The origin of the Juneteenth celebrations marking the end of slavery goes back to an order issued as Union troops arrived in Texas at the end of the Civil War.

The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day came decades after the lifetime of the woman often credited with sewing ...

To restore the original names of the additional seven bases, the Army found different service members with the same last ...

but many consider the surrender at Appomattox Court House to be the Civil War’s de facto conclusion. Much to Sims’ chagrin, the flag of truce ended up in Union hands. “(Union) Colonel ...