A battle fought in Carthage more than a century ago, now memorialized by a historic monument in its downtown square.

The Civil War ended in 1865, but for Minnesota and the one-time rebel state of Virginia, the battle continues over a prized ...

Over the next eight years, Washington and the Army built the foundations of that national identity—first by asserting the right to legitimate use of force, which is one of the most important powers of ...

The Soldier and the Revolutionary War” opened June 7 on the Army’s 250th birthday. It has artifacts never before displayed ...

The CSS "Shenandoah" only learned of the Confederacy's defeat in the summer of 1865. That June, the cruiser's crew sank 24 ...

In 1863, Smalls became captain of the Planter, the first Black man to command a United States vessel. He held this position ...

The first, local Flag Day observances came after the Civil War and eventually a federal law designated June 14 as Flag Day in ...

In south-central Illinois, the Macoupin County Civil War Round Table has led an effort to restore both the national and regimental flags of the 122nd Illinois, comprised almost entirely of local men.

George Thomas Leach joined the Union Army on Nov. 27, 1863, and was mustered into Battery H, 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery on Dec. 21, 1863, according to John Leach. He transferred to the Union ...

Struve called his Union Army the “Army of the Columbia,” a fictitious name referencing the Columbia River. A “42nd Corp” green, red and blue battle flag was posted outside of Struve’s tent.

Archaeologists have identified two potential mass graves of Black Union soldiers who were targeted by Confederate guerrillas in the Civil War. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

But this small square of tattered, tawny fabric is believed to be a piece of the flag Union troops hoisted above Fort Sumter to announce their surrender — and the start of the Civil War.