Symbols and Customs:Confederate Constitution, Confederate Flag, Decoration of Graves, Reenactments Related Holidays:Memorial Day ORIGINS During the U.S. Civil War (1861-1865), Union forces of the northern states battled the Confederate Army of the seceded southern states. The conflict divided the ...
The Confederacy had several official flags during its lifespan. The first Confederate National flag resembled the U.S. flag and was called “Stars and Bars.”The Confederate Battle Flagwas created so it would not be mistaken for the Union Flag in battle; it was used primarily by the Army o...
Confederate Flag Issue Still Swirls about NCAARead the full-text online article and more details about "Confederate Flag Issue Still Swirls about NCAA" - The Florida Times Union, January 20, 2001U.S. NewspapersThe Florida Times Union
(2) Any individual eligible for burial in a national cemetery (but not buried there), except for those persons or classes of persons enumerated in section 2402(a)(4), (5), and (6) of this title. (3) Soldiers of the Union and Confederate Armies of the Civil War. No portion of the...
Why there were so many dead people in the “Soviet Union” was because the commie Jew bolshevists running it murdered 62 million of the inhabitants. If it wasn’t for the falsely demonized Chancellor, who sought to put an end to the “mass murder machine,” it’s certain the jew Com...
Politically, Robert E. Lee was a Whig. Ironically, he was attached strongly to the Union and to the Constitution. He entertained no special sympathy for slavery. When Virginia withdrew from the Union, Lee resigned his commission rather than assist in suppressing the insurrection. His resignation ...
and Gentler Time]]>Read the full-text online article and more details about "T-YOU; RANTS & RAVES Confederate Flag a Reminder of a Kinder and Gentler Time" - The Florida Times Union, May 29, 2008U.S. NewspapersThe Florida Times Union...
Apple’s Tim Cook added his voice to the chorus of CEOs speaking against displaying the Confederate Flag on Sunday, indirectly referencing it as a symbol for racism. In atweet, Cook called to honor the lives of the victims in last week’s tragic South Carolina shooting by “eradicating racis...
ATLANTA -- Georgia lawmakers who support stripping the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag responded cautiously yesterday after a new poll showed about half of Georgians still oppose the change.U.S. NewspapersThe Florida Times Union
Confederate Flag Protesters Use Day to RallyRead the full-text online article and more details about "Confederate Flag Protesters Use Day to Rally" - The Florida Times Union, January 16, 2001U.S. NewspapersThe Florida Times Union