The gear carried by American soldiers in WWII looks nothing like what their Civil War ancestors hauled into battle — yet some essentials surprisingly stayed the same. While WWII troops had ...
While many historians have written about the tactics and strategy employed during the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, they generally overlook the mental and physical demands of the Soldier. For the Army of ...
On April 15, 1861, after Fort Sumter fell to Confederate Army forces, President Abraham Lincoln issued his call to arms for 75,000 volunteers to serve for three months. Five volunteer companies from ...