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.
These 87 Names Could Replace Those with Confederate Ties for Army Bases Like Fort Bragg The list has famous military names such as Colin Powell and Audie Murphy, as well as Gen. Omar Bradley and Dwight Eisenhower.
Thousands of Internet Suggestions Poured in for Replacing Confederate Names on Bases, and Not All Were Nice The effort requires the U.S. military to remove names of Confederates on bases, ships, buildings and streets that commemorate...
Georgia City Can Ban Confederate Flag in Veterans Parade, Court Rules A federal appeals court says a Georgia city did not violate the constitutional rights of a Sons of Confederate Veterans group...
Virginia Cuts Confederate Gen. Robert Lee Statue into Pieces Workers used a power saw to cut the statue in two along the general's waist.
Pentagon Asks Public for Suggestions on Renaming Bases That Honor Confederate Soldiers The suggestions will be weighed by the Naming Commission chaired by retired Adm. Michelle Howard.
Gen. Lee Statue Can Be Removed, Virginia Supreme Court Rules The high court’s decision came in two lawsuits filed by Virginia residents who attempted to block Gov. Northam's order to...
Robert E. Lee Statue Removal Underway in Charlottesville The removal of the statue follows years of contention, community anguish and litigation.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...