Bernard Fall: Memories of a Soldier-Scholar By Dorothy Fall, Potomac Books, Washington, D.C., 2006, […]
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Was Braxton Bragg Autistic?
Historians and medical researchers usually hesitate to diagnose historical figures with disabilities and disorders […]
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Mustard Gas Medical Myth
Debunking the theory that chemotherapy came from a World War II tragedy.
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Poetry | What like a Bullet…
Herman Melville (1819–1891) turned to poetry only after his serious fiction played to the […]
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How These Brave MOH Pilots Proved Their Valor in the Skies
Of the 92 Americans who earned the Medal of Honor for uncommon valor in air actions, nearly half paid for it with their lives
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Scoundrel: Created with lofty aspirations, the Excelsior Brigade never reached its potential under Dan Sickles
President Abraham Lincoln was desperate to forge a political alliance necessary to save the Union—even if it meant embracing a rascal like Dan Sickles.
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A private’s letter from the camp of an illustrious brigade
This Texan’s dispatch provides a rare look at his ill-fated brigade.
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ACW Book Review: The Devil’s Topographer
The Devil’s Topographer:Ambrose Bierce and the American War Story By David M.Owens (University of […]
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The Unstoppable Mr. Smalls
He would go on to share intelligence with the U.S. Navy, fight in 17 […]
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We Have Stood by the Old Flag
Though the Iron Brigade of the West was worn down and shot up by […]