Wednesday, Oct. 8, 1862. Yesterday about two hundred of the ... At the time of the firing we had a flag of truce on our bank of the river, but its object could not be ascertained.

Support was not forthcoming. In September of 1862, after the Union's victory at Antietam, Lincoln issued a preliminary decree stating that, unless the rebellious states returned to the Union by ...

but sent forward a party of his own men ahead of the Union train, to have bread baked for them, each day in advance? All these events have occurred since the "black flag" was threatened.

Though "contraband" slaves had been declared free, Lincoln continued to insist that this was a war to save the Union, not to free slaves. But by 1862, Lincoln was considering emancipation as a ...

He was even elected to the Confederate Congress in 1861, although he died in January 1862 before taking his seat. Dying in ...

We have our own flag. The union flag in its corner acknowledges our historic, cultural and continuing links with Britain Our coat of arms proclaims our identity as a country with its own history ...

the Abbey Flag, the Union Flag, the Flags of the National Saints, the Royal Air Force Flag, and the Royal Standard. Red with a pair of Golden Cross Keys, together with the Ring of St Edward the ...

Among the wide assortment of designs using the rainbow colours, one used by the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) featured the union flag. The banner, which included a Pride in the union message ...

The Revenue Act of 1862 was an expansion of the first U.S. income tax established under the previous Revenue Act of 1861. It was passed to raise additional federal revenue to fund the war against ...

Still, that was enough for an organization dedicated to locating, identifying and interring the remains of unclaimed veterans ...

All UK government buildings in England, Wales and Scotland will fly the union flag every day, following new guidance from the culture department. Currently flags are only required to be flown on ...