July 1 marked 150 years since the beginning of the Battle of Gettysburg, a crucial victory for the Union and a turning point in the Civil War. But it came at an enormous cost to both sides — thousands ...

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Dr. Mary Elizabeth Walker had been practicing medicine for years when she volunteered to be a U.S. Army surgeon in the American Civil War. She was originally rejected but eventually became the Army’s ...

ARLINGTON, Va. — Scott and Kimberly Chandler heard family stories growing up about their great-great-great grandfather, George Wilson, being a spy. “Hearing from my mom, it was talked about in hush ...

For 250 years, the US Army has adapted as a living organization composed of operating units and institutional organizations that generate combat power.1 Institutional strategy, the mechanism by which ...

WASHINGTON — Harriet Tubman etched her place in history while traversing long distances and guiding runaway slaves to freedom. But historians also credit the Maryland native as being the first female ...

The year: 1861. The problem: Pro-slavery states had broken away from the Union, rising up in armed revolt as the treasonous Confederate States of America, and so far were able to fight the Union Army.

The last military installation in Virginia named after a Confederate soldier has been officially renamed from Fort A.P. Hill to Fort Walker. (Courtesy Fort Walker on Facebook) The last military ...