"But I have another reason why I think he's coming here. I think he's waving the white flag of surrender and he's coming back ...

The Power and Politics of Flags" about why the white flag is used as a symbol of surrender worldwide. He said: "It's instantly recognisable. You don't need to read and write. You don't need to ...

With Lee’s surrender, the war effectively came to an end. On April 9, 1865, a lone Confederate horseman violently waving a white towel (above) as a flag of truce galloped up to the men of the ...