For Barbara Beirne, being a photographer meant building a relationship of trust and collaboration with her subjects and using ...

EXHIBITION UPDATE Last Chance to See Some Popular Objects! "Entertainment Nation”/ "Nación del espectáculo” Ray and Dagmar ...

After the Civil War, thousands of Americans poured into the Great Plains on a collision course with western Indian tribes.

324,000 aircraft 88,000 tanks 8,800 warships 5,600 merchant ships 224,000 pieces of artillery 2,382,000 trucks 79,000 landing ...

At Cold Harbor, Grant launched a furious assault against what he thought was a tired and beaten enemy—and suffered a bloody ...

America went to war against Great Britain to assert its rights as an independent, sovereign nation, and to attempt the ...

Americans went to war to win their independence from Great Britain. Just weeks after the outbreak of fighting at Lexington ...

The Medal of Honor is the only American military decoration worn around the neck rather than pinned to the uniform. Each of ...

Washington reviewing the troops As commander in chief, George Washington reviewed the western army at Fort Cumberland, ...

For years the colonies had flourished in a state of “salutary neglect.” Britain had been content to leave the day-to-day ...

Washington sought to impose strict military protocols and daily orders on life in camp, but was constantly frustrated by all ...

On September 17, Lee met General McClellan in the bloodiest single day of fighting in the war and in American history. Union ...