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

This simple dish towel was used as a flag of truce by Confederate troops during Gen. Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, on April 9, 1865, and is now on display at the ...

The flag display takes place at the Presidio San Agustín del Tucson, a historic site, so the Confederate banner will be shown in a context equivalent to a museum exhibit, supporters said.

Hathaway accused Richmond and state officials of excluding Confederate history from their “PC sesquicentennial celebration” of the Civil War. The flag will provide recognition, she said, for ...

A painting by Ismani Sun, a San Antonio artist, will be on prominent display at the African American Civil War Memorial Museum when it opens at its new location in Washington D.C.

Tubman's 1863 raid, which destroyed seven plantations along the Combahee River in South Carolina and freed 756 enslaved ...

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.

Juneteenth, an annual holiday on June 19, celebrates the freedom of enslaved people following the Civil War. Although the ...

Rod Serling went from the world of sci-fi with The Twilight Zone to the Western with The Loner. The result is an under-appreciated and mostly forgotten high point of his career.

Flags will be erected in his memory at the 10:30 a.m. ceremony Monday. Honoring Civil War veterans has become an annual part of the Elwood American Legion's Memorial Day observance.

People unfamiliar with the occasion may be asking themselves, is there a "right" way to celebrate Juneteenth? For beginners and those brushing up on history, here are some answers.

The city’s oldest Juneteenth celebrations began 20 years ago, and events will reflect part of Lexington’s 250-year heritage.