News; Alabama state flag: Vestige of the Civil War back in news after Charleston shooting. Published: ; Jun. 22, 2015, 8:14 p.m.

Here are the 50 official state flags in the U.S., from Alabama to Wyoming, ... During the Civil War, the Calvert coat of arms represented the people of Maryland who wanted to remain in the Union.

and knowing, dare maintain.” “We Dare Defend our Rights” is the state’s second motto. “Here We Rest” was in place from after the Civil War for about 70 years.

Thanksgiving in Alabama: 'Yankee' holiday didn't catch on until after Civil War After the war, Alabama had Thanksgiving on Dec. 7, 1865, and Nov. 29, 1866; Previously the South thought of it as a ...