American military weapons may have looked a lot different had it not been for the invention of one Civil War-era firearm—the Gatling gun.

In the optimistic missive, Washington extols the revolutionary spirit of the American people—even in defeat—and makes a rare ...

A rural metro community is celebrating on President's Day its connection to the nation's first president, George Washington.

After a British attack on Danbury, Connecticut, Washington wrote the loss of supplies was trivial compared to the resistance by local militias.