A rare artifact from the Civil War is set to go up for auction later this month in Columbus: a regimental battle flag of the 11th Virginia Infantry, which was captured during Pickett's Charge. The ...

Pickett’s Charge was the focal point of the battle.” Carried by the 11th Virginia ... the sword of Civil War Union Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman last May, to list the flag for bidding.

Flags signaled other units in battle ... of war. Designating flags were used to organize army units, whereas other flags directly represented the two warring factions. This section displays objects ...

A significant piece of local and American history – one no one knew existed for over 200 years – will soon return home to ...

Sgt. William Carney, whose Civil War heroism was portrayed by Denzel Washington in the movie "Glory," will get his own comic ...

What we think of today as the Confederate flag remains a symbol of white supremacy and antigovernment ideology.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A long-lost Confederate flag, captured at the Battle of Gettysburg and among the rarest Civil War artifacts ... Carried by the 11th Virginia Infantry during Pickett ...