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July 21, 1861: First Major Battle of the Civil War
By Christopher J. Olsen In Spring 1861, both sides worked feverishly to…
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Drafts of the Declaration of Independence
By Callie Oettinger From the Library of Congress: This is the only surviving fragment of the…
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Gettysburg Reunion (The Great Reunion) of 1913
By Callie Oettinger Veterans arriving, Gettysburg, June 30, 1913. Photo shows the…
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Gettysburg in Pictures
By Callie Oettinger Barlows’ Knoll after first day’s…
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June 28, 2005: One of the worst Days in U.S. Special Operations History
By Dwight Jon Zimmerman and John D. Gresham OPERATION RED WINGS American…
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Leaving Little Bighorn
By John C. McManus Back at the main column, General Terry and Colonel Gibbon watched as…
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FDR’s Funeral Train
By Robert Klara Late into the afternoon of Thursday, March 29, 1945, the warm, languid breezes…
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George Washington Voted Commander in Chief
By James MacGregor Burns and Susan Dunn In March 1775, representatives from Virginia’s counties met to…
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April 9, 1865: Robert E. Lee Surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant
By Callie Oettinger April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia…
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March 9, 1862: Monitor and the Merrimac
By Callie Oettinger March 9, 1862 saw the battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac (CSS…
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U. S. History
Throne of Grace
by Tom Clavin
Throne of Grace: A Mountain Man, An Epic Adventure, and the Bloody Conquest…
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Charles Sumner Witnesses the “Abraham Lincoln Magic”
by Stephen Puleo
In April 1865, at General Ulysses S. Grant’s Headquarters at City Point, Virginia,…
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The Wreck of USS Monitor
by David Gibbins
Almost half of the ships that I cover in my book, A History…
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America’s Most Clandestine Military Unit
Adam Gamal (a pseudonym created to keep his family safe from harm) served in the most…
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Feathered Fighters
by Tom Clavin
67 years ago, the U.S. Army Pigeon Service closed. You might think that…
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7 Books to Celebrate Women’s History Month
This Women’s History Month, we bring you seven titles highlighting the amazing feats of women, whether…
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Good With a Gun
by Tom Clavin
In the following excerpt from Follow Me to Hell, Tom Clavin introduces John…
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When Fascists Roamed America’s Cities
by Thomas Mullen
When we think about the World War II years, we tend to visualize…
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