Civil War Flags. Catherine Wright talked about the American Civil War Museum’s collection of Confederate flags and told the stories behind some of the collection’s most historic flags.

The story behind the "Old Glory" nickname for the American flag dates back to a 19th-century ship captain, who proudly ...

No, monochromatic black American flags did not originate in the Civil War. Experts say there are reports of them being flown, but they were first a symbol of piracy. The flag carries different ...

As a reenactor, I recognize that the Confederate battle flag is an inexorable part of American history. Several weekends a year, I see it marched into artificial battle and have often marched along… ...

John Coski is the author of [The Confederate Battle Flag: America's Most Embattled Emblem]. He talked about debates over the battle flag as part of a Civil War conference hosted by the Shenandoah ...

An American Civil War artifact was rediscovered at the Hollidaysburg Area Senior High School, and community members are working to restore it. After 20 years of existing obscurely in a storage ...

OTSEGO, Mich. — A Civil-war-era American flag made a rare appearance at the Otsego Area Historical Society and Museum Saturday. Dating back to 1863, this renditionof the American flag was the ...

With a collection of about 160 Civil War flags, and around another 100 from the Spanish-American War and WW I, the state's monthly rotation means each individual flag could only be on display once ...

Civil War era flags representing the 90,000 Michiganders who fought in the war were returned ... He had the opportunity to view the actual flag, which is preserved at the American Civil War Museum ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Civil War era flags representing the 90,000 Michiganders who fought in the war were returned to public display Saturday at the state Capitol building. The flags are ...