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Rebel Blunder at the Battle of Bristoe Station

By David A. Norris It took only moments for a golden opportunity to turn into a trap. Several days of pursuit in October 1863 through northern Virginia at last brought Lt. Gen. Ambrose Powell Hill within sight of the retreating Union troops of the Army of the Potomac. Without waiting for all of his ...

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A Massacre of U.S. Soldiers Started the Second Seminole War

The massacre of U.S. soldiers began the Second Seminole War in 1835. Zachary Taylor fought the Seminoles two years later at Lake Okeechobee.

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Rebel Gamble at Nashville

By Frank Jastrzembski “Oh, the Lord, Henry but didn’t the Rebs get the devil sure enough,” Private Charles Grundy of the 10th Illinois Infantry Regiment wrote to a friend three days after the conclusion of the Battle of Nashville fought December 15-16, 1864. Grundy, an eyewitness to the battle, reco...

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The Last Long Ride: Wilson’s Selma Raid

At the head of some 14,000 Union horsemen Maj. Gen. James Wilson prepared to launch the last major cavalry raid of the Civil War.

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1860 Poyntz Avenue in Manhattan, Kansas.

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Military Music of the Civil War

Music, from strident command signals to the serenading lilt of regimental bands in camp was an integral part of a soldier’s life during the Civil War.

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St. Clair’s Debacle on the Wabash — Americana Corner

The American army commanded by General Josiah Harmar had been badly mauled by the Northwestern Confederacy in the autumn of 1790. Anxious to demonstrate the will and ability to gain control of the Ohio Country, the following March, Congress expanded the army to two regiments and President George Was

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Rare, unauthorized photo inside the Supreme Court, which doesn’t allow cameras. In 1932, Dr. Erich Salomon faked a broken arm to hide a camera in his cast and capture the court in session.

$29.50, the cost of having a baby in 1943. That would be around $500 in today's money