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War Flags Explained

What exactly is a war flag and why is it important the military have one? In straightforward terms, it's a modified version of a nation's flag, donned by its military during campaigns. These days, ...
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Civil War era flags representing the 90,000 Michiganders who fought in the war were returned to public display Saturday at the state Capitol building. The flags are replicas of ...
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Kansas Museum of History (KMoH) houses over 40 Civil War battle flags in desperate need of costly restoration. Boone Dodson is a curator at the KMoH who has been helping create the ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A long-lost Confederate flag, captured at the Battle of Gettysburg and among the rarest Civil War artifacts, sold for $468,000 at an Ohio auction house last month. Carried by ...
LANSING — A parade of replica Civil War flags wove its way back into the state Capitol building on Saturday: 80 flags, each one carried by a descendant of a war veteran or a supporter. It's tough ...
In 2017, battle flags taken into combat by Rhode Island soldiers from the American Revolution up through World War I were removed from their cases at the entrance to the State House to halt their ...
IONIA, Mich. — The veteran protectors of a Civil War battle flag, like the Union soldiers who carried it into combat, won't let it fall away, sending it off to be restored after a months-long ...
Images of some of the 19th Century flags in the Kansas Historical Society's collection that have degraded over time. Tom Schmidt is one of the people spearheading a program that would help raise funds ...
For 159 years, many who have visited the Ionia County Courthouse may have seen the flag on the wall without giving it a second thought. It’s not just a flag — it’s a story of survival, patriotism and ...