At the height of the war against Mexico the U.S. Army grew to an approximate 73,000 Soldiers with 35,000 of them being considered as a part of the Regular Army.

A number of U.S. military units in operation today date back to the days of the Civil War -- and 48 of them were not on the winning side. Still, they were in storied battles and today carry the ...

The White House has said the administration was planning a historic celebration for the Army's 250th birthday. The Army was established on June 14, 1775, ...

3. Civil War (1861-1865) > Headwear: The M1858 army hat worn by Union troops in this period was made of black felt and had a three-inch brim held up on one side with a brass eagle. These hats also ...

The short-lived Union Army Balloon Corps in the Civil War was in a way the U.S. military's first air force. The year: 1861. The problem: Pro-slavery states had broken away from the Union, ...

People inspect the site of an airstrike by Saudi-led coalition in Sanaa, Yemen, in 2019. (Hani Mohammed/AP) Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and General Dynamics, three of the five largest U.S. defense ...

A Civil War brigadier general served as the commanding officer (C.O.) of two different military forts in present-day North Dakota. From 1870 to 1872, Lewis Cass Hunt was C.O. of Fort Abercrombie ...