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 ...

A bill has accordingly been introduced into the South Carolina Legislature to raise money for the expenses of the current year. From the Report accompanying the bill we learn that there was a ...

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 ...