The first true commander-in-chief of the armed forces to lead the Revolutionary War was not, as many believe, George ...

Christy Emmanuel can trace one family line to 1234. Those who followed are tied to U.S. history and now chronicled in a ...

The commander-in-chief initially barred black soldiers from joining the ranks, but he came to understand the value—both moral ...

President Trump delivered remarks at the 250th Anniversary of the U.S. Army Grand Military Parade and Celebration, an event ...

The Army commemorated its 250th anniversary with a festival and parade in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, which is also ...

George Washington confronted a smallpox epidemic with a belief in science—and a controversial plan. ... Washington’s Continental Army had set up camp across the Charles River from the stricken ...

Two hundred and fifty years ago, the Second Continental Congress appointed George Washington to be commander in chief of the newly formed American army. Never before had a war been fought for the ...

It's the U.S. Army's birthday. Originally created as a small force, its soldiers have played a major role in the U.S.'s ...

It happened 250 years ago this very week… “I do not think myself equal to the Command I am honored with.”  It was with these ...

When the Continental Army formed 250 years ago at the beginning of the Revolutionary War, George Washington was appointed its ...

Here are some things you may not know about the U.S. Army, which will be honored Saturday in Washington, D.C. with a military parade.

Washington had the requisite charisma and leadership abilities, but he was also chosen because he didn’t crave the job. As the oft-quoted theologian and author James Freeman Clarke is credited with ...