But 160 years ago on Dec. 13, 1864, as part of Gen. William T. Sherman’s “March to the Sea” campaign, Union soldiers captured ...

Fort McAllister State Park will continue a decades-long tradition of hosting a reenactment of its capture by Union General ...

At the age of 17, Dockum enlisted in the 16th New York Volunteers Infantry Regiment near the start of the Civil War. During the ... Dockum captured the battle flag of the CSA Savannah Guards ...

Dockum was born in New York, where he enlisted in the 16th New York Volunteers Infantry Regiment ... capture of a Confederate battle flag, and days later the Civil War ended.

passed by the Confederate congress near the very end of the War, describes the flag in the following language: The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That the flag of the ...

The Indian Army commemorated the battle of Laungewala fought during the India-Pakistan war of 1971 by unfurling the national ...

In this opinion piece, ACLU Senior Staff Attorney Leah Watson argues the U.S. Naval Academy should be allowed to consider ...

“The dedication will feature dozens of uniformed Civil War re-enactors, including a military band performing period music. As their regimental flags fly, the re-enactors will fire off a musket ...

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 ...

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