And certain parts of Spain still have a rebel streak after their 1930s civil war. But none of them compare to the longevity and prevalence of the Confederate flag. Nor did Confederate leaders or ...

Last week, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu oversaw the removal of four Confederate monuments. It was just the latest chapter in the contentious battle over the official display of Confederate ...

Critics say it’s a racist symbol that represents a war to uphold slavery and, later, a battle to oppose civil rights advances. The Confederate states went through three official flags during the ...

It’s a story of rebellion, racism, and disagreement over the true history of the Civil War—and as ... the Bonnie Blue Flag. But as secession got underway, the Confederate States of America ...

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

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 ...

Let's talk about how the woman responsible for bringing down the Confederate flag in her state became the woman who failed to identify slavery as the cause of the Civil War. Of course, we're ...

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.

Private Marshall Sherman of Minnesota stands in front of the Confederate flag he seized in the Battle of Gettysburg. It's believed he held onto the flag and eventually gave it to a Civil War ...

Four months later, the Civil War began when the South Carolina militia ... fire due to the similarities in the Union and Confederate flags, the Confederacy's military took a rejected flag idea ...

We’re taught in school that the American Civil War ended when Confederate ... At the formal ceremony on April 12, Confederate soldiers laid down their arms and flags. Union soldiers solemnly ...