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The U.S. Army’s “Camel Corps” Experiment
By Vince Hawkins In June 1859, while attempting to climb a sloping bare rock in southwest Texas, one of the Army’s camels lost its footing and fell, smashing one of the precious water barrels it was...
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The Battle of Fallen Timbers, 20 August 1794
By Matthew Seelinger, Chief Historian In the days of the early Republic, the U.S. Army suffered some of its most devastating defeats in its history. While the Continental Army of the War for...
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The Battle of the Wabash: The Forgotten Disaster of the Indian Wars
By Patrick Feng, Foundation Programs and Operations Coordinator When Americans read or hear about the Indian Wars, they are exposed to the familiar names like Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, and George...
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Army Artwork during the Mexican War
Lasting from 1846 to 1848, the Mexican War remains one of the least studied conflicts in U.S. Army history. Yet, despite the war’s relative obscurity in the annals of the U.S. Army, the Mexican War...
View ArticleBrigadier General James Wilkinson
James Wilkinson was born in Calvert County, Maryland, probably in 1757. He studied under a private tutor and then took up medicine in Philadelphia. In the early days of the Revolution, he fought with...
View ArticleLieutenant Colonel Commandant Josiah Harmar
Josiah Harmar was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 10 November 1753. When he was 18, he was appointed a captain in the 1st Pennsylvania Battalion. In October 1776, he entered the Continental Army...
View ArticleMajor General Philip Kearny
Born on 1 June 1815 in New York City, Philip Kearny, also known as “The One Armed Devil,” and called “the bravest man I ever knew” by LTG Winfield Scott, lived a life that not only straddled...
View ArticlePrivate Antonius Rokus
I became interested in the 29th New York Infantry Regiment about two years ago when in the process of tracing my family roots, I “found” a second cousin, once removed, in the small town of Koerbecke,...
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First American Regiment
After the end of the Revolution the Continental Army was disbanded in 1784. By 1784, only a small group of artillerymen were left as Congress was wary of establishing a regular army. However, with a...
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Fort Wool, Virginia
by Terrance McGovern Fort Wool has played an important role in America’s history, yet even the fort’s current existence has faded from America’s memory. Known as Fort Calhoun until 1862, Fort Wool is...
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E Pluribus, Unum: The American Battle Line At New Orleans, 8 January 1815
Written By: Lieutenant Colonel Edward B. Cummings, USMC-Ret. The motto that appears on the Great Seal of the United States, E Pluribus Unum (“Out of Many, One”), perfectly describes the invincible...
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Soldier- Major General Joseph Holt
Written By: Captain Darrell Baughn, USAR Before serving as the The Judge Advocate General, Joseph Holt briefly served as Secretary of War under President James Buchanan from 18 January to 5 March...
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