The Battle of Gettysburg raged from July 1 through July 3 in 1863, and was the turning point of the American Civil War. CBS Saturday Morning takes a tour of the famous battlefield.

Fifty-two Black veterans of the Civil War are buried at Providence's North Burial Ground. They will be honored June 21 as the community marks Juneteenth.

Point We celebrate America,not Britain, on July 4 Fast on the heels of the recent “No Kings” protests against President Donald Trump comes an odd suggestion that Americans would be better off today if ...

The Battle of Ox Hill/Chantilly, on Sept. 1, 1862, was the only major Civil War battle fought in Fairfax County. It happened during a torrential rainstorm and, by the end, it took the lives of two ...

Sexton expects up to 12,000 re-enactors in Virginia for the 150th anniversary of Bull Run, the first major battle of the war, in July.

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.

GRAYLING — Wellington Farm Park near Grayling will host a Civil War reenactment on June 20-22, featuring reenactors from across the Midwest. The event will take place at the park at 6944 S ...

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.

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 ...

Civil War soldiers showed extraordinary courage under fire to keep their colors aloft, and multiple flag bearers died in single battles, said Matt VanAcker, who directs a now decades-old project ...