"His long and distinguished career as a commissioned officer in the United States Army made him a popular figure of his time ...

The artifact also could help illuminate the broader economic ties with the U.S. military as well as lesser known stories ...

In March 1864, William T. Sherman assumed command of the Union Army in the West, and in May, he began a destructive march ...

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

In 1864, amid the U.S. Civil War, Abraham Lincoln was elected to his second term as president. He was assassinated five ...