"If July 4th is celebrated by all Americans as Independence day, then it would seem that July 28th should be celebrated as Civil Rights day. July 4th is celebrated as the day on which the Declaration of Independence became official. July 28th seems…
“One of the most valued civil war relics in greater Boston is the old Libby prison flag which is now in possession of Thomas G. Stevenson post, G.A.R., Vine Street, Roxburry. It was made in secret by federal soldiers. The story of its making which…
"Did you know that when General George Washington made his famous trek across the Delaware River, two blacks, Prince Whipple and Oliver Cromwell were with him?
Did you know that Crispus Attucks, long acknowledged to be the first casualty of the…
"A committee of the New York board of aldermen has recommended the acceptance of the offer of the Virginia Military Institute to return to that city on the Fourth of July, the flag formally presented to the 16th Regiment New York Volunteers and…
"The Blue and Gray Association of Fitzgerald, composed of union and confederate soldiers, is arranging for a big 4th of July celebration, to which prominent men will be invited."
"TRENTON, Ga.-There may be more for the United States to celebrate on July 4 than its independence-Dade County, Georgia, which seceded from the Union July 4, 1860, will decide whether it wants to return or not.
The U.S. flag has not waved legally…
“Galusha A. Grow, once leader of the House of Representatives through a part of the stormy anti-slavery fight, and Speaker of the House in the momentous Congress of 1861 62, has been a Texan now for several years. He has been spending several weeks…