Back in the American Civil War, the American military founded its first aerial force, the Union Army Balloon Corps. Thank Union desperation and several entrepreneurs American aeronauts with a good ...

The use of devices to identify the wearer's unit began during the Civil War. Back then worn on the headgear, corps and division badges were originally instituted as a means of controlling ...

Developed during the Civil War and approved by Surgeon ... The AMEDD Regimental Distinctive Insignia incorporated the shield from the Medical Corps Coat of Arms and the motto, To Conserve Fighting ...

Men in service took pride in what their flag meant, whether it symbolized their particular corps or the larger intentions of war ... This section displays objects that were used as flags during the ...

Not even hostilities between the states would separate this father and son, so the younger Johnston became a drummer boy -- a critical position during the Civil War that was responsible for much ...