Rick Britton, Author at HistoryNet

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“Fighting Joe” Hooker Literally Cleaned Up the Army of the Potomac During the Civil War

by Rick Britton11/2/202311/3/2023

The secret to Joe’s success? He made the Union men cut their hair, bathe twice a week and change their underwear every seven days.

Painting of a Indian burial mound excavated in 1850 near the Mississippi River, varied in height and dimension. They were typically erected in layers over several hundred years.

Thomas Jefferson, Grave Digger

by Rick Britton10/3/202311/9/2023

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Caught Sleeping at the Wheel: How the Union Army Almost Nabbed Stonewall Jackson

by Rick Britton4/3/20234/3/2023

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This Confederate Officer Couldn’t Go To War Without His One-Gallon Whiskey Jug

by Rick Britton11/22/202211/22/2022

How Gettysburg Inspired Modern War Gaming

by Rick Britton10/20/202210/20/2022

How Walter Reed Secured His Place in Medical History

by Rick Britton6/29/20216/29/2022

A New Kind of Firepower that Gave Union Soldiers a Fearsome Edge

by Rick Britton2/9/20213/18/2022

Battle of the Mounts: Two of the Civil War’s Fiercest Cavalry Commanders Face Off

by Rick Britton1/19/20211/5/2021

The Duelist: Civil War-Era Editor Had a Penchant for Putting His Life on the Line

by Rick Britton8/25/20209/1/2020

The Antihero of Gettysburg

by Rick Britton11/26/201911/26/2019