American women would not be welcome as full-time military members until 1948, but those who really, really wanted to fight ...

This section displays objects that were used as flags during the Civil War. National Museum of American History Old Glory flag National Museum of American History United States National 34-Star Flag ...

The Montgomery Conference yesterday passed an act recognizing war with the ... first time since the civil discord in the United States, an American vessel hoisted the flag of the Confederate ...

By Febrary 1, 1861, six more states -- Mississippi ... Federal troops returned the fire. The Civil War had begun. Immediately following the attack, four more states -- Virginia, Arkansas, North ...

A project to restore fragile Civil War battle flags in the Minnesota Historical Society’s collection has been selected to receive funding from the Save America’s Treasures program, which is ...