Flags signaled other units in battle ... of war. Designating flags were used to organize army units, whereas other flags directly represented the two warring factions. This section displays objects ...

The year: 1861. The problem: Pro-slavery states had broken away from the Union, rising up in armed revolt as the treasonous ...

A judge challenging the outcome of his North Carolina Supreme Court race was photographed wearing Confederate military garb ...

This flag represents the Union’s 21st regiment during the Civil War. The flag is being removed ... of mothers of members of the 21st regiment. Battle flags are one of the most important parts ...

flew as a battle flag in a Union Regiment during the Civil War. Many of the soldiers, the Mishawaka soldiers served with ...

"Incidents of the war ... African American Union soldiers who were never identified 2 out of 3 — Number of Civil War deaths that occurred from disease rather than battle 68,162 — Number ...

Civil War volunteers from Manitowoc County carried the flag with them until they returned. James Anderson and other survivors kept it in their possession until 1925. At that time, the flag was ...