Civil War Figures
How the Civil War was Boom Time for the News Business
Changes in technology and lust for battle information led to the birth of modern American journalism.
Civil War Figures
Your Help Wanted: Join the Effort to Transcribe African American Civil War Soldier Records
University of Chicago sociologist John Clegg is using the Union Army records of African-American men like Abram Garvin to learn about self-emancipation.
WWII Figures
Dick Cole, 103, Last of the Doolittle Raiders
Cole was co-pilot to famed USAAF Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle in the lead plane of 16 B-25B bombers that boldly raided targets in Japan on April 18, 1942
Civil War Battles
Worthy Successor
Southerners were sure J.E.B. Stuart’s death was catastrophic. At Haw’s Shop, Wade Hampton rekindled their optimism
WWII Figures
Conversation with Dick Cole, the Last of the Doolittle Raiders
A conversation with Dick Cole who copiloted the lead B-25 with Doolittle in the famous 1942 raid...
Civil War Figures
The War In Their Words: I Am The Colonel’s Orderly
A soldier’s diary preserves the only known text of an Emory Upton speech
Middle Ages
Hallowed Ground | Pwll Melyn, Wales
Owain Glyndwr is the preeminent national hero of Wales. From 1400 to 1415 he led a war of independence against the English under King Henry IV
Civil War Figures
Pint-Sized Heroes
Young Civil War drummers weren’t there just for show. They played a vital role for both armies.
Civil War Battles
Church in the Maelstrom: A historian’s reflection on the violence of the war’s first major battle
Before it lent its name to the April 6-7, 1862, battle, Shiloh Church was the center of a community.
Civil War Figures
Hidden Heroes: Captain Sally
Life of wealth, privilege didn’t keep one ‘angel’ from giving all for the wounded
Vietnam Battles
The Capture of Hamburger Hill
In May 1969, U.S. soldiers paid a heavy price in America’s last great combat assault of the war. Was it worth it?
American Civil War
Facing the Enemy: The crucible of combat forged unique unit cultures within Civil War regiments
Tactical success in combat rests upon a foundation of deeply human factors, and the battles of the Civil War were no exception.
