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In Atlanta, Georgia, Union soldiers under William Tecumseh Sherman destroy a railroad during the American Civil War, photograph by George N. Barnard, 1864. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Sherman's March to the Sea in 1864, part of the American Civil War, original illustration by Felix Octavius Carr Darley and engraved by Alexander Hay Ritchie, c. 1868. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

The American Civil War (1861-1865) was the pivotal event in United States history and the largest armed conflict in the Western world following the end of the Napoleonic Wars (1815) and prior to...

Sir William Howe (1729-1814) was a British military officer and politician, most notable for his role as commander-in-chief of the British army during the initial years of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Despite several...

By early 1070 CE William I (r. 1066-1087 CE) had almost completed the Norman conquest of England. There remained threats from the border regions with Wales and Scotland but the north of England had finally...

William Still (1819-1902) was an African American abolitionist known as the "Father of the Underground Railroad" for his efforts in helping to free between 600 to 800 people from slavery. Born the son...

Tecumseh leads his Native American warriors into battle for the last time at the Battle of the Thames (5 October 1813). Reproduction of a watercolor by Charles William Jefferys, published in The Story of Tecumseh...

Sir William Wallace (c. 1270-1305) was a Scottish knight and national hero who fought for his country's independence from England. Wallace famously led the Scots to victory against a larger English army at the Battle of Stirling...

William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520-1598 CE) was Elizabeth I of England's most important minister for much of her reign (1558-1603 CE). Lord Burghley was Secretary of State for both Edward VI of England (r. 1547-1553...

In 1846, graduates of West Point Military Academy were deployed to fight in the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). Less than 20 years later, many now wearing different uniforms, they...