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Elmer Ellsworth

The Death of Colonel Ellsworth

The first Union officer killed in the Civil War was a friend of President Lincoln's
April 2011 | By Owen Edwards

Death of Col Elmer Ellsworth

How Col. Ellsworth’s Death Shocked the Union

It took the killing of their first officer to jolt the North into wholeheartedly supporting the Union cause
March 31, 2011 | By Adam Goodheart

The Destruction of Charleston in the Civil War

Photographs from the 1860s reveal how Union bombardment and a blazing fire devastated much of the South Carolina city
March 23, 2011 | By Ray Gordon and Molly Roberts

Civil War artifacts

Civil War Artifacts in the Smithsonian

The museum collections house many items from the Civil War, including photographs, uniforms and personal diaries
March 04, 2011 | By Smithsonian.com

Warsaw Poland construction

Warsaw on the Rise

A new crop of skyscrapers symbolizes the Polish capital's effort to rebuild its downtrodden image
February 2011 | By Rudolph Chelminski

George Washington

George Washington: The Reluctant President

It seemed as if everyone rejoiced at the election of our first chief executive except the man himself
February 2011 | By Ron Chernow

Gun crew on the USS West Virginia

Revisiting Samuel Eliot Morison's Landmark History

The famous historian's eyewitness accounts of the Navy during World War II—now being reissued—won't be surpassed
February 2011 | By James D. Hornfischer

The Anne Frank House Authorized Graphic Biography

A New Look at Anne Frank

Two comic book veterans—who authored the graphic adaptation of the 9/11 Report—train their talents on the young diarist
January 25, 2011 | By Jamie Katz

Danville Virginia Ernest Furgurson

Danville, Virginia: Hallowed Ground

The town's Civil War cemeteries deepened Ernest Furguson's view of history as a young boy
January 2011 | By Ernest B. Furgurson

Peace Convention at Fort Scott

From Election to Sumter: How the Union Fell Apart

Historian Adam Goodheart discusses the tumultuous period between Lincoln’s election and the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter
November 15, 2010 | By Brian Wolly

Warsaw Poland

Capturing Warsaw at the Dawn of World War II

As German bombs began falling on Poland in 1939, an American photographer made a fateful decision
November 2010 | By Mike Edwards

John F Kennedy with walking stick

Remembering PT-109

A carved walking stick evokes ship commander John F. Kennedy's dramatic rescue at sea
November 2010 | By Owen Edwards

Barbed wire

Ten Inventions That Inadvertently Transformed Warfare

Some of the most pivotal battlefield innovations throughout history began as peacetime inventions
September 19, 2010 | By Mark Strauss

Pathway Home residents

The Pathway Home Makes Inroads in Treating PTSD

An innovative California facility offers hope to combatants with post-traumatic stress disorder and brain injuries
September 2010 | By Robert M. Poole

World War I British troops Battle of Arras

The Shock of War

World War I troops were the first to be diagnosed with shell shock, an injury – by any name – still wreaking havoc
September 2010 | By Caroline Alexander

Benedict Arnold

The Curious London Legacy of Benedict Arnold

More than 200 years after his death, the most notorious traitor of the Revolutionary War has an unlikely supporter
July 09, 2010 | By John Hanc

Dolley Madison rescue of George Washington portrait

How Dolley Madison Saved the Day

As invading British troops approached in August 1814, the first lady coolly took command of the White House
March 2010 | By Thomas Fleming

Auschwitz gateway

Can Auschwitz Be Saved?

Liberated 65 years ago, the Nazi concentration camp is one of Eastern Europe's most visited sites—and most fragile
February 2010 | By Andrew Curry

King George III and Lord North British leaders

Myths of the American Revolution

A noted historian debunks the conventional wisdom about America's War of Independence
January 2010 | By John Ferling

Attack on Pearl Harbor

Remembering Pearl Harbor

The attack on Pearl Harbor continues to live through the artifacts on display throughout the Smithsonian Institution
December 07, 2009 | By Megan Gambino


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