At a small Methodist meeting house in southwestern Tennessee, Union and Confederate armies met for a ‘must-win’ battle in the spring of 1862. No one, however, expected the bloodbath that ensued. It was, said General William Sherman, ‘the Devil’s own day.’
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Abraham Lincoln: Tyrant, Hypocrite or Consummate Statesman
The key to understanding Abraham Lincoln’s philosophy of statesmanship is that he always sought the meeting point between what was right in theory and what could be achieved in practice.
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Ulysses S. Grant’s Lifelong Struggle With Alcohol
Throughout his legendary military and political career, U.S. Grant battled accusations that he was overly fond of the bottle. Did his alleged excessive drinking make him an alcoholic, or for that matter, did he really drink that much more that the average man of the nineteenth century?
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Kit Carson: The Legendary Frontiersman Remains an American Hero
The small but courageous adventurer made his mark on the frontier as a mountain man, guide, scout, Indian fighter and Indian protector.
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Battle of Blue Licks
Against the good advice of Daniel Boone, a hotheaded major caused the bloodiest tragedy ever for the Kentucky frontier militia.
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Letters from Wilhelm Graf von Schwerin: Eyewitness to Siege of Yorktown
The letters of a young German grenadier officer serving with the French describe the pivotal actions at Redoubts 9 and 10 during the climactic battle of the American Revolution.
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Battle of Dien Bien Phu
In 1954, the French garrison at Dien Bien Phu fell to the Viet Minh, in one of the 20th century’s most decisive battles.
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George Washington: Hero of the Confederacy
The cost of political greatness, it’s been said, is to be forced to campaign long after your death. That’s certainly true of George Washington, whose name, image and legacy were appropriated by the Confederacy.
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American History: 1864 Attack on New York
Manhattan proved an irresistible target for Confederate saboteurs who wanted to set the city ablaze and settle some scores with the Union.
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Picture of the Day: September 21
General Benedict Arnold (Print: Library of Congress) On the night of September 21-22, 1780, […]