A volunteer battery’s resolve on July 1, 1863, merits more attention. It helped secure the Union victory
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Marcellus Crocker: Grant’s Hammer in the Western Theater
Marcellus M. Crocker was on his way to high command until a terrible disease ended his military career.
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A Mother’s Sacrifice: Four Sons Die for the Sake of the Union
Mother Agnes Allison is remembered with an impressive zinc monument on a hilltop above Port Carbon, Pennsylvania
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‘We Can Do It!’: Original Rosie the Riveter Makes Masks to Guard Against Virus
In 1943 at the age of 17 Mae Krier, alongside her friend and sister, […]
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Digging Up History Just Under the Surface
Maryland’s archeology honcho keeps tables on the important artifacts discovered during development
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Book Review: The Confederacy’s Bid for a Continental Empire
Texans’ futile battle for access to gold and Pacific ports.
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‘For the Quality of Fighting Material, the World Is Our Judge’
An Iron Brigade captain recounts his regiment’s epic Gettysburg fight
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Wolves of Mibu: Japan’s Shinsengumi Police
Among the most feared warriors in Japanese history were those of the Shinsengumi secret […]
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Why Did the French Air Force Fail in 1940?
Shortages of aircraft and pilots are often cited, but a lack of leadership and misunderstanding of how best to employ air power were the root causes.
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McClellan: Did He Have the ‘Slows’ or a Supply Crisis?
Though most historians call him a crybaby, documents show Washington deliberately withheld needed matériel.