Medals of Honor Awarded to Union Army Soldiers, by Rank
A Military Images analysis of 1,213 Congressional Medals of Honor awarded to Union soldiers for gallantry during the Civil War. SPREAD THE WORD: We encourage you to share this story on
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The Answer Man for American Boundary Questions
When it came to the question of borders, Col. James Duncan Graham was the military’s go-to engineer for answers. For the better part of the first half of the 19th
The Making of Major Hay: A rare portrait of Lincoln’s private secretary is an artifact from a special wartime mission
By Paul Russinoff Those who have studied President Abraham Lincoln and his administration will immediately recognize the face of the man seated on the left in this portrait. He is
A Duel to the Death: The suspicious death of an Iowa colonel catapults a subordinate to command before Iuka
By Brian Boeve In the late summer of 1862, Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans moved his federals into Mississippi looking for Confederates. Brusque and argumentative, “Old Rosey” was under orders