Stonewall Jackson in a forage cap.Kepi & Forage CapThe kepi had been the most common headgear in the French Army. Its predecessor originally appeared ...
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After World War I, Germany was subjected to economic sanctions, lost territory, and was prohibited from having more than 100,000 soldiers in its army, or ...
The Battle of Essling, May 1809. By Fernand Cormon.Taking place on the northern bank of the Danube River near Vienna, this confrontation was part of the ...
Abraham Lincoln and George B. McClellan in the general's tent during the Battle of Antietam on October 3, 1862.“No other general in the war commanded ...
This is Beerlonging Hosted by Mark, Rob and Steve featuring beer chat, beery adventures, and reverbeerations. This month we’re talking about our ...
Brigadier General Stand Watie."Their clergy blessed the flags of Confederate regiments, and their opposition to the federal regime in New Orleans was ...
Grave of Hymie Weiss at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Hillside, Illinois. Source: Nick Number, available here.ChildhoodWest Division Street ran through the ...
Salvation Army co-founder William Booth.Introduction The Salvation Army began social service work in 1866, with the first food depots providing meals for ...
A portrait of Otto von Bismarck by Franz von Lenbach.Early life and entry into politicsBismarck was born in Schönhausen, a small town near Berlin, into a ...
Themistocles honored at Sparta.Themistocles was prominent during the early 5th century BCE an era often referred to as the classical period or sometimes ...
