Where enlisted, Portsmouth. When, mustered in ... On October 27th, 1864, he was shot through the ankle during a battle with Confederate troops. Four days later, he found himself in a hospital ...

In the early 1700s, pirates routinely plundered merchant vessels navigating to Ocracoke Island and Portsmouth Island ... War when it was occupied first by Confederate, then Union troops.

Despite efforts to rewrite history, activists are still pushing to remove Confederate symbols, a new Southern Poverty Law ...

Confederate Memorial Day is an official holiday in several states. Why is it celebrated, and where? Does New Jersey take part ...

More than 2,000 Confederate symbols are still standing in public spaces across the U.S., according to a report released ...

This controversial April holiday is recognized in Alabama as a state holiday. What is it and when is it celebrated?

Each April, Alabama observes Confederate Memorial Day, a state holiday that honors soldiers who fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War. The day remains a point of reflection and debate as ...

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

The Jessamine County Courthouse lawn is home to a one-of-a-kind Confederate Civil War monument that wears a Union soldier's hat. David Swartz is a historian and professor, who spent five years ...

Three years later, Mayor Donna Deegan ordered the removal of the last remaining piece of a 125-year-old Confederate monument in the heart of downtown Jacksonville across the street from the front ...

If you’ve ever spent time in downtown Fayetteville, you may have noticed a stone monument on the northwest corner of the old ...