General, cried Brig. Gen. John Wool in despair, we are whipped! I know it, replied Maj. Gen. Zachary Taylor, but the volunteers don’t know it. Let them alone; we’ll see what they do.
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King Edward I: England’s Warrior King
England’s warrior-king Edward I won victories against such renowned foes as Baybars, Llewellyn and Wallace.
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Bert R.J. ‘Fish Hassell and Parker D. Shorty Cramer: Pilots of a Remarkable Rockford-to-Stockholm Flight
When R.J. ‘Fish’ Hassell and Parker ‘Shorty’ Cramer took off for Stockholm, Sweden, in their Stinson Detroiter in August 1928, they embarked on what was only the first leg of a long and remarkable journey.
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Battle of Palmito Ranch: American Civil War’s Final Battle
Union Colonel Theodore H. Barrett gave the dying Confederacy the satisfaction of one last victory.
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Battle of Sailor’s Creek
The April 6, 1865 Battle of Sailor’s Creek constituted one of the darkest days in the Army of Northern Virginia’s history.
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America’s Civil War: Images of Peace at Appomattox
Every picture tells a different story about Lee’s surrender.
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America’s Civil War: Horses and Field Artillery
Working side by side with soldiers, horses labored to pull artillery pieces into battle. Without them, field artillery could not have been used to such deadly effect.
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Abraham Lincoln and Walt Whitman: War’s Kindred Spirits
Kindred spirits Abraham Lincoln and Walt Whitman prepared themselves for another bloody year of war as 1863 dawned.
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Battle of Antietam: Controversial Crossing on Burnside’s Bridge
Should General Ambrose Burnside have ordered his men to wade Antietam Creek? Author Marvel undertook a personal odyssey to find out.
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Battle of Stones River: Philip Sheridan’s Rise to Military Fame
When Braxton Bragg’s Confederates swooped down on the Federals at Stones River, only one division stood between the Rebels and calamitous defeat. Fortunately for the Union, that division was commanded by Phil Sheridan.