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Six Flags over Two Countries

You know that Civil War soldiers by the thousands rallied behind their respective flags, but did you know that the Union and the Confederacy each flew three national flags during the conflict?     Billy Yank and Johnnie Reb both fought for the red, white, and blue.  The Union’s Stars and Stripes date to June 14, 1777, when the Continental Congress passed […]