The 72-year-old retired Lieutenant General Arthur MacArthur, Jr. glanced briefly around the room. He shouldn’t have been here, he had…
Prior to the First Battle of Bull Run in Virginia on July 21, 1861, only five soldiers and one sailor…
The desire to escape capture is a response as old as humankind. Stories of escape from prison and captivity are…
Just 19 men have had the privilege of being two-time Medal of Honor recipients. The first individual to receive this…
Secretary of War Edwin Stanton looked in amazement at the six young soldiers before him. It was March 25, 1863,…
Fort Wagner, South Carolina – July 18, 1863 Perhaps you’ve seen the movie “Glory”–an epic based on the true exploits…
From the American Civil War to World War II, the Garlington family served the country in notable and infamous ways. The family…