‘The Sistine Chapel of Apache religion’: Tribe Fighting to Save its Sacred Land
The Apache hope to save Oak Flat, a sacred site to the tribe, from mining operations
Floating Fire: The 1861 Barrage of Fort Sumter
A monstrous Confederate contrivance joined the April 1861 barrage of Fort Sumter
Regulating Venus
Faced with a rampant prostitution crisis in Nashville, the U.S. Army tried a bold social experiment
‘Fighting Joe’: Do We Owe the Moniker ‘Hookers’ to the Union General?
“Fighting Joe” really put to the test the motto “I ain't here for a long time, I'm here for a good time"
Decades-Long Mystery Surrounding Harriet Tubman’s Maryland Home Solved, Archaeologists Say
“We couldn’t understand why we weren’t finding anything. It was like, ‘Where is this place?’”
‘Our Prisoners’: A Journalist Reports on Andersonville
The atrocities, the Times said, “would make the blood of a cannibal run cold”
Book Review: The Stolen Pinkerton Reports of the Colonel Albert J. Fountain Murder Investigation
Editor David Thomas presents Vol. 6 of papers related to the shocking 1896 murders of New Mexico attorney Fountain and his young son
Planning for a Victorious South
'Colossal Ambitions' examines Confederate expectations for a place as a global power—with slavery
Book Review: ‘With My Face to My Bitter Foes’
Robert Watt chronicles the struggle by Chihenne Apaches under Nana for the return of their reservation at Ojo Caliente, N.M.
Jerry Enzler: Trailing a Trailblazer
The author delved into archives nationwide to write the definitive biography of Jim Bridger
General Isaac C.M. Bassett: The Brevet Brigadier who Rushed the Enemy
Bassett picked up the regiment’s colors and cried to his men, 'Follow me,' then rushed and planted the colors on the enemy position.
‘Daring Beyond Precedent’: One Union Officer’s Bravery at Shepherdstown
A Union officer’s heroism at Shepherdstown awed both friend and foe
Jefferson Davis Memorial Chair Stolen — Threatened to be Turned Into Toilet if Ransom Demands Not Met
A group called White Lies Matter is taking credit for the theft
Interview: Preserving Authentic Experiences
Since 2018 the American Battlefield Trust has raised $240 million and preserved nearly 45,000 acres of battlefield
China’s War on Drugs
China warred with the British empire over the latter’s lucrative opium trade, leaving a bitter legacy
Book Review: War and Peace on the Rio Grande Frontier, 1830–1880
Miguel González-Quiroga describes the interconnections that developed between southern Texas and northeastern Mexico through the mid-19th century
