Mississippi celebrates the birthday of Confederate President Jefferson Davis on Memorial Day. Here's what to know about the ...

The date of April 26 was chosen to mark the day General ... as Confederate Memorial Day, but following the Charleston church shooting, the state struck the date from the calendar.

Jefferson Davis was the U.S. Secretary of War who betrayed his country to become the first and only president of the ...

The Trump administration has taken its own stance on the issue, recently restoring the names of two military bases that honored Confederate generals. North Carolina’s Fort Liberty was reverted ...

after signing the memorandum. Weeks later, Hegeseth announced Fort Moore, formerly named Fort Benning for a Confederate general, will again be named Fort Benning. This time around, however ...

General Lee and 21 confederate generals on horseback. 1867. Courtesy: Library of Congress. The official surrender document of Lee's troops to the Union Army, signed at Appomattox Court House on ...

April 9, 1865. With his Confederate armies on their last legs, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders to General Ulysses S. Grant. The Rebellion is over. After four years of fierce fighting ...

after signing the memorandum. Weeks later, Hegeseth announced Fort Moore, formerly named Fort Benning for a Confederate general, will again be named Fort Benning. This time around, however ...