Seven cartridges against a ramrod

Seven cartridges against a ramrod

In the summer of 1863, Abraham Lincoln personally tested the seven-shot Spencer on the lawn behind the War Department building—but by the end of the Civil War, the repeating rifle remained a weapon of the minority, and...
Berezina: a slandered victory

Berezina: a slandered victory

The Battle of Berezina marked the final point in the Patriotic War of 1812. Napoleon's army was routed, but the victory of Russian arms was diminished and slandered.