The Medal of Honor is recognized as the highest award in the U.S. military regardless of branch. Whether the recipients were Privates or Generals, they ultimately distinguished themselves with the ...

Thirteen Medal of Honor recipients traced the route of the Civil War's Great Locomotive Chase. The Great Locomotive Chase led to the awarding of the very first Medals of Honor in 1863. The group ...

Sgt. William Carney, whose Civil War heroism was portrayed by Denzel Washington in the movie "Glory," will get his own comic book. By Matt White Published Apr 24, 2025 5:40 PM EDT As the soldiers of ...

The 1863 Battle of Fort Wagner was a fairly inconsequential battle of the Civil War in terms of overall tactics and strategy. The Union Army needed to capture the rebel-held fort as part of its ...

MEDAL COLLECTOR A GUIDE TO NAVAL MILITARY AIRFORCE AND CIVIL MEDALS AND RIBBONS BY STANLEY C JOHNSON WITH EIGHT PLATES IN COLOUR AND NUMEROUS OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS ...

"The White armies' orders & badges in the Civil War, 1917-1922" was originally published in Russian: Paris : Voyennaya Byl, 1961; it is here translated by G.N. Budzilovich and R. Zander. Contents The ...