“Slaves and free Blacks served as soldiers during a crisis,” said historian Gene Allen Smith, author of “The Slaves’ Gamble: Choosing Sides in the War of 1812.” “But once the trouble passed, both ...

The bodies of French and Russian soldiers who died during Napoleon's ... Napoleon's disastrous retreat from Moscow, in 1812, marked the end of his invasion of Russia. His vast army had made ...

The service of 119 veterans of the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the Civil War was honored Saturday during Wreaths ...

Black Americans were virtually excluded from the military forces until they volunteered to serve during the War of 1812. Despite their heroism, they were again barred from service until the Civil ...

TAYLOR SERVED IN THE ARMY DURING THE WAR OF 1812. HE WAS ELECTED OUR 12TH PRESIDENT IN 1848, B Soldiers from Fort Knox paid tribute to President Zachary Taylor in Louisville Monday.They laid a ...

Tennessee made the College Football Playoff for the first time in school history. As the Volunteers hit the field, look back ...

It was chilly, but it did not stop 40 Arkansas National Guard soldiers from Camp Robinson who helped United States Daughters ...

During the War of 1812, British forces sailed to Baltimore ... Following the Battle of Baltimore, Fort McHenry remained an active military site for more than 100 years. During the Civil War, the fort ...