Confiscated
This inventory, dated August 29, 1863, lists items confiscated by Union soldiers from Arlington House, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's home. The courts eventually...
D-Day pep talk
Moments before the paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division boarded their aircraft for occupied France, they were visited by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. The...
Defending Washington
The threat of an attack on Washington, DC, during World War II, forced Lt. Col. C.L. Adcock to prepare to conduct rescue work at the White House. Adcock suggested...
Discontinue house burning
Throughout the Civil War private property of both sides was destroyed by soldiers. Usually this was accomplished by burning private homes. Many commanders on both...
Eisenhower remains optimistic
Early on D-day, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Commander of the Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force during World War II, sent this report to Gen. George C....
En garde, George!
These travel orders, which are part of Gen. George S. Patton's personnel file, were issued in April 1920, to allow him to participate in Olympic fencing tryouts.
Former roommates clash
Confederate President Jefferson Davis had a difficult relationship with his former West Point roommate, Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, commander of the Department and Army...