Not since 1798 had Congress trusted a soldier with the full power of the lieutenant generalcy. Clearly, great things were expected from the Union’s new three-star general, Ulysses S. Grant.
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Indian Mutiny of 1857: Siege of Delhi
The British East India Company had been surprised by the Indian Mutiny of 1857. Soon, however, the Army of Retribution was on its way to take Delhi back.
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Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal: Turning Point in the Pacific War
The Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal spelled the difference between victory and defeat for the United States in the Pacific war.
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Picture of the Day: September 17
On September 17, 1862, a small, stone-arch bridge that spans Antietam Creek outside Sharpsburg, […]
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Eddie Rickenbacker and Six Other People Survive a B-17 Crash and Three Weeks Lost in the Pacific Ocean
In the early days of World War II an amazing story of survival unfolded when American icon WWI ace Eddie Rickenbacker and six others were plucked out of the Pacific some three weeks after their B-17 crashed into the sea.
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Battle of Rennell Island: Setback in the Solomons
The tactical judgment of Admiral Robert C. Giffen may have contributed to the loss of the cruiser USS Chicago.
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General Francis Channing Barlow
General Francis Channing Barlow’s clean-cut, boyish appearance belied his reputation as one of the Union’s hardest-fighting divisional commanders.
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William Averell’s Cavalry Raid on the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad
Despite many misgivings about the upcoming campaign, Union Brig. Gen. William Averell set out in December 1863 to raid the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad at Salem, Virginia. The frigid conditions would test the mettle of both cavalrymen and horses.
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Picture of the Day: September 10
On September 10, 1813, American Captain Oliver Hazard Perry led his home-built 10-vessel fleet […]
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Siege of Petersburg: The City and Citizens Were Impacted from the Start
Circled by Confederate trenches, hard pressed by Union forces, the people of Petersburg had nothing left to do but endure — and pray for a miracle.