Davis, captured by Union forces, was imprisoned at Fort Monroe in Hampton, Va. Hood had surrendered to Union forces in Natchez, Miss. My primary celebration on Thursday, the 160th anniversary of the ...

Among the orders issued as Union troops arrived in Texas at the end of the Civil War was one declaring that all enslaved ...

WASHINGTON — The Juneteenth flag will fly over some state capitols ... Juneteenth originated in Galveston, Texas, after the ...

The Juneteenth flag will fly over some state capitols and city buildings on June 19. Here's what to know about the flag's history and meaning.

Dennard Dayle’s satirical new book, “How to Dodge a Cannonball,” follows a white flag-bearer pretending to be a Black soldier.

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.

There are antiques in there that can’t be replaced by money or God.” “The castle is on fire!” the three women said as they hurried inside the Irish Bar that night in January 2010. Dan Bonner, longtime ...

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

MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell didn't hold back his contempt for Trump, who promised to restore the names of military bases to those of Confederate generals.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A long-lost Confederate flag, captured at the Battle of Gettysburg and among the rarest Civil War artifacts, sold for $468,000 at an Ohio auction house last month.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A long-lost Confederate flag, captured at the Battle of Gettysburg and among the rarest Civil War artifacts, will be a top lot for bidders at an Ohio auction house this ...

A long-lost Confederate flag, captured at the Battle of Gettysburg and among the rarest Civil War artifacts, will be a top lot for bidders at an Ohio auction house this month.