Get full access to The Daily Beast for $1 The defense secretary defended his decision to restore a Confederate monument in Arlington National Cemetery. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has vowed not to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mississippi is in the middle of Confederate Heritage Month, and state workers will get a day off later in April for Confederate ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has restored a memorial to a Confederate general in Washington, D.C. that demonstrators took down during racial justice protests in the summer of 2020, part ...

For four straight years, Union and Confederate soldiers battled during the bloodiest war in American history. Both sides suffered unprecedented casualties, and the severe lack of infrastructure made ...

The Trump administration is planning to reinstall two Confederate monuments, following through on a push by President Donald Trump to bring back statues that were removed in the wake of the George ...

Since Donald Trump returned to office, his administration has been working to put the names of various Confederates who tried to destroy the United States to preserve slavery back in positions of ...

Explore the Civil War era, from slavery and secession to major battles, emancipation, and the conflict’s lasting impact on the United States.

My family’s Rucker surname is familiar in some military circles and among many who consider themselves aficionados of Confederate history. The Ruckers have a history of military service going back ...

Alongside Black History Month, Women's History Month, and Jewish American Heritage Month, a new period of observance has been proposed by Virginia Governor Robert F. McDonnell: Confederate History ...

Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith, commander of the Confederate Trans-Mississippi division, surrenders on May 26, 1865, one of the last Confederate generals to capitulate. Kirby Smith, who had ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has vowed not to back down from celebrating America’s “proud” Confederate history. “We recognize our history,” Hegseth told Fox News host Will Cain on Thursday. “We ...