For 250 years, the US Army has adapted as a living organization composed of operating units and institutional organizations ...

Civil War drummer boy Willie Johnston received the Medal of Honor on Sept. 16, 1863, two months after his 13th birthday.

Throughout much of the Civil War, a key Union objective was to penetrate ... thus ending Burnside's campaign. 5. Rifled Musket Union and Confederate troops make use of the rifled musket, which ...

In a traditional service offered to Civil War veterans, the historical 4th U.S. Infantry Regiment dressed in Union uniforms ...

At its height, the Union had more ... head and could hold a musket, you were fine," Bonnie Tsui, the author of "She Went to the Field: Women Soldiers in the Civil War," told Smithsonian Magazine ...

The musket ball was finally removed 17 years ... Tom Schmitt, Indiana commander for the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, served in the U.S. Marine Corps, his inspiration for telling ...

Visitors were able to watch various historical demonstrations including the firing of canons and musket drills.