The Red Hand Day campaign works to raise awareness of the abuse of children as child soldiers, and efforts to stop this practice.

This resource provides an overview of the African American soldiers who fought during the Civil War.

A collection of nineteen original photographs of soldiers who served during the Civil War. Each photograph is accompanied by a short essay that includes biographical information about their Civil War experiences and, where possible,...

This primary source set emphasizes the experiences of African American doughboys during the war while also highlighting how they were perceived by white Americans. Use the sources to determine how racism and patriotism shaped the...

A learning module that begins with "Black Soldiers in the Civil War" by The National Archives, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...

A learning module that begins with "The Real "Hacksaw Ridge" Soldier Saved 75 Souls Without, a Gun" by Elizabeth Blair, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a...

Photographs of and letters from black soldiers-both enslaved and free-from the late-eighteenth to mid-nineteenth centuries that examine military experience for African Americans.

In this article, Captain Kirby Jones of the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment's Company B, explains why Company B has almost completely abandoned vehicles for safety on foot. (5 March 2010)

This site offers three versions of the song, "Johnny's Gone for a Soldier." This song was popular during the American Revolutionary War.

A poem from Emily Dickinson, "Bless God, He Went as Soldiers", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Bobby Allen and can access a printable version of this piece.

WACS served in all theatres of the war dispelling the notion that women were unfit for combat conditions.

Comprehensive summary features detailed facts and information on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery that honors the soldiers who have fallen during service to their country.

Find all the information you want to know about Soldier Field, home of the Chicago Bears. Includes interesting facts and details about the facility and team, history of the venue, and news.

Photographs of and letters from slaves and former slaves who fought for the Union or were forced to fight for the Confederacy during the Civil War.

Discusses the peacetime military strategy of Thomas Jefferson which saw the reorganization of the forces under the direction of Meriwether Lewis. Also describes the influence of Baron von Steuben on military training and organization,...

This virtual exhibit showcases a series of letters written from the battlefront during World War One by brothers, Charlie and Wally Gray, who joined the 3rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry in the spring of 1915. Experience life on the...

Both free and enslaved black soldiers fought on both sides fo the Revolutionary War. Learn about the Black Loyalists of Canada, and how some slaves earned their freedom through military service. Includes primary source documents.

A large repository of letters and diaries from both Union and Confederate soldiers, homefront letters, memoirs, and contemporary research files. Includes materials from the war years, 1861-1865, as well as materials from later periods...

This is a video and transcript of John Kerry's testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the topic of the horrors committed by American soldiers in Vietnam and the resulting anger and suffering their participation in the war...

View an entire collection of ambrotype and tintype photographs of Union and Confederate soldiers.

When the war began, many African Americans - North and South - volunteered to serve as soldiers. The vast majority were former slaves who sought to strike at slavery and improve their position in society. Desperate to avert defeat, the...

Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, was first officially observed on May 30, 1868 to honor soldiers who died in the Civil War. It is now celebrated on the last Monday in May and recognizes the efforts of all soldiers who died...

The Borinqueneers, the U.S. military's only all-Hispanic unit, saw their sacrifice and achievements overshadowed by a trumped-up court martial. The U.S. Army's 65th Infantry Regiment, the only all-Hispanic unit that hailed mostly from...

Prints, photographs and documents form the Library of Congress collections tell a story of African Americans and the Civil War including contrabands of war, emancipation, soldiers and missionaries, and fighting for freedom.