The Great American History Blog

  Frank Buckles, born February 1, 1901, in Missouri, was the last surviving American World War I veteran, passing away on February 27, 2011,...

 Charles Windolph, born in 1851 in Germany, immigrated to the U.S. and joined the 7th Cavalry. At the Battle of the Little Bighorn in June 1...

  Tom Custer, the younger brother of George Armstrong Custer earned two Medals of Honor during the Civil War. After the Civil War, Tom follo...

  Video :  The Death of Isaiah Dorman: Battle of the Little Bighorn On June 25, 1876, at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, five companies of...

  Elizabeth Thompson’s (Lady Butler) Remnants of an Army (1879) is a depiction of the aftermath of the British retreat from Kabul during th...

  The Battle of Isandlwana, fought on January 22, 1879, less than three years after Custer’s last stand at the Battle of the Little Bighorn,...

  This iconic oil painting, created by British painter Elizabeth Thompson (Lady Butler) in 1881, depicts the charge of the Royal Scots Greys...