Civil War

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The origins of Memorial Day date back to 1868, when Civil War soldiers on the Union side decorated the graves of the war dead with flowers.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Gallrein is close to Louisville in a county that features multiple distilleries and a history of Confederate guerrilla violence during the Civil War.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

First published 160 years ago during the Civil War, it has been in continuous publication since World War II, with its editorial independence guaranteed by Congress.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

To conclude that partisan divisions negate racial divisions would be to assume that even the Civil War had nothing to do with race.

From Slate • May 1, 2026

Nearly every town had its mediums who were kept busy asking the Civil War dead: Are you there?

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock