How Father’s Day Traces Its Roots to One Civil War Veteran
The day devoted to all things dad was kickstarted by one woman seeking to honor her Civil War veteran father
First Lieutenant Ira Dutton’s Final Bivouac
As of 2019, devoted individuals from his native Vermont had petitioned Rome to open his cause for sainthood.
A Place of Their Own: Veterans of the Civil War
As Civil War veterans struggled to reenter society, some formed their own unique communities
‘John Finerty Reports the Sioux War’ Book Review
Paul Hedren relates the war reportage of frontier gonzo journalist John Finerty
A Brave New World? Confederate Planning for a Post-Civil War
A detailed look at the world that Confederate politicians and planners imagined would exist in the wake of a Southern victory in the Civil War
Several Crucial Strategies that Shaped the 1862 Seven Days Campaign
A handful of critical decisions altered the course of the 1862 Seven Days Campaign
Book Review: Blood and Treasure
Award-winning writing duo Bob Drury and Tom Clavin relate the exploits of iconic frontiersman Daniel Boone
Indian Campaigns Medal of Honor Recipient To Be Laid to Rest Today
The remains of Sgt. Robert McPhelan were found in a section of the cemetery that was reserved for paupers or unclaimed bodies
Pomp and Circumstance in the Civil War
War was still a bloodless adventure when these rare camp images were taken
‘The Real Dirt on America’s Frontier Outlaws’ Book Review
Jim Motavalli profiles more than a dozen of the baddest badmen of the Old West
‘Holding Back the River’ Review: The Water Is Wild and Can Never Be Tamed
Attempts to master America's mighty waterways are forever doomed to fail
Nation’s Largest Confederate Memorial, Stone Mountain, to Get New Exhibit Explaining the Site’s ‘whole story’
The exhibit is being developed by "credible and well-established historians… to tell the warts-and-all history of the Stone Mountain carving"
‘Go West, Mr. President’ Book Review
Michael Blake relates iconic populist President Theodore Roosevelt's 1903 "Great Loop" tour of the Midwest and West
Julia Bricklin: Looking Over the Overlooked
The award-winning biographer writes about just such Western characters
‘The Mysteries of Abraham Lincoln’ Review
Both Summoned to Glory and Abe are worthy recent additions to a catalog of more than 10,000 books that have sought to unravel the mysteries of Abraham Lincoln
Book Review: Saving the Oregon Trail
Dennis Larsen completes his series of biographies about the 'Father of the Oregon Trail'
