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mosby's rangers
Military News

This was the Confederates’ most famous Army Ranger

By Team Mighty

fist fight
History

That time an entire battle stopped to watch two soldiers in a fistfight

By Blake Stilwell

civil war veteran wanted to fight hitler
History

A Civil War veteran went on record saying he was ready to fight Hitler

By Team Mighty

george mcclellan
History

This active duty general nearly beat Lincoln during Civil War election

By Logan Nye

confederate memorial at arlington
Military News

How you can tell Arlington National Cemetery what you think about removing the Confederate Memorial

By Team Mighty

confederate invasion of kentucky
History

Today in military history: Confederate invasion of Kentucky begins

By Team Mighty

medal of honor quarter
Military News

The only woman to receive the Medal of Honor is getting her own quarter

By Miguel Ortiz

ulysses s grant
History

General of the Armies Grant only third officer to hold the rank

By Logan Nye

Captured Confederate ordnance at city point
History

This devastating bombing was courtesy of Confederate Secret Service

By Logan Nye

Fort Stedman lincoln
History

That time President Lincoln had front-row seats to a Confederate surprise attack

By Logan Nye

buffalo soldiers
History

The often forgotten Buffalo Soldiers must be remembered

By Joslin Joseph

battle of bull run
History

Today in military history: Battle of Bull Run

By Team Mighty

john selman
History

A Confederate veteran-turned-lawman shot the deadliest gunfighter in the Old West

By Team Mighty

robert smalls
History

This slave escaped to join the Union Navy then bought his former master’s house

By Blake Stilwell

john wesley powell
History

This Civil War amputee led first expedition through the Grand Canyon

By Logan Nye

general pickett
History

Today in military history: Pickett’s Charge in the Battle of Gettysburg

By Team Mighty

General Longstreet
History

Why one general takes the blame for the South losing at Gettysburg

By Team Mighty

war of 1812 veteran
History

This War of 1812 veteran saw the Battle of Gettysburg from his porch, then joined it

By Blake Stilwell

gettysburg
History

What the Confederates might have done if they won at Gettysburg

By Team Mighty

robert e. lee statue
History

Robert E. Lee may have lost Gettysburg because of a heart attack

By Blake Stilwell

battle of gettysburg
History

Today in military history: Battle of Gettysburg begins

By Team Mighty

mark twain
History

Mark Twain quit his Confederate Ranger unit before the Civil War ever reached him

By Team Mighty

battle of cross keys
History

Today in military history: Confederates score victory in Battle of Cross Keys

By Team Mighty

shermans bow ties troops
History

Sherman’s bow ties were an ultimate ‘screw you’ to the South

By Logan Nye

robert smalls
History

The slave who stole a confederate ship and sailed his way to freedom

By Joslin Joseph

when did civil war end
History

Today in military history: The American Civil War ends

By Team Mighty

first memorial day
History

Today in military history: First Memorial Day observance is held

By Team Mighty

confederate spy
History

Meet the prolific Confederate spy dubbed the ‘siren of the South’

By Team Mighty

confederate treasure
History

The lore of the “lost Confederate treasure”

By Bethaney Phillips

worst maritime disaster civil war
History

This Civil War soldier survived the worst maritime disaster in US history

By Miguel Ortiz

civil war artillery
History

How the Civil War revolutionized artillery

By Logan Nye

civil war cannon
History

These 12 facts might give you a new perspective on the Civil War

By Blake Stilwell

The barely successful inventor who pioneered repeating rifles
History

The barely successful inventor who pioneered repeating rifles

By Logan Nye

That time the Army let loose a plague of feral camels on the Wild West
History

That time the Army let loose a plague of feral camels on the Wild West

By Eric Milzarski

females in the military
History

Civil War through WWII: How female roles have evolved in the military

By Bethaney Phillips

arlington national cemetery
History

Arlington National Cemetery was owned by General Lee and confiscated for back taxes

By Bethaney Phillips

civil war females
History

How female spies change the course of the Civil War

By Bethaney Phillips

robert e. lee
History

Today in military history: Robert E. Lee resigns from US Army after Virginia secedes from the Union

By Team Mighty

Why the Union wore blue and Confederates wore gray Civil War uniforms
History

Why the Union wore blue and Confederates wore gray Civil War uniforms

By Team Mighty

Battle of Antietam civil war painting
History

Today in military history: The Civil War begins

By Team Mighty

Why Robert E. Lee wasn’t hanged as a traitor after the Civil War
History

Why Robert E. Lee wasn’t hanged as a traitor after the Civil War

By Team Mighty

Only two Confederates were executed for war crimes during the Civil War
History

Only two Confederates were executed for war crimes during the Civil War

By Team Mighty

Repeating rifles ‘saved 1,000 lives’ in their combat debut
Military News

Repeating rifles ‘saved 1,000 lives’ in their combat debut

By Logan Nye

9 military movie scenes where Hollywood got it totally wrong
Entertainment

9 military movie scenes where Hollywood got it totally wrong

By Mike Dowling

The secret war record of Colonel Sanders (and other businesses using military ranks)
Military Life

The secret war record of Colonel Sanders (and other businesses using military ranks)

By Team Mighty

A Confederate soldier survived a head shot and spit the bullet out 58 years later
History

A Confederate soldier survived a head shot and spit the bullet out 58 years later

By Team Mighty

Why the Union targeted Confederate salt works during the Civil War
History

Why the Union targeted Confederate salt works during the Civil War

By Team Mighty

Mighty Women: The disguised female soldiers of the Civil War
History

Mighty Women: The disguised female soldiers of the Civil War

By Jessica Manfre

These 8 civilians received the Medal of Honor
Military News

These 8 civilians received the Medal of Honor

By Blake Stilwell

7 of the greatest guerrilla fighters in American history
History

7 of the greatest guerrilla fighters in American history

By Logan Nye

m3
History

This tank was named after both Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant

By Miguel Ortiz

8 amazing facts about Harriet Tubman
History

8 amazing facts about Harriet Tubman

By Blake Stilwell

How vets answer the ridiculous ‘have you ever killed someone’ question
Military News

How vets answer the ridiculous ‘have you ever killed someone’ question

By Team Mighty

How leftover WWII jeeps kicked off a public transportation craze
History

How leftover WWII jeeps kicked off a public transportation craze

By Miguel Ortiz

national university veteran students
Military Life

5 ways National University shows they understand what it means to be a veteran student

By Miguel Ortiz

Black vet
History

5 inspiring Black vets who fought for civil rights

By Brittany Sulc

Every great museum needs a wooden leg
History

Every great museum needs a wooden leg

By Jessica Evans

veteran returning to civilian life
Military Life

6 ways to go full civilian after getting out

By Ruddy Cano

military items
Military News

7 things people use every day that originated in the military

By Team Mighty

How a modern battalion of Army Rangers would perform in Civil War combat
History

How a modern battalion of Army Rangers would perform in Civil War combat

By Logan Nye

8 reasons why ‘Aliens’ perfectly captures Marine infantry life
Military News

8 reasons why ‘Aliens’ perfectly captures Marine infantry life

By Team Mighty

6 common military signs that freak out civilians
History

6 common military signs that freak out civilians

By Logan Nye

battle of gettysburg cemetary
History

How the deadliest American battle resulted in more casualties than three wars

By Logan Nye

7 Criminals who messed with the wrong veterans
History

7 Criminals who messed with the wrong veterans

By Orvelin Valle