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The Confederate Army: Letters Home
by Earl EchelberryOn May 10, 1861 the Confederate Secretary of War, L.P. Walker, assigned “control of the forces of the Confederate States in Virginia” to Maj. Read more
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Abraham Lincoln and the Election that Shaped the Confederacy
by Roy Morris Jr.The sudden wreck of the Whig Party in the 1850s led to the development of a new political party to contend with Stephen Douglas and the Democrats. Read more
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The Decline of Stephen Douglas and the American Whig Party
By Roy Morris Jr.It was unseasonably warm in Charleston when the Democratic National Convention opened for business at noon on April 23, 1860. Read more
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Union Army Defeat at the Battle of Ball’s Bluff
By Conan BrewIn the wake of the humiliating and unexpected defeat, and fourth in a line that stretched back to Fort Sumter, the Battle of Bull Run, and the Battle of Wilson’s Creek, the Union Congress created a seven-man Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War to oversee and review all battles and the events surrounding them. Read more
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Missouri Joins the Civil War: Prelude to the Battle of Wilson’s Creek
by Joshua van DereckAt the beginning of 1861, Missouri was in turmoil. A slave state since its inception in 1820, Missouri had grown increasingly tied to urban industry. Read more
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Ulysses S. Grant: Clerk to Commanding General
by Donald J. Roberts IIThe Confederate attack on Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, marked the beginning of the American Civil War. Read more
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The Anaconda Plan: Lincoln and Scott’s Move on the Mississippi River
by Donald J. Roberts IIIn theory, sealing off Southern seaports was supposed to cause economic ruin in the South, which in turn would diminish the Confederacy’s ability to wage war. Read more
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Women in the Civil War: Private Albert D.J. Cashier
by John WalkerJennie Irene Hodgers was born in Ireland in 1843 or 1844 and sailed to New York with her family. Read more
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Civil War Cavalry Units: Worth the Cost?
by Don RobertsDuring the Mexican-American War, the great distances between objectives had dictated a need for highly mobile cavalry troops. Read more
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Bicycle Infantry: Still a Tool of Modern Warfare?
by Peter Suicu
Ironically, two nations that used bikes in the greatest numbers have never actually used them in anger. Read more
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How the Cannon Marked the End of the Knight’s Suit of Armor
By David Alan JohnsonBy the latter part of the 15th century, armor worn by knights in the field had reached its pinnacle. Read more
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General Howe and General Burgoyne’s Two-Pronged Attack in 1777
by Donald Roberts IIThe year 1776 ended on a high note for George Washington’s Continental Army despite its earlier devastating defeats on Long Island and Manhattan. Read more
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Top Secret: The Infamous Thai Declaration
By Bob BerginIt is a great story, and well known that in January 1942 Thailand’s ambassador to the United States refused to deliver Thailand’s declaration of war to the U.S. Read more
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Brutal Battle for a Normandy Hill
By Mark Simmons“At Tarnopol we endured heavy Russian fire but in Normandy we were hit again and again, day after day by British artillery that was so heavy the Frundsberg [10th SS Panzer Division “Frundsberg,” named after 16th-century German knight and general Georg Von Frundsberg] bled to death before our eyes. Read more
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The 1650 Battle of Dunbar: Thunder on the Broxburn
By Don HollwayIn July 1637 few Scots or English would have guessed the result when Edinburgh minister James Hannay preached from the Book of Common Prayer, and street merchant Jenny Geddes threw her footstool at his head. Read more
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The German and Austrian Jews of the Allied Armies
By Steven Karras Prologue:Once they escaped from Nazi-dominated Europe, hundreds of German and Austrian Jews joined the American and British military to help bring an end to the Nazis’ reign of terror. Read more
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The Fall of Malaya: Japanese Blitzkrieg on Singapore
By David H. LippmanThe moon like a tray was sinking in the western sea and the deep red sun showed its face to the east. Read more
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1st Infantry Division Museum
By Steve HawkinsOne of America’s finest military museums, the 1st Division Museum near Chicago, presents the history of America’s oldest division––from its inception in World War I, through World War II, the Cold War, the jungles of Vietnam, and Desert Storm. Read more
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From 747 to B-17: An Interview With Airline Pilot Robert Trammell
By William CaverleeDelta Air Lines and former Northwest pilot Robert Trammell, 45, has made numerous 747 flights on Asian routes across the Pacific. Read more
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The Rise of Ike: Supreme Allied Commander in the Making
By Eric HammelDwight David Eisenhower began life as David Dwight Eisenhower in Abilene, Kansas, on October 14, 1890, the third of five sons. Read more
