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Why Mark Twain had an incredibly brief stint as a Confederate soldier
In the summer of 1861, the former riverboat pilot went to war.
Nearly half of troops polled support changing names of bases honoring Confederate leaders
Poll participants also favored banning Confederate symbols and paraphernalia from all Defense Department locations by a three-to-one margin.
Defying veto threat, House panel pushes to rename bases honoring Confederate leaders
President Trump has promised to scuttle the massive defense authorization bill if it includes language mandating changes for military installations.
Confederate battle flag would be banned at all DoD sites under House plan
Lawmakers included the prohibition in their draft of the annual defense authorization bill on Wednesday.
The Mississippi’s metal monsters
How the the Union's fleet of ironclads and tinclads clobbered the Confederacy.
By Robert Gudmestad, Colorado State University
This move would end naming bases, ships in honor of the Confederacy and its leaders
The Army operates 10 installations named after Confederate military commanders.
Richmond exhibit seeks to reimagine Confederate statues
The Confederate leaders memorialized on Richmond's Monument Avenue were once revered, but have become flashpoints in a national debate about how symbols of slavery and white supremacy should be treated today.
Allegations about VA secretary nominee’s past expected to fuel debate during confirmation hearing
A report just hours before his confirmation hearing found support by nominee Robert Wilkie for controversial policies and figures.
‘General Tubman’: Female abolitionist was also a secret military weapon
Harriet Tubman helped plan a South Carolina river raid that freed hundreds of slaves.
By Catherine Clinton