John Leach learned that his great-great grandfather served in the Civil War and was buried without a gravestone, so he did ...

In fact, the Confederate battle flag has a complex history that is often underappreciated by both its partisans and detractors, and its meaning has evolved in the years since the Civil War.

It's a complex issue for the military, said Craig Warren, a Pennsylvania college professor who has authored two books on the Civil War. While the Confederate battle flag's origin is a "military ...

Green Bluff’s Siemers Farm, known for strawberry and fall festivals, transformed into a Civil War battlefield this Memorial ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A long-lost Confederate flag, captured at the Battle of Gettysburg and among the rarest Civil War artifacts, sold for $468,000 at an Ohio auction house last month.

Church services. Displays of Civil War relics. Placing of flags and wreaths on Confederate soldier graves and memorials. In states where Confederate Memorial Day is recognized as a state holiday ...

In this special relic hunt, we visit a Confederate camp and team up with reenactors from the 48th Alabama Infantry to learn how to identify authentic Civil War finds. Their period-accurate gear and ...

The Juneteenth flag will fly over some state capitols and city buildings on June 19. Here's what to know about the flag's ...

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Memorial Day is a U.S. holiday that’s supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members, ...

It was first widely observed on May 30, 1868 to commemorate the sacrifices of Civil War soldiers ... the graves of the more than 20,000 Union and Confederate soldiers who were buried there.

Lee when the war ended, saying it was time to put the flag away. Councilman Lee Vogler said he has been quiet about the issue as he studied it, and decided the Confederate flag simply does not ...