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A town tried to heal racial divides. It energized Confederate supporters instead.
What started as an effort to promote racial unity in Edenton by reconsidering its most prominent downtown symbol has done the ...
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A Confederate Raider Fired the Final Shots of the Civil War in the Arctic, Two and a Half Months After Robert E. Lee Surrendered
The CSS "Shenandoah" only learned of the Confederacy's defeat in the summer of 1865. That June, the cruiser's crew sank 24 ...
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Her Medal of Honor was once revoked. Now her base is being renamed.
Fort Walker, named in 2023 after Civil War Union surgeon Mary Walker, will revert back to Fort A.P. Hill. For her family, the ...
Hegseth says renaming military bases after Civil War soldiers who fought for slavery is ‘important for morale’
Defense secretary claims veterans and active-duty troops are thankful the previous names are returning to bases formerly named after confederate generals and officers ...
How Lexington Confederate Gen. John Hunt Morgan led a disastrous Civil War raid
Morgan’s 1,000-mile raid into Indiana and Ohio was a costly mistake for the Confederate Army. His history in Lexington ...
Visitors to Charleston historical sites are being asked to report 'negative' stories about America
Signs posted at Fort Moultrie and Fort Sumter ask visitors to report any information they experienced that may place American ...
Democrats hammer Hegseth over restoring Confederate names of military bases
Democratic senators on Wednesday repeatedly slammed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over his decision to restore the names of ...
Opinion
Celebrating Juneteenth in San Antonio's Confederate Cemetery
Davis, captured by Union forces, was imprisoned at Fort Monroe in Hampton, Va. Hood had surrendered to Union forces in Natchez, Miss. My primary celebration on Thursday, the 160th anniversary of the ...