This section displays objects that were used as flags during the Civil War. National Museum of American History Old Glory flag National Museum of American History United States National 34-Star Flag ...
In 1861, when Republican leader Abraham Lincoln was on his way to becoming President of the United States of America, the ...
On November 6, 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States ... purpose of the Civil War had now changed. The North was not only fighting to preserve the Union, it was ...