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.

The Civil War ripped apart nearly every bond Americans shared — classmates, friends, even family members found themselves on opposite sides of the conflict. One of the most unique feuds came in the ...

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 ...

As bedraggled Union troops retreated to their camp along the James River in Virginia in early July 1862, they endured a march that stretched more than 12 miles. Eager to lighten their load in harsh ...