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Hatteras to Fort Fisher: The Civil War’s Forgotten Laboratory for Amphibious Warfare

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The amphibious tradition of the United States military is one that dates back to the founding of the United States. The American Civil War is no exception to this tradition. When Union troops struggled ashore at Hatteras Inlet in 1861, soaked

17 September 1862: the Bloodiest Single Day in American History - the Battle of Antietam by Scott Lyons

The Battle of Antietam, fought on 17 September 1862, between Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and Union Gen. George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac, remains one of the most significant battles of the American Civil War.

"They Shoot Horses, They Do!" by Randall S. Wells, Jr.

Since time immemorial, mankind has used animals in one form or another during armed conflict. Ancient historian Livy tells of how the Romans used geese to avert an attack from Gallic barbarians in 386 B.C. Livy relates that as barbarian invaders si

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THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR: WAR BETWEEN THE STATES 1861-65

Hatteras to Fort Fisher: The Civil War’s Forgotten Laboratory for Amphibious Warfare

17 September 1862: the Bloodiest Single Day in American History - the Battle of Antietam by Scott Lyons

"They Shoot Horses, They Do!" by Randall S. Wells, Jr.

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