From the beginning the Civil War created a demand for hospitals that neither the North nor the South could meet.
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Discovering—and Foiling—a Plot to Claim Undeserved Medals
No medical form, no Purple Heart.
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War Stories: Maestro of the Resistance
Arturo Toscanini, the world-famous conductor, put his career on the line to stand up to Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler.
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Explore: Thunder At Gettysburg
“I don’t think there was ever in our war a hotter, harder, sharper artillery afternoon than this.” So Colonel Edward Porter Alexander, commander of Lt. Gen. James Longstreet’s First Corps artillery, described the shellfire that raged on July 2, 1863, the second day of the monstrous Battle of Gettysburg.
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Daily Quiz for June 19, 2018
On March 13, 1865 the Confederate States approved enlisting these into the army.
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VIDEO: The U.S. Army Celebrates 243 Years
The U.S. Army celebrated its 243rd birthday on June 14, 2018, commemorating the date in […]
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VIDEO: Navy SEAL Slabinski Awarded Medal of Honor
President Donald Trump on May 24, 2018, presented the Medal of Honor to Master […]
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Daily Quiz for June 18, 2018
This was the first commodity rationed in America during World War Two.
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Daily Quiz for June 17, 2018
The Mayflower sailed for the New World on September 6, 1620 from this English port.
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Daily Quiz for June 16, 2018
This was the only U.S. Army Airborne unit to see combat in the Korean War.