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

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 significant piece of local and American history – one no one knew existed for over 200 years – will soon return home to Spartanburg County.