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World War II veterans stands with medal in front of a wall of awards.

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Warrior Legacy: Ceo Bauer

Ceo Bauer is part of a shrinking subset of the American Battlefield Trust’s membership, soldiers of the Greatest Generation who fought in World War II...

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The Creek War of 1813-1814

While the armies of Great Britain and the United States grappled for the Old Northwest and along the Canadian front from 1812 to 1813, a new war...

After the Battle of the Wilderness, near Fredericksburg

Civil War | Article

Company K of the 1st Michigan Sharpshooters

It was 1861 when Michigan’s legislature dismissed the idea of George Copway — a popular Methodist minister and Chippewa — to recruit a regiment of...

Rev War | Article

What is a Minuteman?

The marker sits upon the northeast corner of the Town Common in Lexington, Massachusetts. The granite slab denotes the approximate spot where...

A collage of magicians and President Abraham Lincoln

Civil War | Article

A President Surrounded by Chaos, Mystified by Magic

President Lincoln's childhood fascination with magic continued into his time in the White House. Learn more about his love of mind-boggling feats and...

Rev War | Article

The Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence is one of the founding and most fundamental documents of the United States. On July 4, 1776, during the American...

Restored colored slide image showing an illustration of Lincoln being shot

Civil War | Article

Troupe Movements

Theater has long thrived in the land we know as the United States, as the trials and tribulations presented in different works often have timeless...

Black and white group photo of soldiers in uniform with drums

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Battle of the Bands

From Revolution to Civil War, music has provided an outlet for American soldiers in camp and propelled them forward in battle. Lyrics were often...

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Pontiac's Rebellion

Violence once again shattered the forests west of the Appalachian Mountains in the spring of 1763. The peace brought on by the end of the French and...

This is an image of a woman firing a gun from Logan's Fort.

Rev War | Article

The Revolutionary War in Kentucky

For generations, Native Americans utilized the verdant forests, streams, and meadows south of the Ohio River as their hunting grounds. At the...

This is a painting of Native Americans at the River Raisin Battle

War of 1812 | Article

The Detroit Frontier in the War of 1812

As the year 1812 opened with the United States and Great Britain spiraling toward another armed conflict the Michigan Territory emerged as a critical...