The 1st Black Man to Wear the Union Uniform in the Civil War Wasn't Even Allowed to Enlist The first African American in Union uniform, Nick Biddle was also the first man wounded in the Civil War.
Pentagon Begins Process to Purge Confederate Names from Military Bases, Property The NDAA created a commission to put an end to the longstanding U.S. military tradition of honoring Confederate leaders.
The Last Widow of a Civil War Soldier Just Died at 101 Helen Viola Jackson married James Bolin in 1936 -- she never remarried.
That Time an Entire Battle Stopped to Watch Two Soldiers in a Fistfight There’s just something about two people in a fistfight that’s irresistible to watch.
The VA Has a Hospital Named for a Slavery-Supporting Confederate Doctor. And It Won’t Change, Wilkie Says Hunter Holmes McGuire played a pivotal role in designating medical personnel as noncombatants but had a troubling history...
How Did 10 Army Bases Get Named for Traitors? We’re in the middle of a national reckoning over racism and representation, and it has thrown new attention onto the fact...
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.
Watch Children of Civil War Veterans Talk About Their Fathers Our personal connections with the Civil War and its veterans are a lot closer than we think.
See What Might Be Civil War-Era Ghosts Caught on Camera at Gettysburg A tourist visiting Gettysburg may have captured ghosts on camera during a nighttime drive.
Today's Military Doctors Are Still Learning Lessons from the Battle of Antietam "During their first year of medical school, USU students are taken on a field trip to the Antietam National Battlefield."
Soldiers Have 3 Months to Get COVID Vaccine or Face Discharge, with Few Waiver Options The military's largest branch issued its mandate after the other services announced similar timelines.
VA Employee Tweets Out Details of a Surgery No Vet Would Want Public The administrative officer at the Washington VA Medical Center has lost her access to patient records.
'I Had to Get Rid of Her': Hawaii-Based Soldier Admits Beating Wife to Death with Baseball Bat The plea agreement reached between the soldier and the prosecution calls for a prison term of 50 to 65 years.
All GI Bill Users Soon Will Be Required to Contact the VA Each Month to Receive Payment If you don't verify your attendance, you don't get any money.
Marine Recruit Dies at Parris Island -- the Second Death in 3 Months The recruit had been with the 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment.
