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Hundreds of women secretly joined the Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War. Some women were brazen enough to enlist as self-appointed officers, or double as female spies. (03:11 ...

During the Civil War, black women used their well-developed ability ... she then led a force of black soldiers on a successful midnight foray in early June, 1863. According to one account ...

Not all Union soldiers emerge as heroes ... the nation to ferret out heretofore unknown or little-used resources to tell the story of women in the Civil War, as can be seen in the numerous primary and ...

The filmmaker has made it clear that “Civil War” is a warning. Instead, the ugliness of war comes across as comforting ...

McCurry (Columbia), the author of the prize-winning Confederate Reckoning: Power and Politics in the Civil War South ... shows how the actions of these women helped shape the “Lieber Code”. “The Story ...

Findings of a survey recently conducted by the Rasmussen Institute shows that 41% of the American voters are worried about the occurrence of a civil war in the country in the near future.

When her 13-year-old son tried to defend her, the soldier held a gun to ... story is just one of thousands that women in Sudan have endured since the civil war began in April 2022.

Allied snipers played a vital role in the Second World War. Here's a brief history on their effectiveness - and the two most ...

Dora Juhl, a 15-year-old teenager, walked into Dr. Rosa Goodrich Boido’s obstetrical practice in Phoenix in January 1918.

Men and women who served in the armed forces Servicemembers who died in battle Union soldiers who fought in the Civil War World War II veterans Veterans Day honors all the men and women who have ...

In “The Demon of Unrest,” present-day political strife inspires a dramatic portrait of the run-up to the deadliest war on ...