HISTORY DISPATCH
General Grant and the Vicksburg Campaign
According to Henry Cabot Lodge, General Ulysses S. Grant's campaign against Vicksburg was the most brilliant single campaign of the Civil War.
Read moreHampton Roads (The Battle of the Monitor & Merrimac)
Also known as the Battle of the Monitor and Merrimac, the Battle of Hampton Roads during the Civil War was the first battle between ironclad warships.
Read moreLieutenant Cushing and the Ram Albemarle
In October 1864, Union naval officer Lt. William B. Cushing led a daring commando raid against the Confederate ram Albemarle.
Read moreUlysses S. Grant at West Point
Ulysses S. Grant's appointment to the Military Academy at West Point not only altered the course of his life, it changed his name.
Read morePresident Theodore Roosevelt's Address on Abraham Lincoln
Delivered by the President of the United States (1901-1909) at the ceremony of the laying of the corner stone of the Lincoln Memorial, at his birthplace, Hodgenville, Kentucky, February 12, 1909.
Read moreGeneral Ulysses Simpson Grant (Painting)
Civil War Union General and 18th President of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant, is depicted in uniform.
Read moreDoug Zembiec: The Lion of Fallujah
Marine Sgt. Maj. William S. Skiles reflects upon his time serving with Major Douglas Zembiec, known as "The Lion of Fallujah" for his heroic actions commanding Echo Co, 2/1 Marines.
Read moreA gripping narrative of the operation to capture or kill Osama Bin Laden by U.S. Navy SEAL Team 6.
Read moreAmerican Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. History (Book Notes)
A poignant & thought-provoking memoir that provides a firsthand account of the experiences & challenges faced by a Navy SEAL sniper during his deployments in Iraq.
Read moreBlack Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War (Book Notes)
The true story of the Battle of Mogadishu in 1993.
Read moreLighting Fires, Afghanistan (Photography)
Dueling flames reach for the night sky as Marine Corps instructors light fires in a compound in Afghanistan.
Read moreThe Burning of the USS Philadelphia
In 1804 Steven Decatur led a raid to burn the Philadelphia after she was captured by pirates in Tripoli during the Barbary War.
Read moreThe General Armstrong Privateer
In September 1814, in the Portuguese port of Fayal, of the Azores, a crew of American privateersmen defended the brig General Armstrong against an overwhelming British force.
Read moreIn the War of 1812 the little American Navy, including only a dozen frigates and sloops of war, won a series of victories against the English.
Read moreThe Battle of New Orleans was fought between the British and American Army (led by future president Andrew Jackson) in January 1815, shortly after the War of 1812 had ended.
Read moreBurning of the Frigate Philadelphia in the Harbor of Tripoli, February 16, 1804 (Painting)
The USS Philadelphia burns after being set ablaze during the First Barbary War.
Read moreThe Battle of New Orleans (Painting)
General Andrew Jackson leads the defense against the red-coated British soldiers as they storm the American line at the Battle of New Orleans on January 8, 1815 during the War of 1812.
Read more12 at Midnight: The Hibernia Attempting to Run the Comet Down (Painting)
On January 11, 1814, during the War of 1812, the 16-gun schooner Comet (captained by Thomas Boyle - one of the most successful privateers) engaged the 22-gun Hibernia in the West Indies.
Read moreAfter crossing the Delaware River the night prior to the attack, General Washington and his Continental Army fought Hessians garrisoned at Trenton, New Jersey on the morning of December 26, 1776.
Read moreTo sketch the life of Washington is to write the history of the events which made the United States independent and gave birth to the American nation.
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