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Prepared with muskets and cannons, reenactors depicting Confederate and Union soldiers took to the battlefield on Saturday afternoon for the 27th rendition of the Battle of Sacramento reenactment.
Reel dancing was a fine way to spend time in 1800s America. It was popular again Monday during an American Civil War ...
What did the Civil War do to railroading? The changes were rapid, profound, lasting, and formed the real basis of truly modern railroading.
Walker’s legacy from a Union Civil War brigade ... adding that only a “handful” of Iron 7th veterans survived the war, including Charles Walker. During the Civil War, Iron 7th troops were ...
Mare Island was one of only two public shipyards in America that built nuclear submarines during the Cold War. It hosted an ...
The setting for their flights was what became known as the “Blue Highway,” which ran up and down the Eastern Seaboard and ...
The American Civil War is a pivotal and ugly ... men were saved by a nearby British ship. In all, around 20 Confederate troops died, compared to just one Union soldier.
While traditional ironclads didn’t last for long, their technology helped pave the way for modern steel ships. The Civil War was the first conflict where the telegraph was used extensively for ...
As tensions rise to grab Arctic resources, the U.S. is racing to construct a new icebreaker vessel that can secure a foothold ...
Joint Sword exercises, and more recent Strait Thunder-2025A exercise, awakened the public psyche to the reality that the ...
From floating lagoon cities to cross-country water channels, here we take a look at the most incredible canals and waterways from across the globe.