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Friday is Confederate Memorial Day. Why does Florida still celebrate it and what does it mean?
Tallahassee Democrat· 6 days agoFlorida does not seem to want to let go of its Confederate heritage. On Friday, April 26, the state...
Opinion: My family lost the Civil War. Last year they finally gave up this symbol of power
CNN via AOL· 2 days agoTrump vetoed the legislation, but there was overwhelming bipartisan and bicameral support for the...
What is Juneteenth? The history and meaning behind the federal holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThough the Civil War was nearing its end, Confederate troops still held much of Texas, and the...
The Only Woman to be Awarded the Medal of Honor - Our American Stories | iHeart
iHeartRadio· 12 hours agoOn this episode of Our American Stories, The History Guy remembers a truly extraordinary Civil War heroine, Mary Edwards Walker. She was the only woman in U.S. history to be awarded the Medal ...
Take this 10-question quiz to determine how much you really know about Cinco de Mayo
Fresno Bee McClatchy via AOL· 2 days ago...against the invaders at the city of Puebla on May 5, 1862. 2 - B: A poorly equipped Mexican army...
ARKANSAS SIGHTSEEING: Three sites mark Confederacy’s last success in state | Arkansas Democrat...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 2 days agoMarking the locations for three of those engagements are the Red River Campaign State Parks. Visiting these south-central Arkansas sites can provide a sense of the stamina ...
J.Z. George’s descendant advocates for removing the statue of the Confederate icon from the nation’s...
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 3 days agoThe great-great-great grandson of Confederate icon J.Z. George wants to see his ancestor’s statue moved from the U.S. Capitol back to Mississippi. Each day, hundreds visit ...
Ill. Gov. J.B. Pritzker and wife donate key Civil War document to Lincoln presidential library
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoSPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Following the Confederacy’s 1861 attack on Fort Sumter, often viewed as the...
Book excerpt: "The Demon of Unrest" by Erik Larson
CBS News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe latest by the New York Times bestselling author is a riveting account of the months leading up to the Confederate forces' attack on Fort Sumter, the...
Gen. Grant recalls his experiences on both sides of the river
Quincy Herald-Whig· 5 days agoUlysses S. Grant was not quite 40 in April 1861 when Confederates fired on Fort Sumter, beginning...