The Civil War between the United States and the Confederacy was fought over the issue of enslavement. Slavery was the ...

The wounds of the Civil War remained fresh more than three decades after the end of the divisive conflict, with limited ...

(Charles Lawrence/The Valley Breeze via AP) In this photo provided by The Valley Breeze, Civil War re-enactors fold an American flag near an urn, center, containing the cremated remains of Byron R.

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.

“Every May, every Memorial Day, the veterans come here and we place flags on the veterans’ graves. And, we have three of the ...

He was originally laid to rest in an unmarked grave, a Civil War veteran all but lost to history ... And then they handed my mother a folded flag. And at that moment, I realized my father ...

For several decades, the cremated remains of more than two dozen American Civil War veterans languished in storage facilities at a funeral home and cemetery in Seattle. The simple copper and ...

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 ...

For several decades, the cremated remains of more than two dozen American Civil War veterans languished in storage facilities at a funeral home and cemetery in Seattle. The simple copper and ...

Civil War reenactors participate in funeral services Oct. 16 for the burial of Union soldier Byron R. Johnson. Johnson was among nearly 30 Civil War veterans whose remains languished in storage ...

Elected officials, Jewish advocacy groups and civil rights leaders are vowing to “push back” against the message of a White ...