The nation reeled with shock and pain, and the state and U.S. flags atop South Carolina’s Capitol dome were lowered. But the Confederate battle emblem on the statehouse grounds flew high ...

On Monday afternoon, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley became the latest person to urge the South Carolina legislature to remove the Confederate battle flag from the state’s Capitol.

151; -- South Carolina made history today by removing the Confederate flag from its post on the state Capitol grounds in Columbia. Cheers of "U.S.A." erupted as the color guard removed the flag ...

The South Carolina House of Representatives agreed Tuesday to debate the fate of the Confederate battle flag that flies amid controversy on the State Capitol grounds. The decision came as a ...

It’s that time of year again, when we are all reminded that the state of South Carolina and eight of the state’s 46 counties actually close government offices and give non-essential employees ...

Confederate Memorial Day will be observed in South Carolina on May 9. South Carolina is one of only a few states officially recognizing the date, which is actually on May 10. Eight of the state ...

Archaeologists in Virginia unearthed four skeletons, including one with a bullet in the spine, and three amputated legs.

Two reenactors unveil a veteran's headstone for Civil War solider Lt. John T. McMahan, who was killed during the Battle of ...

Other than South Carolina, only a few other states still commemorate dead Confederate soldiers with office closures. They include Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and Texas though the names and dates ...