In 1861, when Republican leader Abraham Lincoln was on his way to becoming President of the United States of America, the ...

Did you remember to display the flag on Inauguration Day? I have to admit, I forgot too! While reviewing some American flag etiquette recently, I came across this older post I had written as Memorial ...

"It was said during the American Civil War that there were more Confederate flags flying here than in Richmond, Virginia — and Richmond was the capital of the Confederacy," Westgaph told CNN.

Every year, the state of Florida observes the birth of Confederate General Robert E. Lee as an official state holiday.

an issue that was at the heart of the US Civil War. In the wake of the mass shooting of black churchgoers in Charleston, South Carolina in 2015, a movement emerged to try to get the flag removed ...

The 190 streamers attached to the Army Flag staff denote campaigns ... service in that particular war. The concept of campaign streamers came to prominence in the Civil War when Army organizations ...