Forged by fire, the reinvention and modernization of the U.S. Army in the Civil War. By Kevin Braafladt March 10, 2025 1 / 5 Show Caption + Union Soldiers at rest after drill, Petersburg, Va., 1864.

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Civil War, the new A24 film from British director Alex Garland, imagines a scenario that might not seem so far-fetched to some; a contemporary civil war breaking out in the United States. In this ...