David Thomas: Zeroing in on Southern New Mexico
The well-traveled historian writes about Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett and other Mesilla Valley characters
Life and Limb: The Medical Revolution During the Civil War
Frederick, Md., became the scene of epic changes in military medicine during the Civil War
Canister and Grape: You Wouldn’t Want to Get Hit with Either
Canister and its forerunner grapeshot were the most fearsome artillery projectiles of the Civil War
Famed Buffalo Soldiers Honored at West Point With Statue
From 1907 until 1947 Buffalo Soldiers, known for their exceptional horsemanship, taught white cadets riding skills and tactics at the West Point Military Academy
‘Buffalo Bill’ Book Review
Kellen Cutsforth retraces the path Buffalo Bill Cody took to becoming the nation's—and perhaps the world's—first superstar
A Clash of Confederate Personalities at Gettysburg
Personality clash between fiery Rebel commanders comes to a head during the trek to Gettysburg
The James: A Florida Museum Looks West
The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art brings the Old and New West to St. Petersburg, Fla.
Crossing the ‘Rubicon’ into the North
A “High Private” relays his experiences on the march from Manassas, Va., to Sharpsburg, Md.
Jesse James: Facts About the Wild West Outlaw and his Gang
Learn about the life and death of the former Confederate soldier and famous outlaw from the Wild West
Thaddeus Stevens: The Evolution of the Egalitarian
The congressman did not start out a revolutionary; he became one
Uncloaking the Jeff Davis Myth
The defeated Confederate president’s dramatic capture—in fact and fiction
How A New York Socialite Helped Defend Native American Culture
With a little help from presidential pal Theodore Roosevelt, Natalie Curtis helped defend Native American culture against the federal juggernaut
‘Firearms of the Texas Rangers’ Book Review
Doug Dukes reviews firearms carried by the Texas Rangers and stories behind the men who carried them
October 2021 Readers’ Letters
Readers share dispatches about Rabbit Ear Mountain, Las Vegas (N.M.), Bat Masterson, Bill Longley and Colonel John Gibbon
It Was the Handsomest Country Residence in Tennessee — in 1874 it Burned to the Ground
Memories, and two ancient trees, linger at Confederate General Leonidas Polk’s mansion, consumed in a postwar blaze
Gen. Robert E. Lee Statue — Nation’s Largest Remaining Confederate Tribute — To Be Removed
“The statue was installed in 1890, a generation after the Civil War, during the historical movement that sought to undo the results by other means"
