These confrontations were defined by extreme loss of life, destructive strategies, and profound courage. By taking a look at ...

WASHINGTON — It was a bright and sunny summer day in Atlanta, Georgia as seven Union Soldiers stood on a raised platform with nooses around their necks, preparing to give their lives for the America ...

For 250 years, the US Army has adapted as a living organization composed of operating units and institutional organizations that generate combat power.1 Institutional strategy, the mechanism by which ...

Army Pvt. Philip G. Shadrach and Pvt. George D. Wilson will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor for the raid sometimes dubbed 'one of the earliest special operations missions.' By Jeff Schogol ...

Louisiana provided over 24,000 soldiers of color to fight for the Union during the Civil War, more than any other state, and ...

The soldiers probably did not have visions of sugar plums dancing in their heads as they shivered around the campfire at Fort ...

Ten months into the Civil War, the Union was short on a crucial supply, the absence of which threatened to sap the fighting strength of the Northern army: coffee. This critical source of energy and ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Driving along Cedar Road in Chesapeake you’ll pass a “blink and you’ll miss it” unique piece of history off of Bells Mill Road: it's a Civil War memorial unlike any other in all of ...

Another veteran of the American Civil War who died in obscurity in England is finally receiving recognition of his service.