slavery, segregation, ...
The Sons of Confederate Veterans allege the park’s changes to its Civil War history exhibits violate state law.
The U.S. 60 flag was the first one in the area to be cited for zoning violations. With its rich Civil War history, Lexington has become a hotspot for displays of the rebel flag.
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.
"How To Dodge A Cannonball" is, among other things, about the absurdity of the Civil War as experienced by a 15-year-old from Illinois who seeks glory through flag twirling.