HISTORY DISPATCH

A Scout with the Buffalo Soldiers

This historical article, about an excursion with the 10th United States Cavalry, was written & illustrated by Frederic Remington in 1889.

A Model Squadron of the United States Cavalry (circa 1894)

Written and illustrated by Frederic Remington | The sharp commands of the captain soon put the troop in motion, and they trotted along with a cadenced tread, every man a part of his horse.

The Army and Navy Spread Their Wings

In 1905 the Wright Brothers offered the Army a license to use their patents. In September 1908, Orville & Wilbur were the only ones who put in an appearance with an airplane for the Army trials.

America Becomes Air-Minded

As the summer of 1910 rolled around, the flights of F. W. Baldwin and Glenn Curtiss, as well as the recognition accorded the Wrights by the Army, kindled at last the public imagination. 

Captured Freedom: The Epic True Civil War Story of Union POW Officers Escaping from a Southern Prison (Book Notes)

Captured Freedom is the story of a group of Civil War Union officers who were prisoners-of-war of the Confederate army. 

Valley of the Shadow: An Account of American POWs of the Japanese (Book Notes)

It can often take a long time, often too long, for a son to recognize the value of his father, in his own life and that of the society he defended. 

Echo Among Warriors: Close Combat in the Jungle of Vietnam (Book Notes)

A fictionalized account that reads like a true story, Echo Among Warriors weaves a realistic narrative of what it was like to be a Marine in Vietnam.

Commandos: Set Europe Ablaze (Book Notes)

Commandos tells the story of two U.S. Marines who are sent to fight alongside Britain's elite commando forces during World War II.

Almanac: The Bataan Death March (April 9, 1942)

April 9th is now observed as National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day

Almanac: The Capture of Fort Ticonderoga (May 10, 1775)

The first offensive victory for American forces in the War of Independence.

Almanac: U.S. Army Established (June 14, 1775)

The first U.S. Army force was established during the War of Independence as the Continental Army.

Almanac: The Second Confiscation & Militia Act (July 17, 1862)

Intended as a measure to deprive the Confederate States of property & resources, the Act effectively allowed Black Americans to serve in the military for the Union during the Civil War.

Almanac: The Badge of Military Merit / Purple Heart Established (August 7, 1782)

The origins of the Purple Heart can be traced back to the Revolutionary War, when General George Washington established the Badge of Military Merit.

Almanac: U.S. Air Force Established (September 18, 1947)

The establishment of the U.S. Air Force as a separate branch of the U.S. military has a history that spans several decades.

Almanac: The Second Battle of Fallujah Begins (November 7-8, 2004)

The incursion into the city of Fallujah in November 2004 was one of the deadliest battles of the Iraq War.

Almanac: The Battle of Missionary Ridge (November 25, 1863)

The Union victory at Missionary Ridge during the Civil War was a turning point in the Chattanooga Campaign in Tennessee.

At The Front (Painting)

Painted in 1866 by George Cochran Lambdin, At the Front depicts a Union soldier in camp near the Rapidan. 

General Ulysses Simpson Grant (Painting)

Civil War Union General and 18th President of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant, is depicted in uniform. 

The Consecration, 1861 (Painting)

George Cochran Lambdin's painting depicts a soldier leaving home for war, and symbolizes the hope of reconciliation - not just between the man and woman, but between a divided country. 

Emblems of the Civil War (Painting)

This memorial still life arranges the military mementos of Maj. Gen. Tibbits of the Union Army’s Second New York Cavalry. Items include a Confederate bullet on a string & a key to Libby Prison.

Guerrilla Warfare - Picket Duty in Virginia (Painting)

Picket duty constituted the most hazardous work of infantrymen in the field. Being the first to feel any major enemy movement, they were also the first liable to be killed, wounded, or captured. 

The 2nd Minnesota Regiment at Missionary Ridge (Painting)

On November 25, 1863, still stinging from defeat in the Battle of Chickamauga two months earlier and under siege with dwindling supplies, Union forces charged Confederate-held Missionary Ridge.

Grant and His Generals (Painting)

This Civil War painting depicts the commander of the Union armies flanked by 26 of his generals. The artist traveled to Union army encampments to make life studies of the subjects.

The Battle of Nashville (Painting)

The Second Brigade makes the final charge - across a muddy cornfield to the east of Shy Hill - that broke the Confederate lines on December 16, 1864, during The Battle of Nashville.

The Peacemakers (Painting)

Depicts the historic March 27, 1865, strategy session by the Union high command during the final days of the Civil War.