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America's Civil War Donald Scott |
Camp William Penn's Black Soldiers in Blue Under the stern but sympathetic gaze of Lt. Col. Louis Wagner, some 11,000 African-American soldiers trained to fight for their freedom at Philadelphia's Camp William Penn. Three Medal of Honor recipients would pass through the camp's gates. |
Civil War Times July 2007 Michael Dreese |
Fighting and Dying for the Colors at Gettysburg Beyond their practical value on Civil War battlefields, regimental flags and other banners embodied the pride, honor and bravery of the soldiers who willingly gave their lives to defend them. |
America's Civil War March 10, 2005 Fred L. Ray |
Pre-Dawn Assault on Fort Stedman Led by select groups of sharpshooters, the weary, muddy troops of the Army of Northern Virginia made one last desperate push to break out of Petersburg. |
America's Civil War Ronald E. Bullock |
Last-Ditch Rebel Stand at Petersburg After nearly 10 months of trench warfare, Confederate resistance at Petersburg, Va., suddenly collapsed. Desperate to save his army, Robert E. Lee called on his soldiers for one last miracle. |
Civil War Times May 2007 |
Letters From Readers These Honored Dead... Rewriting History With the 1st... Gallant Goat... The Lincoln-Davis Affair?... Correction... |
Wild West July 3, 2004 Sierra Adare |
Fort Laramie: Gateway to the Far West The fort, which became a military post 150 years ago, protected and supplied emigrants headed to the West Coast and was the site of several historic peace conferences between the northern tribes and the U.S. government. |
Parameters Autumn 2004 |
Book Reviews In the Company of Soldiers: A Chronicle of Combat. By Rick Atkinson... America's Inadvertent Empire. By William E. Odom and Robert Dujarric... The Rise of the Vulcans: The History of Bush's War Cabinet. By James Mann... The Iraq War. By John Keegan... etc. |