In April 1861, just three days after the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter, President Abraham Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers to fill the ranks of the Union Army and end the rebellion in the ...

The year: 1861. The problem: Pro-slavery states had broken away from the Union, rising up in armed revolt as the treasonous Confederate States of America, and so far were able to fight the Union Army.

For 250 years, the US Army has adapted as a living organization composed of operating units and institutional organizations that generate combat power.1 Institutional strategy, the mechanism by which ...

The soldiers, who were farmers, served in the 20th and 26th regiments of the United States Colored Troops and survived the ...

The U.S. Colored Troops were a regiment of mostly Black soldiers who fought for the Union during the Civil War. More than 200,000 men are listed as a part of the regiment at the National Archives.

The month of June marks two milestones: the 250th Army birthday and the 165th anniversary of the founding of the Signal Corps. The Signal Corps was established during the Civil War and played a small ...

Discover the inspiring stories of Black soldiers in the U.S. Army who fought for equality and made a lasting impact on the ...