Two months after the war ended, Confederate soldiers destroyed a fleet of Yankee ships, which were harvesting bowhead whales ...

My military service saw my allegiance to six different presidents over almost 40 years in uniform. I didn’t always agree with ...

The Civil War is well known for great battles, famous generals and large casualties. But there was a lesser known side of the war, the guerrilla war where bands of civilians and soldiers joined forces ...

The base, known as Fort Liberty since 2023, originally was named for Confederate General Braxton Bragg. The Army says it now ...

American women would not be welcome as full-time military members until 1948, but those who really, really wanted to fight ...

One score and 12 years ago, a determined director and thousands of reenactors brought forth an epic film based on an historical novel chronicling the Battle of Gettysburg. Now the New Ulm Film Society ...

Litchfield’s G.A.R. Hall holds a special place in my heart. For about three years, while I was writing my two Terry Tales books, it was my second home. It was in the G.A.R. that I ...

A trunk filled with reproductions and models of Civil War-era items is giving middle school students here an opportunity to more deeply explore that time period.

Shutterstock These Places Aren’t Just Old Fields with Historical Markers If you grew up in Virginia, you probably had a ...

“The accessories they wore closely resembled those of military uniforms. We believe they have been selling honorary ranks and fake medals to individuals joining the organisation,” he said. Meanwhile, ...

Crew on the Black Hawk helicopter have been identified as Andrew Eaves (left) and Ryan O’Hara (right) and a female pilot who has not been named ...

Women presenting as men — whether to escape the stifling construct of feminine life or to stay close to husbands or brothers ...