Commissioned or not?
The two noncommissioned officers seated in this Civil War-era stereograph are corporals, designated by the insignia, called chevrons, on their jacket sleeves. The...
Compiled service record for John M. Beck
Between 1903 and 1927, the War Department created compiled service records to minimize handling and wear of the original records. A single form contains information...
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...
"Conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity"
This official citation accompanied the award of the Medal of Honor to Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Joe M. Jackson. It details his heroic actions in the Republic of...
Corps d’Afrique
Tens of thousands of freedmen and runaway slaves served in the regiments of the United States Colored Troops and other state units. The men in this photograph, taken...
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 Cuba's skies
These Cuban soldiers were photographed in 1962 next to their four-barrel anti-aircraft guns during the Cuban Missile Crisis.