Attitudinal changes in the 19th-century U.S. and British militaries —
and within society in general — gradually ended corporal punishment.
Just over 80 years after the Montford Point Marines integrated the ranks of the Marine Corps, the historic unit is taking center stage as the subject of ABC’s “Our America” documentary series.
A New York Infantryman describes the hard fighting near the Cornfield in this recovered Civil War letter.
When killing other countries’ soldiers becomes a profitable endeavor.
They’d wanted to prevent another FDR, but the congressional GOP soon regretted limiting presidents to two terms.
Generations of a Jewish family make their mark on their world in this hefty tome from Andrew Meier.
Postwar newspapers provided clues
to two Gettysburg photo mysteries.
We don’t have answers — yet.
When a New York attorney left to fight for the Union, he didn’t come back. It was up to his father to piece together his fate.
Founding Father Elbridge Gerry was irritated by direct voting and lent his name to America’s favorite way to undermine it.
Women of the Michigan Soldiers’ Relief Association are pictured here tending to wounded soldiers […]
