with a square canton Third national flag variant produced from an example of the Second national flag The Flag Act of 1865, passed by the Confederate congress near the very end of the War, describes ...
Tattered and worn, about 1,000 American flags were brought to the Virginia War Memorial Foundation in Richmond on Monday for a solemn disposal ceremony, as outlined by federal statue.
By Emily Baumgaertner Faded ink. Inconsistencies. Fires. The deadliest conflict in American history, the Civil War, also had some of its worst-kept records, making the true number of casualties ...
The Civil War had begun ... black officers -- only one hundred gained commissions during the war. African American soldiers were also given substandard supplies and rations.
For Ben King, the American ... a flag has flown for the last time, it deserves a fitting retirement. That belief was at the heart of a special ceremony held recently at the Virginia War Memorial ...
Hennessey, John L. and Lahti, Janne 2023. Nordics in Motion: Transimperial Mobilities and Global Experiences of Nordic Colonialism. The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History, Vol. 51, Issue. 3, ...