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USS Keokuk (1862) USS Minnesota (1855) USS Monitor; USS New Hampshire (1864) USS Pennsylvania (1837) USS Powhatan (1850) USS Raritan (1843) USS Sabine (1855) USS Santee (1855) USS Shenandoah (1862) USS Suwanee (1864) USS Ticonderoga (1862) USS United States (1797) USS Vermont (1848) USS Vincennes (1826) Union (American Civil War) Vicksburg campaign
The American flag, as it would have appeared in 1862. On April 25, 1862, as Union Navy ships approached Confederate New Orleans, Commodore David Farragut ordered two officers to send a message to Mayor John T. Monroe requesting removal of Confederate flags from the United States Custom House (New Orleans), New Orleans Mint, and New Orleans City Hall at the Gallier Hall building, and the ...
Since the end of the Civil War, private and official use of the Confederate flags, particularly the battle flag, has continued amid philosophical, political, cultural, and racial controversy in the United States. These include flags displayed in states; cities, towns and counties; schools, colleges and universities; private organizations and ...
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union [e] ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.
American Civil War: Battle of Antietam – Union forces defeat Confederate troops at Sharpsburg, Maryland, in the bloodiest day in U.S. history, with over 22,000 casualties. American Civil War: The Allegheny Arsenal explosion results in the single largest civilian disaster during the war, with 78 workers – mostly young women – being killed.
See also: Flags of the U.S. states and territories A 2.00 m × 1.70 m oil painting showing historical US flags. This is a list of flags in the United States describing the evolution of the flag of the United States, as well as other flags used within the United States, such as the flags of governmental agencies. There are also separate flags for embassies and ships. National flags Main article ...
In the Civil War, the flag was allowed to be carried into battle, reversing the 1847 regulation which prohibited this. (During the American Revolutionary War and War of 1812 the army was not officially sanctioned to carry the United States flag into battle. It was not until 1834 that the artillery was allowed to carry the American flag; the ...
USS Galena (1862) USS Housatonic (1861) USS Mississippi (1841) USS New Ironsides; USS Tyler; USS Wampanoag (1864) Union (American Civil War) United States Navy officer rank insignia; United States Revenue Cutter Service; Vicksburg campaign; William S. Clark; View more links to this file.