Why Ulysses S. Grant Might Be Getting a Promotion Soon Some members of Congress think it's time to elevate Grant to the Army's highest rank, on par with George Washington.
The Army Asked Confederate Veterans to Teach Soldiers the Rebel Yell for World War I A U.S. Army general wanted a way to scare the Germans as the Americans went "over the top" of the trenches of France.
5 Military Presidential Pardons You Might Not Remember U.S. presidents have long used their power of clemency to grant amnesty, commutations or pardons to military personnel.
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.
How a Private Earned the Medal of Honor by Capturing an Enemy General At the Battle of Mine Creek, Confederates wore Union uniforms as a private walked away with a prisoner and the nation's...
The 1st Black Man to Wear the Union Uniform in the Civil War Wasn't Even Allowed to Enlist The first Black man in a Union uniform, Nick Biddle was also the first man wounded in the Civil War.
Pentagon Group Lists 750 Names with Confederate Ties It's Thinking of Replacing on Bases, Streets and More The exhaustive list identifies hundreds of items named for Confederate leaders, officers and conflicts spotted at military...
That Time an Entire Battle Stopped to Watch Two Soldiers in a Fistfight A Union and Confederate soldier engaged in a fistfight during the Civil War after both found themselves in a gully during a...
How a Championship Swimmer’s Athletic Ability Saved Him in the Civil War It was a good thing for many Union soldiers that Norwood Penrose Hallowell was a strong swimmer.
How an American Indian Became a Union General in the Civil War After trying to raise a regiment of Iroquois volunteers to fight for the Union, Ely Parker called on an old friend.
Army ROTC Programs at Dozens of Campuses Are Being Shut Down or Reorganized The Army is undertaking a major shake-up of its Reserve Officers' Training Corps footprint, shutting down or reorganizing...
Afghan Ally Who Was Detained by ICE Now Facing Fast-Tracked Deportation Sayed Naser Noori, whose legal team has provided reporters with paperwork confirming he worked with the military as an...
New Army Shaving Policy Will Allow Soldiers with Skin Condition that Affects Mostly Black Men to Be Kicked Out The Army is preparing to roll out a new policy that could lead to soldiers diagnosed with a chronic skin condition that...
After Offer of Back Pay, Only 13 COVID Vaccine Refusers Returned to Military Service Months after the Pentagon rolled out a policy aimed at wooing back service members booted from the military over the COVID-19...
LA Army Veteran with Purple Heart Self-Deports to South Korea Under Threat of Deportation An Army veteran who was awarded a Purple Heart self-deported to South Korea as he was threatened with being detained and...