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

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.

In south-central Illinois, the Macoupin County Civil War Round Table has led an effort to restore both the national and regimental flags of the 122nd Illinois, comprised almost entirely of local men.

A controversial flag which some say cost them their jobs is ready to go on display at a Springfield museum. Here's what you ...

State prohibits unauthorized flags on bridges due to driver distraction and safety risks. Some two dozen rainbow Pride flags that appeared on the Purdy Bridge in mid-June were taken down by the ...

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

The U.S. flag wasn’t as venerated before the Civil War in 1861-65 as it is now. Keeping flags aloft was crucial to maneuvering troops in Civil War battles, and that made flag bearers big targets ...

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 ...

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.

In the Civil War, Union cavalry under Judson Kilpatrick and David Gregg rode on county roads in late June 1863, a total of 6,500 troopers. Mounted Confederates under Jeb Stuart’s command totaled ...