As the Civil War began, the Army of Northern Virginia, led by eventual Democratic activist Robert E. Lee, adopted the battle flag that is under contention today. It became the secessionists ...

The flag icon has been used on government sites since 2017, said a spokesperson for the General Services Association, which guides federal website standards. The flag had only nine stars because of ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Governor Glenn Youngkin ordered that both American flags and Virginia state flags be flown at half-staff on ...

Flags signaled other units in battle ... of war. Designating flags were used to organize army units, whereas other flags directly represented the two warring factions. This section displays objects ...

However, more civil war battles were fought in Virginia than any other state. Virginia was the site of more than 100 battles, according to historical data from the National Archives Catalog.