Bakels said the Seminoles' tactic was to fall back, luring the soldiers into a trap. Then, according to accounts of the ...

The Battle of Ox Hill/Chantilly, on Sept. 1, 1862, was the only major Civil War battle fought in Fairfax County. It happened during a torrential rainstorm and, by the end, it took the lives of two ...

The battle site, Riverbend Park, has a history of human habitation dating back 5,000 years. The Second Seminole War was part of a longer struggle between the U.S. government and Florida's ...

For Confederate Army scout with Powhatan ties, life after the Civil War was devoted to spreading the word of God—and to ...

Knowing that Gen. Meade had 80,000 men in his battle line, President Lincoln wrote to him on Oct. 16, 1863, strongly suggesting that Meade launch an attack against Lee's forces.

Myles Keogh is commemorated by a monument in Leighlinbridge, and his name is inscribed on the Little Big Horn battlefield ...

For Confederate Army scout with Powhatan ties, life after the Civil War was devoted to spreading the word of God—and to ...

Charles Barger and his assistant automatic rifle gunner, Jesse Funk, received the Medal of Honor for their actions during the ...

Russia Hits Ukraine With Large Air Barrage Hours After Trump-Putin Call It was the latest in a series of almost weekly large-scale missile and drone attacks. President Trump said he “didn’t ...

Stafford County is applying for federal funding that would allow it to hire 12 new firefighters to staff one of its three understaffed fire stations.