The original impetus of the Civil War was set in motion when a Dutch trader offloaded a cargo of African slaves at Jamestown, Va., in 1619. It took nearly 250 eventful years longer for it to boil into a war
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The Families’ Civil War: The Fight to Recognize Black Military Service
Congress has begun debating the possibility of awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to the nearly 200,000 Black people who served in the U.S. military during the Civil War
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The Disasters Before Dien Bien Phu: In 1950, the Vietnamese Routed the French in Chinese Border Battles
When the smoke cleared, the French had suffered their greatest colonial defeat since 1749, wrote French historian Bernard Fall
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A Famous Dog of the Civil War: The Very Good Boy Who Fought (and Fetched) Alongside Soldiers
Maine soldiers’ beloved canine companion Major joined them in many a battle.
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Love Civil War Research? Thank These Union Veterans and Their Books
Two Union veterans compiled research volumes that remain invaluable to students of the conflict
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This Union Veterans’ Post Was Shut for 50 Years. Turns Out, It’s an Amazing Repository of Civil War Stories.
Veteran “war sketches” offer a unique glimpse of soldier experience during and after the conflict.
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‘Bombs Away’ LeMay: America’s Unapologetic Champion of Waging Total War
From bomber general and self-professed war criminal to head of Strategic Air Command, Curtis LeMay divided America but always kept it safe.
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They ‘Literally Ate Crow’: How Starving Confederate Troops Made It Home After the Civil War
What happened to General Robert E. Lee’s troops after the surrender at Appomattox? In many cases, it wasn’t what you — or they — would expect.
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The War in Their Words: The Allegheny Arsenal Explosion
An eyewitness describes the horrible 1862 Allegheny Arsenal explosion
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From Here to Eternity: Inside the Pre-War Hawaii Life That Inspired the Book & Movie
James Jones built his best-selling novel, From Here to Eternity, around his real-life experiences as a U.S. Army private in Hawaii before World War II