June’s Hero, the Gallant Tompkins
During the first months of the Civil War, the Union urgently needed heroes. Fortunately for the patriotic Northern press, it did not have to look too far to find them.
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Ogle’s Ruination: How alcohol ended a West Pointer’s promising military career
By William Gorenfeld Ruination by drink is an unfortunate but common tale in military as well as civilian life. In all ranks and all regiments of the antebellum army or,
Carbines, Colts & Confederates
Charles Darden has collected carbines for almost a half century—and he doesn’t have any plans to stop. Darden might have focused on the unique firearm exclusively. But that changed in