Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, on April 9, 1865, and is now on display at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American ... House to be the Civil War’s de facto conclusion.

(KY3) — Volunteers placed flags on ... killed during the Civil War. It was not until after World War I that Memorial Day was expanded to honor those who have died in all American wars.

The holiday’s origins can be traced to the American Civil War, which killed more than 600,000 ... Retired Navy veteran Randy Melton places American flags at the gravesites of veterans in the ...

However, if one hears the phrase "the Civil War," most would immediately associate it with the American Civil War. This was one of the most defining and brutal periods ever witnessed in the ...

Efforts across Illinois are being spearheaded by private groups to restore the state’s prized Civil War flag collection, one of the most extensive in the nation. The restored flags now enjoy a ...

The Civil War, fought from 1861 to 1865, was the deadliest conflict in American history. It erupted over deeply entrenched divisions over slavery, states’ rights and the preservation of the Union.

A civil war has broken out among the Democratic wonks. The casus belli is a new set of ideas known as the abundance agenda. Its supporters herald it as the key to prosperity for the American ...

Memorial Day, originally known as “Decoration Day,” began as a springtime observance to honor soldiers who died while serving in the American Civil War. On May 5, 1868, General John A.

The first national observance was shortly after the American Civil War and was then called Decoration Day. Veterans decorated war graves with blooming flowers. FILE - A member of the Army visits ...