Confederate Memorial Day is an official holiday in several states. Why is it celebrated, and where? Does New Jersey take part? Here's what to know.

Around this time of year, certain Southern states observe Confederate Memorial Day. Some states celebrate it and Robert E. Lee Day.

Sgt. William Carney, whose Civil War heroism was portrayed by Denzel Washington in the movie "Glory," will get his own comic book.

So successful was the Lost Cause propaganda campaign that most Americans forgot the true meaning of the Civil War.

What we think of today as the Confederate flag remains a symbol of white supremacy and antigovernment ideology.

A Charleston, South Carolina surrender flag, Confederate documents, and Union soldier items among historic Civil War ...

We are starting a new Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the history of the American Civil War. In this first episode, we will cover the reasons that caused the American ...

Join Heath Jones of the History Seekers as he explores a forgotten wagon road deep in the Alabama woods—once used in the ...

Years later, in 1869, Grant became a U.S. president like his former Commander-in-Chief Lincoln had done, setting a precedent ...

In 2018, the operator of Wrightsville’s Mount Pisgah Cemetery Facebook page noted that the cemetery was in desperate need of maintenance and repairs.

The Arizona Republic or azcentral.com online, a USA TODAY Network newspaper, found one of the earliest instances was "Mother's Friendship Day" in 1868, organized by Ann Reeves Jarvis, the mother of ...

Even in its earliest days, discord was part and parcel of American life. During the American Revolution, families were often divided between Patriots ...