How This 'Most Unfortunate' Civil War General Helped Give America the Statue of Liberty Charles Pomeroy Stone served as the statue’s chief engineer, and in that capacity, he was in charge of overseeing shipments...
6 Simple Reasons the Union Won the Civil War Cotton, slaves and arrogance just weren't going to be enough to overcome everything else the Confederates lacked during the...
A Journalist Traces His Family Tree Back to Ancestor Who Served in Black Regiment in Civil War Darren Sands was researching his family history when he found a riveting missing piece.
How the US Military Helped Create the Juneteenth Holiday On June 19, 1865, slaves in Texas -- the last rebel state to be occupied by the Union Army -- finally heard the words of the...
In Reversal, Virginia School Board Votes to Restore Confederate Generals’ Names to 2 Schools Shenandoah County's school board voted 5-1 to rename Mountain View High School as Stonewall Jackson High School and Honey Run...
Lincoln's Civil War Order to Block Confederate Ports Donated to Illinois by Governor and First Lady The document in which Abraham Lincoln set in motion the Union's military response to the launch of the U.S. Civil War is now...
Taps: How a Medal of Honor Recipient Gave America its Most Famous Military Bugle Call Ever The central role that Daniel Butterfield played in taps was largely unknown until the late 19th century, only coming to light...
Civil War General William T. Sherman’s Military Sword, Family Bible and Other Personal Items to Go to the Highest Bidder Sherman continues to draw public interest today, gaining respect from people who abhor modern displays of sympathy toward the...
'The Angel of Gettysburg' Buried Union Soldiers While 6 Months' Pregnant The stench of decomposing bodies was overpowering, the terrible smell made all the more repugnant by the stifling July heat...
The 11 Finalists for the First-Ever American Battlefield Trust Book Prize for History The American Battlefield Trust Book Prize for History is like March Madness for the best books on military history.
Maintaining a Defiant Tone, Texas Congressman Takes Off Revoked Combat Infantryman Badge Rep. Troy Nehls removed the Combat Infantryman Badge from his lapel more than a month after it was revealed the Army revoked...
Airman Accused of Kidnapping, Sexually Assaulting Japanese Minor on Okinawa Senior Airman Brennon Washington was charged for the alleged crimes in March by Japanese authorities after allegedly taking...
A Maryland Housing Development Is Going Up Beside Army Land Polluted by Bio-Weapon Testing A new housing development is going up near Fort Detrick, Maryland, and the Army is considering a series of engineering...
The All-Airborne 'Remembrance Bowl' in Normandy Should Be a Bigger Deal Than the Army-Navy Game In May 2018, the newly renamed "Remembrance Bowl," sponsored by Patton Legacy Sports, was added to the list of D-Day...
Soldiers Now Face Punishment for Sharing, Liking Extremist Content on Social Media Under New Army Policy Soldiers can be more easily held accountable for liking and sharing what is considered extremist content on social media...