Erie County native Strong Vincent's heroism on July 2, 1863, at the Battle of Gettysburg is not where he first distinguished ...

This in turn helped drive many resisters into the Union army, where some of them became the core of the First Alabama Cavalry, U.S.A. Just as the title says, this group played a distinctive role ...

The M551 Sheridan was a unique US Army light tank, officially an Armored Reconnaissance/Airborne Assault Vehicle, known for ...

They made the decision not to collect the service records of an estimated 3,000 White Alabamians who enlisted in the Union Army after it occupied Huntsville, Ala., in 1862.

Explore the Battle of Gettysburg: its crucial history, key facts, and immense significance. Find out who won the Battle of ...

Reported Mutiny in the Rebel Army Union Cavalry Reported on the North Side of Richmond Rumors of Sheridan's Continued Success. Share full article March 13, 1865 ...

The Union Army of the Potomac, under Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker, consists of seven infantry corps, a cavalry corps, and an Artillery Reserve, for a combined strength of more than 100,000 men.

Fort Lee is now named for Pvt. Fitz Lee. The new namesake was a Buffalo Soldier who earned the Medal of Honor for his actions ...

UNEASINESS ABOUT SHERIDAN'S CAVALRY.; THE UNION FLEET IN THE JAMES. FROM EAST TENNESSEE. Share full article. April 2, 1865. Credit... The New York Times Archives.

He was wrong. The Union Army suffered more than 10,000 killed and wounded there. 6. Siege of Petersburg. ... but there were two corps of infantry following the Union cavalry.

Yet over 150 years ago, right here in our own backyard, Colonel John Singleton Mosby, a Confederate army cavalry battalion commander nicknamed the "Gray Ghost," used similar guerrilla tactics to ...