Scout Tsoe
Tsoe, also known as “Peaches,” was a White Mountain Apache who enlisted into the U.S. Army and served as a scout under General George Crook, commander of the...
Signed by Jefferson
The year was 1780. The British were launching an invasion of the South. And, like many states, Virginia was having problems raising troops. On January 24, Virginia...
Sober re-enlistment
This record, dated September 26, 1871, is the Oath of Enlistment and Allegiance of Thomas Shaw, who, at the age of 25 re-enlisted to extend his service in the U.S....
Straw-hatted officer
The officer in this Spanish-American War-era photograph is Lieutenant Colonel Andrew S. Rowan of the U.S. Volunteers. The U.S. Volunteers were Federal regiments...
Successful women
This 1990 U.S. Army recruiting poster was part of the successful “Army, Be all you can be” marketing campaign. The young woman is wearing an aviation flight helmet.
Sworn to duty
This photograph, taken around the beginning of the Spanish-American War, shows a new recruit taking the Oath of Enlistment.
Taken and blown up in 1814
This War Department chart illustrates the siege and defense of Fort Erie, Canada. American forces captured the fort in July 1814, the last year of the War of 1812....