Nancy Hart, Georgia Heroine of the Revolutionary War
Nancy Hart, a six-foot, muscular, crossed-eyed Georgian, proved in the American Revolution she was no one to trifle with.
Category: Once, in America history blog
West Virginians’ Experiences on D-Day
West Virginians who took part in the D-Day invasion included paratroopers, Rangers, riflemen, medics, and shipboard personnel; 38 men from the Mountain State died that day.
Twilight of the Grand Army of the Republic
As the “Greatest Generation” fades away, some thoughts on the passing of the last Civil War veterans decades earlier.
Yappy the Dog was a ‘Rubber Retriever’ During WW2
In WW2 a small dog named Yappy pulled rubber balls from the Harlem River for America’s war effort.