The Civil War Veteran Who Lied About His Age to Fight in World War I John W. Boucher was a Canadian veteran of the U.S. Civil War who finagled his way onto the battlefields of World War I.
'His Best Day During the Civil War': How Abner Doubleday Helped the Union Win at Gettysburg Doubleday's name resonates today widely as the supposed inventor of baseball. While that contention has been largely debunked...
Rebels at Vicksburg Vowed Revenge Against the Yankee Who Killed Their Camel In the late 1850s, the U.S. Army experimented with using camels as pack animals in the American Southwest.
The 101st Airborne's 'Screaming Eagle' Has a Name and a Civil War History The 101st Airborne Division has probably one of the most recognizable insignias in the U.S. military.
6 Things You May Not Know About the End of the Civil War To celebrate the end of a conflict that killed more than 600,000 troops, let's remember just how the war finally ended.
How Disobeyed Orders Led to the Largest Confederate Surrender of the Civil War The Confederate army under Joseph E. Johnston was the largest army to surrender to the Union during the Civil War.
Famous Veterans: George Westinghouse Famed inventor and businessman George Westinghouse served in both the Union Army and Navy during the Civil War.
How Civil War Moms Inspired the Creation of Mother's Day Ann Reeves Jarvis and Julia Ward Howe, sick of sons and fathers dying, wanted to remind people of the true cost of war.
How a Civil War Veteran Became One of the Greatest Criminals of All Time Sure, there's nothing technically "great" about living a life of crime, but if that life became the inspiration for one of...
Here's When Army Bases Honoring the Confederacy Will Shed Their Old Names The congressionally mandated Naming Commission, a committee formed to examine all Confederate references across the military...
How Marines Took an Airfield in the Philippines in a Show Against China On April 30, three combined littoral reconnaissance teams made up of roughly 30 U.S. and Philippine Marines each, flown by...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Air Force Pilot Who Died After Aircraft Ejection Seat Misfire Identified by the Service Capt. John Robertson, an instructor pilot from the 80th Operations Support Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, was injured...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...