When Lieutenant John Richey was ambushed and killed by Mexican guerrillas in January 1847, […]
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Patton’s Required Reading
In 1952 the widow of George S. Patton Jr. provided an intimate glimpse into […]
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The Father of West Point
In the long history of the U.S. Army, can we point to one man […]
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The Archangel Michael, Here and Everywhere
The battle for San Pietro Infine was a microcosm of the Italian campaign—a brutal […]
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Discord: A bitter feud between Generals John Gibbon and Joshua Owen
A bitter feud between Generals John Gibbon and Joshua Owen, opposites in every regard, roiled the Army of the Potomac during the war. One would pay a dear price.
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The Rebellion’s Reality Check
Union veterans had no doubt about Gettysburg’s significance as a turning point in the conflict
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Hidden Heroes: News on the Run J.R. McClanahan and ‘The Moving Appeal’
America’s history has been frequently marked by contentious relations between the government and the press.
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LBJ and the Descent into War
‘I do not have a parachute’ BY THE TIME Lyndon B. Johnson became president […]
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Fire-Eater’s Fantasy
Edmund Ruffin’s 1860 book predicted a Civil War from which the South emerged triumphant