It has reflected Democratic racial oppression since it was stitched together in 1861 ... flag is a Republican creation, rather than a Democratic invention. As the Civil War began, the Army ...

Throughout the relatively short history of the US, it’s become a tradition that presidents have their coffins draped in the ...

One of few known Specimen strikings of the Civil War era 1861-O Seated Liberty half dollar was recently offered in a Stack's ...

This ring included a small emblem with the Confederate battle flag on it and another ... it focuses exclusively on the Civil War service of students and faculty who left William & Mary to join the ...

The first iterations of the flag were used in 1861 by the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. Though never having historically represented the Confederacy as a country, the flag ...

But what separates the Battle of Black Jack from others is it was the first armed skirmish between pro- and anti-slavery forces and lit the fuse on what would become the Civil War. Much has been ...

Hood County, Texas, has been shaken by a civil war between traditional Republicans and a far-right faction of the party ...

A new Civil War monument will be installed soon on the northeast corner of the Jasper County Courthouse lawn. It will offer the Union perspective on the ...

The battle that turned the Civil ... flag from the enemy’s grip. Jeffords, however, would not recover, becoming the highest-ranking officer to die of a bayonet wound in the Civil War.

The following events transpired this week in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia ...

In 1867, the Fayetteville National Cemetery in Fayetteville was established by the federal government to be used for proper ...

On April 12, 1861, Captain George ... retreat and the start of the Civil War. Exhibits at Fort Sumter help explain the tensions that led South Carolina to be the first state to secede the union.