A Civil War Sergeant and His ‘Old Flag’ William Harvey Carney, born in slavery, was the hero of the Battle of Battery Wagner, fought in South Carolina in 1863. By Allen C. Guelzo ...

When he works to help preserve old and tattered battle flags from the Civil War, Tom Schmidt is doing what a Union soldier, ...

If you haven't paid careful attention to flagpoles in the state, Ohio's banner is not your typical rectangle. Here's why.

A white Illinois teen attaches himself to a regiment of Black Union soldiers in the satirical Civil War novel "How to Dodge a Cannonball." NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with author Dennard Dayle about it.

On August 20, 1866, President Andrew Johnson had accepted Texas’ new state constitution and issued a proclamation officially declaring that that the war was over.

The Dallas Historical Society will put one of those original handbills on display at the Hall of State in Fair Park starting June 19. A section of the 1865 General Order No. 3.

The stars, indicating the 13 original states of the Union ... but is suggestive of its being the Buckeye State.” Historians suggest that the flag’s unique shape may take its inspiration from Civil War ...

The United States flag was originally flown in Portland on July 4, 1861, and is believed to be the first flag flown in Portland after Oregon became a state. Its 33 stars were hand-sewn by Ann ...