Walt Whitman is considered one of the greatest poets in American history. Born the second of nine children in straitened circumstances in New York in 1819, he left school at age 11 to help support his ...

Known as “Dead Duck,” a Wyoming Territory soldier was killed in an ambush by Indians during the Fetterman Fight in 1866, and ...

Inspired by his great-uncle who died during the Second World War, Al Cameron is sharing stories of other veterans ...

On Oct. 26, 2024, a group of veterans, reporters, and onlookers gathered in Section 19 of Mound Cemetery to honor Civil War ...

A soldier—a boy often as young as 16—also carried a foot-square, waterproof canvas haversack with three days’ rations; a three-pint canteen (plus apples, blackberries, and other forage); and ...

Lt Glover took Myrtle "the parachick" into battle inside his haversack, but only remembered after a lull in fighting. "Very sadly there was bullet holes through the sack and of course Myrtle was ...

With over 40 armed conflicts now taking place around the world , the costs of warfare are immense and continue to mount with each passing day.Author ...

"And just at that moment in walked Harold Wilson with his haversack and pipe, and went to look at the bookshelf. "So I said to this chap, 'Don't fool about with backbench MPs, why don't we go ...

For the Volunteers, this involved a standard tunic with rolled collar, dark green shoulder straps and pointed cuffs, brown leather bandolier and white canvas haversack. However, uniform was not ...

After alighting at Dadar station around 5:32 pm, he realised that he had left his haversack on the train. It contained his ...