The Eagle, Globe, and Anchor of the United States Marine Corps, the Crossed Sabers of the Cavalry, the Trident of the Navy SEALs—each emblem a symbol of pride and belonging, a testament to the unbreakable bonds forged in the crucible of shared hardship and triumph. In the end, it is t...
One of the main units engaged against Anderson, the 17th Illinois Cavalry, was described by their commanding general as unreliable and “almost worthless,” so the idea that these second-rate troops might have made a difference elsewhere is very much open to question. Once the hardened Second C...