Pickett’s Charge Hit Where It Was Aiming
Lee's orders to Longstreet were to strike the Union line on the open slope of Cemetery Ridge (but Yankee guns interfered)
‘Beautiful Still’: Poetry of the First World War
Coulson’s collected poems, edited by his father, were published posthumously in 1917 and sold 10,000 copies in the first year. He wrote the poem that follows on August 8, 1916, while in the trenches at the Somme.
How Politics Affect The Way We Teach the Past
Textbooks in Blue California explain history one way while red Texas takes an opposite tack
118 Overlooked Ohio Gunners Made a Difference at Gettysburg
A volunteer battery’s resolve on July 1, 1863, merits more attention. It helped secure the Union victory
Shooting Texas: The Swartz Brothers
The Swartz brothers, the Lone Star State’s first family of photographers, proved their worth in Fort Worth
Book Review: Billy the Kid & Jesse James
Bill Markley's second volume in TwoDot's Legendary West series is an odd pairing but a worthwhile read
Johnny D. Boggs: He’s Earned His Spurs
The ever prolific Western writer has received a lifetime nod from Western Writers of America
Letter From Wild West — August 2020
In our August 2020 cover story we consider 13 rough-and-tumble towns of the Wild West era
Mian Situ: Far East to Far West
Born in southern China, the California artist chronicles the Chinese experience in the American West
Canadian Militia, Regulars, and First Nation Soldiers Beat Off American Invaders Repeatedly in 1812-14
Blunders by U.S. generals and courageous stands handed the country two iconic victories
Insight: How Hollywood Portrays Lincoln and His Commitment to Emancipation
Films from 2012 are relevant to continuing conceptions of the Civil War
Northrop’s Radical Flying Wing Bomber of the 1940s
Jack Northrop dreamed big with his futuristic flying wing, but the radical bomber proved too great a technological leap for his company to bridge in the late 1940s.
Marcellus Crocker: Grant’s Hammer in the Western Theater
Marcellus M. Crocker was on his way to high command until a terrible disease ended his military career
A Mother’s Sacrifice: Four Sons Die for the Sake of the Union
Mother Agnes Allison is remembered with an impressive zinc monument on a hilltop above Port Carbon, Pennsylvania
Animal Ally: Henry Bergh Campaigned Against Cruelty to Beasts and Children
Strangely, wealthy New Yorker had no love for pets or youngsters, just a moral abhorrence for maltreatment of living creatures
