Featured in indian warsBYTeam MightyDec 27, 2022ShareThe last Medal of Honor recipient of the Indian Wars wasn’t even a combatantPvt. Oscar Burkard was a U.S. Army hospital steward stationed in Minnesota in 1898. The United States had just been… BYTeam MightyDec 27, 2022ShareBYBlake StilwellOct 6, 2022ShareThe 5 Native American tribes most feared by the US ArmyThough they’re often overlooked by military historians – not Native historians, mind you – the Plains Wars of the post-Civil War era saw some of the most brutal fighting between the American government and the native tribes fighting for their w… BYBlake StilwellOct 6, 2022ShareBYLogan NyeApr 29, 2020ShareTheir first battle: George A. Custer charges into ManassasFamous Maj. Gen. George A. Custer is probably best known for his exploits after the Civil War, but he graduated from West Point in June 1861, arriving in the regular Army just in time to lead cavalrymen in the First Battle of Bull Run that July. Yea… BYLogan NyeApr 29, 2020ShareBYBlake StilwellSep 12, 2019ShareThere was a real-life Major Payne who was way less funnyIn a small county in Northern Alabama, there’s a town named for Major Payne. It’s not named after the hilarious, quotable 1995 movie starring Damon Wayans. It’s named for a little-known U.S. Army officer who was stationed in the area in the 1830s… BYBlake StilwellSep 12, 2019Share
BYTeam MightyDec 27, 2022ShareThe last Medal of Honor recipient of the Indian Wars wasn’t even a combatantPvt. Oscar Burkard was a U.S. Army hospital steward stationed in Minnesota in 1898. The United States had just been… BYTeam MightyDec 27, 2022Share
BYBlake StilwellOct 6, 2022ShareThe 5 Native American tribes most feared by the US ArmyThough they’re often overlooked by military historians – not Native historians, mind you – the Plains Wars of the post-Civil War era saw some of the most brutal fighting between the American government and the native tribes fighting for their w… BYBlake StilwellOct 6, 2022Share
BYLogan NyeApr 29, 2020ShareTheir first battle: George A. Custer charges into ManassasFamous Maj. Gen. George A. Custer is probably best known for his exploits after the Civil War, but he graduated from West Point in June 1861, arriving in the regular Army just in time to lead cavalrymen in the First Battle of Bull Run that July. Yea… BYLogan NyeApr 29, 2020Share
BYBlake StilwellSep 12, 2019ShareThere was a real-life Major Payne who was way less funnyIn a small county in Northern Alabama, there’s a town named for Major Payne. It’s not named after the hilarious, quotable 1995 movie starring Damon Wayans. It’s named for a little-known U.S. Army officer who was stationed in the area in the 1830s… BYBlake StilwellSep 12, 2019Share
