African Americans have fought proudly for our country as far back as the Revolutionary War. Christian Fleetwood gives an account of the history of African-American soldiers in the Revolutionary War to the Civil War. He cites examples of...

The key events of the Korean War are briefly described here, including the role of UN troops and China's participation. Featured information includes casualty statistics and photos of military actions. There is also a QuickTime video...

January, 2006, update on the military personnel who have given their lives in the war with Afghanistan.

By 1863 Northern military strategists developed a five-pronged plan to end the war. Read about how these goals were accomplished and at what great cost to both the Union and Confederate soldiers and civilians.

Beginning on August 6th, 2005, Cindy Sheehan, the mother of a fallen soldier in Iraq travelled to Crawford, Texas to get a meeting with President Bush. She wants to know why her son died and wants an honest answer as to why America is at...

Read about the little publicized, but very important invasion of Peleliu in September, 1944. Watch the troop movements of the American Marines and the Japanese Army on the animated maps and find out about the tremendous casualties on...

The National Park Service offers a wealth of information on Antietam, the battle, casualties, flags, and weapons. A very worthwhile site.

Enjoy and learn from the virtual experience of the Siege of Petersburg. Petersburg was an important supply center for the Confederate capital and became the site of the longest siege of the Civil War. The video, audio, still pictures,...

Discussion of the cost of the Civil War which is estimated at 15.5 billion dollars. Provides a chart detailing the cost to the North and the South with statistics and facts about the population, the number of soldiers, and the number of...

Armed conflict left homes destroyed and casualties on all sides of the French and Indian war, which lasted from 1754 to 1763. Includes links to excellent resources for further information.

An excellent review of the events in 1862 in the run-up to the Battle of Fredericksburg and the battle itself. Hyperlinks to Lee's and Burnside's official reports. Includes PDF (requires Adobe Reader).

Photographs showing the process of transferring casualties of U.S. wars from the country of their death through Dover Air Force Base to ready them for their return home. (April, 2009)

Kids learn about the Battle of the Somme from World War I. The French and the British attacked the Germans on the western front in one of the largest battles during WW1 resulting in over one million casualties.

An archive of the battles that occurred during the Napoleonic Wars from Cape St. Vincent to Waterloo. Provides battle maps, uniforms, and equipment used by the troops. Presents an account of the battles and the casualties.

During the Philippine Insurrection, more than 125,000 American soldiers were sent to the Philippines, and over 4,000 deaths occurred during this conflict. This was also known as the Philippine-American War and the War of Philippine...

This site, which is provided for by the National Park Service, gives a complete summary of the Civil War Battle at Fort Donelson.

This resource presents an interesting article from America's Civil War Magazine. It gives a detailed account of this all important battle of the Civil War.

Information is provided on the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain which was part of the Atlanta Campaign in the Civil War. The actual battle took place between Union General William T. Sherman and Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston which...

Discover facts about the Battle of Chickamauga, which was fought in 1863 and was the biggest Civil War battle ever to take place in Georgia.

This site from The History Place provides a detailed account of the most famous and important battle of the U.S. Civil War, the battle of Gettysburg. Check out the link, near the bottom of the page, to a letter from President Lincoln to...

Andersonville Prison was created in February, 1864 to relieve the overcrowding of Union prisoners in other nearby prisons. It closed a year later due to sanitation problems among others and had earned a reputation for inflicting...

The Battle of the Somme was one of the costliest battles of WW1. The effects in Canada were stagering but the impact on the colony of Newfoundland was worse.

An in-depth description of the Battle of Gettysburg, often coined the turning point of the Civil War. Provides background information on what led to the battle and detailed information on each of the three days of the battle.

List of all who lost their lives aboard the USS Maine.