ALBANY, N.Y. | They made it through Shiloh, Antietam and Gettysburg, but many of the Civil War battle flags sitting in the nation’s state-owned collections might not survive the budget battles ...

California slavery: Reparations being studied by state task force As the nation descended into civil war, Californians were fiercely split, and a number of communities flew the disused bear flag ...

During the Civil War, the Calvert coat of arms represented ... which means “Thus always to tyrants.” Washington’s flag is the only state flag to display an actual person: George Washington.

LANSING — A parade of replica Civil War flags wove its way back into the state Capitol building on Saturday: 80 flags, each one carried by a descendant of a war veteran or a supporter.

The day of remembrance originated years after the Civil War and was originally ... Memorial Day marks the fourth time flags are at half-staff in Washington state. Flags were previously lowered ...