The Porter Turret Rifle: Ingenious or Flawed?
Patented in 1851 by Perry W. Porter, the Porter turret rifle featured a nine-shot turret, each cylinder loaded with powder and ball
The Seven Days Campaign — A Turning Point More Important than Antietam?
George B. McClellan, Robert E. Lee, and a watershed campaign
Smallpox: A Common Enemy During the Civil War
Vaccination efforts became standard for both armies desperate to prevent the spread of deadly smallpox
This Brilliant British Naval Commander Was His Own Worst Enemy
British Admiral Thomas Cochrane excelled in the navies of three nations, but his combative nature nearly made him a footnote in naval history
No Rest for Man or Beast: The Brutal Battle of Yellow Tavern
"Six Days of Awful Fighting" shows the chaos and violence of cavalry warfare and its impact on the movements of both Union and Confederate armies leading to the bloodbath at Cold Harbor
How Anti-Asian Hate Became Rooted in America’s Immigration Laws
Xenophobic attitudes shaped U.S. immigration policy, complicating the lives of many Asian Americans who went from being invisible to being dehumanized
McArthur’s Gamble: The Bold 1814 American Raid Into Canada
Amid the War of 1812 an American general eager to strike a blow against the British mounted a risky raid deep into western Upper Canada
‘Terror on the Santa Fe Trail’ Book Review
Doug Hocking, who grew up on New Mexico's Jicarilla Apache Nation Reservation, relates the war this little-known band waged along the Santa Fe Trail
Smile! The Evolution of Dentistry During the Civil War
The first appointment of a non-commissioned dental officer in the U.S. Army would not occur until 1872, and a separate U.S. Army Dental Corps would not be established until 1911, only a few years before World War I
The Hard-Luck Regiment of the 107th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Author Brian Matthew Jordan details the history of the regiment, which survived being decimated at both Chancellorsville and Gettysburg
How the U.S. Used ‘Laws of War’ to Hang Dakota Indians After 1862 Uprising
Should European-American concepts of lawful warfare have been applied to what were long-established practices of the Dakota Indians?
They Shoot Cowboys, Don’t They? Earps Take on Biggest Gang in Arizona
The outlaw band known as the Cowboys operated freely in Arizona Territory—until the Earp brothers and a friend named ‘Doc’ called their bluff
‘Bison’ Book Review
Photographer Audrey Hall and collaborator Chase Reynolds Ewald present a paean to the iconic American buffalo of the Western plains
Theodore Waddell: Cheatgrass Dreams Come True
The artist puts a modernist touch on paintings of cattle, sheep, horses and other creatures of the northern Rockies
How a Violent Little 1862 Cavalry Clash Sent Confederates a Message that Union Troopers Could Fight
An 1862 cavalry clash at Boonsboro, Md., changed the scoresheet for Union troopers
Some 20,000 Hispanics Fought in the Civil War—Here’s the Story of One Bugler from Mexico City
Years of research reveal the fascinating story of a Union bugler
