History came full circle when two men descended from opposing Civil War soldiers met completely by chance at the Battle of Richmond Visitors Center in Richmond, Kentucky. Larry Peterson, a descendant of Confederate Colonel Alfred Jefferson Vaughan Jr., ran into John Landon, a descendant of the Ritchie family, whose members served in the Union army.

Two men in Toledo, Ohio are charged by federal prosecutors for committing a hate crime in the beating of a black man. The victim called one of the men a “cracker” in response to a confederate flag sticker on the man’s vehicle. Court records indicate the man has multiple tattoos and Facebook content indicating racist

The Roswell Police department in Georgia fired a long time officer due to the fact that she parked next to the flag in her patrol car. A pastor reported the flag and the officer to the Roswell police department and she was fired quickly after the investigation launched. She told the department that she saw

Fort Defiance in Clarksville, Tennessee, hosted a Civil War Recruitment Day in 2016, a family event that let visitors learn about the war and even step into the role of a new recruit. What makes the event special is the setting: it takes place on the grounds of a real Civil War fort, which gives

Bill Cotty of Columbia, SC, passed away from lung cancer on July 24, 2016 at his home. Cotty was a South Carolina Representative and one of the people instrumental in removing the Confederate flag from the statehouse dome. Last year the battle flag was removed altogether from the statehouse grounds after the church killings in

There is a new perspective on the confederate flag. Steve King recieved some critiscm over having a confederate flag sitting on his desk. There were many who frowned upon it, but Mr. King defended it by saying that slavery was just a small part of the civil war. He suggests taking another look at the

Members of Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp 458 in the Pacific Northwest showed their Southern pride at a 2016 Fourth of July parade with a float of their own. The camp built the float on a 20-foot trailer and decorated it with banners and flags, while a member walked alongside handing out flyers about the

In 2014, Travis Folk founded New World Cartography, a Southern map company that blends modern computer mapping with old-world hand craftsmanship. Based in North Carolina and working with two craftsmen from South Carolina, the company creates maps that appeal especially to history lovers, combining accurate modern data with the look and feel of maps from

German immigrants have shaped Texas culture more than almost any other group. Their influence can still be seen across the state in its towns, buildings, food, music and even the way many Texans celebrate. Today, millions of Texans can trace at least part of their family tree back to Germany. The First German Texans Germans