It was the bloodiest day of America's Civil War and remains the bloodiest one-day battle in American history. This week (Sept. 17) in 1862, some 24,000 soldiers died or were ...

Antietam: After 145 Years, It Still Has New Stories to Tell. September 11, 2007. By Gene Thorp. Some irresistible force always draws me to this haunting place.

President Trump announced Tuesday that he will restore the names of Fort Robert E. Lee and six other military bases that formerly honored Confederate war leaders. “For a little breaking news, we ...

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump said that he's restoring the name of Fort Robert E. Lee and other current or former military instillations that were previously named after soldiers that led the ...

Rather than restore the name of Gen. Robert E. Lee, the Confederate commander who defended slavery, the Army found Pvt. Fitz Lee, who was Black and fought in the Spanish-American War.