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Revolver of Confederacy’s Jefferson Davis fetches $470K at auction
A revolver worn by Confederate States of America President Jefferson Davis on the day of his surrender fetched a pretty penny.
By Jon Simkins
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Nominee for top VA benefits job withdraws, restarting search
The nomination of Ray Jefferson to serve as undersecretary for benefits had been stalled since the spring.
Presidents’ Day pause: How ‘Uncle Sam’s Web-feet’ helped swing an election for Abe Lincoln
The U.S. Navy's triumph at Mobile Bay, combined with victorious Federal ground campaigns in Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia, helped reelect Abraham Lincoln and doomed the Confederacy to defeat.
By Gerald D. Swick, Civil War Times Magazine
Sometimes, a good man has to take a hatchet to a bad man’s skull.
The captain’s stateroom looked like a slaughterhouse.
By Jonathan W. White, Civil War Times Magazine
Coast Guard ends search for missing workers
Katelyn Carlisle and Rueben Arellano disappeared in the water near Bootheville, Louisiana, on Wednesday morning after their 32-foot workboat capsized.
By Carl Prine
That time Iceland’s bars ran out of beer thanks to US sailors and Marines
Sailors and Marines taking part in NATO’s Trident Juncture exercise wasted no time getting wasted.
By Jon Simkins