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Eastern Theater Outcasts Battle for Redemption Near Atlanta
Confederate Iverson and Yankee Stoneman each hoped to restore a stained reputation
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Civil War to the Great Lakes
By the end of 1863, the shadow of imminent doom had lengthened across the […]
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American Volunteers of the Réserve Mallet
The Réserve Mallet (mah-LAY) was one of the most remarkable and least written about […]
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British Prison Ships: A Season in Hell
Colonial American captives aboard Britain’s horrific prison ships cried, starved, and prayed for death […]
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Inside the Cuban Missile Crisis
Many factors led to the confrontation—and more was involved than simple Soviet belligerence. For […]
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The My Canh Girl
A bloodied child became the symbol of horror when Viet Cong bombs exploded at a Saigon restaurant.
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Off the Rails: Trailside Visits Martinsburg, W. Va.
A gateway between the North and the South, this transportation hub was coveted territory for commanders on both sides.
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Field Notes: Gettysburg’s Great Task Youth Leadership Program Expanded
American Battlefield Trust and Bowe Stewart Foundation commits to multiyear support
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“Shell Away”—Baldy Smith’s Defiant Response to Rebel Demand That He Surrender Carlisle, Pa.
On July 1, 1863, a Union officer’s hard-nosed response kept J.E.B. Stuart away from Lee for six hours