Simmons CHARLOTTE OBSERVER FILE PHOTO A Confederate flag flew at the South Carolina State House for ... particularly the years of 1861-1865. They describe themselves as the “oldest hereditary ...

On December 20, 1860, South Carolina seceded. By Febrary 1, 1861, six more states -- Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas -- had split from the Union. The seceded states ...

Settled by the English in 1670, the colony named for King Charles I was split into North and South Carolina in ... adding a palmetto tree to its flag. In April 1861, Confederate troops fired ...

Confederate battle flag at South Carolina Capitol building [Photo by ... rebellion that triggered the American Civil War of 1861-1865. After the victory of the Union side, led by President Abraham ...