When the old Charleston flag turned up unexpectedly in Michigan more than 10 years ago, it piqued Dave Downing’s interest. He had been giving a talk about Civil War flags in Greenfield Village ...

The first, local Flag Day observances came after the Civil War and eventually a federal law designated June 14 as Flag Day in 1949, under World War I combat veteran Harry Truman. He declared in a ...

He said flags for Civil War soldiers were important because they served not only as the nation's symbol, but also helped guide soldiers in battle. ... 3rd Iowa Cavalry. ...

The first, local Flag Day observances came after the Civil War and eventually a federal law designated June 14 as Flag Day in 1949, under World War I combat veteran Harry Truman.

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 2D OHIO VOLUNTEER CAVALRY, 1861-65, was organized at Camp Wade (see CIVIL WAR CAMPS IN CLEVELAND) during Aug.-Sept. 1861.The regiment, which contained 317 Cleveland men, was mustered into federal ...

In the confusion, chaos and carnage often resulting from close-quarters Civil War combat, hundreds of region men relied on their regimental flags to show them where to rally.

The U.S. flag wasn’t as venerated before the Civil War in 1861-65 as it is now. Keeping flags aloft was crucial to maneuvering troops in Civil War battles, and that made flag bearers big targets ...