American History
Linus Miller: A Yank in ‘Van Demon’s Land’
American fighting for Canadian independence didn't expect to do hard labor in Britain's convict colony
America's Civil War
How the Civil War was Boom Time for the News Business
Changes in technology and lust for battle information led to the birth of modern American journalism.
Military History Quarterly
Lincoln’s Magician
In 1864 Harry Cooke performed for the president. Soon he was spying for the Union army
Civil War Times
Your Help Wanted: Join the Effort to Transcribe African American Civil War Soldier Records
University of Chicago sociologist John Clegg is using the Union Army records of African-American men like Abram Garvin to learn about self-emancipation.
Aviation History
Saberjet Secrets
Inadequate technical information concerning modifications to the fabled F-86 led to a series of major takeoff accidents
American History
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Johnson Goes Off the Rails
Disastrous midterm campaign tour was a shortcut to impeachment
America's Civil War
Worthy Successor
Southerners were sure J.E.B. Stuart’s death was catastrophic. At Haw’s Shop, Wade Hampton rekindled their optimism
Valor | Sgt. Richard Loy Etchberger
He died saving fellow airmen on a secret mission. And fellow airmen campaigned to get him an MOH delayed for decades.
Military History Quarterly
War Stories | Bourbon Man at Breakneck Ridge
In 1944 a 30-year-old tank commander from a well-known Kentucky whiskey family made a name for himself at the Battle of Leyte
Civil War Times
The War In Their Words: I Am The Colonel’s Orderly
A soldier’s diary preserves the only known text of an Emory Upton speech
American History
Belle Da Costa Greene: Passing Fancy
A black activist's daughter reinvented herself on the other side of the color line
In the P-51 Mustang’s Wake
The interesting question today is not whether the Mustang was fast, but why
American History
Gibbons v. Ogden: Interstate Commerce Clause
Federal authority gathered steam in constitutional battle over centralization
