The 1st Black Man to Wear the Union Uniform in the Civil War Wasn't Even Allowed to Enlist The first African American in Union uniform, Nick Biddle was also the first man wounded in the Civil War.
Pentagon Begins Process to Purge Confederate Names from Military Bases, Property The NDAA created a commission to put an end to the longstanding U.S. military tradition of honoring Confederate leaders.
The Last Widow of a Civil War Soldier Just Died at 101 Helen Viola Jackson married James Bolin in 1936 -- she never remarried.
That Time an Entire Battle Stopped to Watch Two Soldiers in a Fistfight There’s just something about two people in a fistfight that’s irresistible to watch.
The VA Has a Hospital Named for a Slavery-Supporting Confederate Doctor. And It Won’t Change, Wilkie Says Hunter Holmes McGuire played a pivotal role in designating medical personnel as noncombatants but had a troubling history...
How Did 10 Army Bases Get Named for Traitors? We’re in the middle of a national reckoning over racism and representation, and it has thrown new attention onto the fact...
The 'Graybeards' Were an Infantry Unit Just for Men Too Old for Military Service They were never supposed to see action but the old men of the Union Army were among the most reliable.
Watch Children of Civil War Veterans Talk About Their Fathers Our personal connections with the Civil War and its veterans are a lot closer than we think.
See What Might Be Civil War-Era Ghosts Caught on Camera at Gettysburg A tourist visiting Gettysburg may have captured ghosts on camera during a nighttime drive.
Today's Military Doctors Are Still Learning Lessons from the Battle of Antietam "During their first year of medical school, USU students are taken on a field trip to the Antietam National Battlefield."
What Happens to Soldiers Who Refuse the COVID Vaccine? Soldiers have limited options to refuse the COVID-19 vaccine, and may have a hard time claiming an exemption.
All GI Bill Users Soon Will Be Required to Contact the VA Each Month to Receive Payment If you don't verify your attendance, you don't get any money.
Air Force Wants to Move Fast on Boat Plane for Special Operators The Air Force is moving forward with an amphibious, pontoon-equipped version of the MC-130J Commando II.
France Kills Islamic State Leader Who Attacked US Military Personnel in Niger in 2017 Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi was killed in a strike by France’s Barkhane military operation “a few weeks ago,” a French...
Nearly 46K Employees Are Holding Out on the VA's COVID-19 Vaccine Order, Agency Says Under mandates issued by VA Secretary Denis McDonough, all personnel in veterans hospitals and clinics are to be vaccinated...
