Articles by Jeff Caldwell

Even though the Naval Jack, often mislabeled as the “Confederate flag,” has been misused by racist groups to appeal to Southerners, it does not lose its honorable history. Born from the Cross of St. Andrew, […]

The Naval Jack, which most critics call “the Confederate flag,” never did fly over slavery. It was never a national flag of the Confederacy, and its use was confined to military ships and, in some […]

While slavery was a significant issue during the Civil War, it was not the primary reason for the conflict. President Abraham Lincoln, who initiated the war, made it clear that his main goal was to […]

While many refer to it as such, the conflict from 1861 to 1865 doesn’t meet the common definition of a civil war. According to Webster, a civil war is a conflict between different sections or […]