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The article reports on the surrender made by Robert E. Lee, former commander of Confederate States Army, to former U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865. Topics mentioned include the importance of the surrender made by Lee on the end of war in Virginia, the importance of the end of rebellion in Virginia, and the relation of soldier William T. Sherman to Grant.

The article offers information on topics to related to American Civil War. Topics mentioned include the surrender made by soldier Robert E. Lee to former U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant, the role of soldiers William T. Sherman and Joseph E. Johnston in the war, and the effects of the Sherman-Johnston Agreement in the American civil war.

Chapter 12 of the book "Nolo's Essential Guide to Divorce," is presented. It focuses on divorce issue involving military personnels of the U.S. It informs that having one spouse in the military affects certain factors like where the divorce will be filed, how support is calculated, custody and visitation decisions and pension rights and other benefits.

The article presents Chapter 14 of the book "Rhythms of Life," which discusses the connection of circadian rhythm in behavioural biology. It mentions that the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Project Agency is making researches that would create metabolically dominant soldier, warriors who do not need sleep in maintaining cognitive and physical performance. On the other hand, several researches revealed that 30 per cent in cognitive performance can be obtained by a person who loss a night sleep.

The article features the U.S. 28th Infantry Division and its involvement in the Battle of Hûrtgen Forest in Normandy in 1944.

The article features the U.S. 1st Infantry Division, known as the "Big Red One," and its involvement in the Battle of Kasserine Pass in Africa in 1943.

The article focuses on the U.S. 2nd Division, known as "Leathernecks," during the fighting at Belleau Wood in France in 1918.

The article focuses on the Confederate soldier, sometimes referred to as "Johnny Reb," at the Battle of Missionary Ridge in 1863.

The article focuses on the 20th Maine at Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg on July 2, 1863.

This article discusses the implications of the changes in the U.S. Armed Forces on military families. The end of conscription had important implications for the family demography of the U.S. military. First, although a majority of personnel in the U.S. armed forces before 1972 had been married, the continuation of military conscription had meant that a considerable proportion of the force would be composed of young unmarried men, turning over fairly frequently, and placing a ceiling on the proportion of the force that was likely to be married. Second, the end of conscription produced a change in the gender composition of the U.S. armed forces. Under conscription, the Selective Service System was able to deliver the required number of young men to the military services.

Reports on the casualties of the U.S. Civil War of 1861. Diseases contracted by soldiers; Contribution of the scarcity of food and supplies to the ill health of army troops; Impact of disease-carrying mosquitos on soldiers.

Focuses on a study which surveyed the opinion of soldiers in the U.S. Army about the extent to which they will agree or disagree in extending the role of women in the military. Methodology; Results and discussion.

Chapter 2 of the book "Social Justice in a Diverse Society" by Tom R. Tyler, Robert J. Boeckmann, Heather J. Smith and Yuen J. Hou is presented. It highlights the relative deprivation theory, one of the major contributions of research on social science on soldiers of the U.S. conducted during World War II. It discusses inconsistency between the subjective and objective judgments in studies exploring the reactions of people to particular personal experiences.

Focuses on the issue of making scapegoats in dealing with the problem of drug addiction in the U.S. military. Questions raised regarding the issue; Prevalence of drug addiction in the military.

Chapter 6 of the book "Everyday Life: The Civil War" is presented. This chapter discusses the involvement of civilians in the U.S. Civil War in the nineteenth century. While soldiers in wartime face each other at the front, civilians back home were involved in another kind of front -- the home front. Young and old alike do all they can to help in the war effort by collecting food and other supplies to be sent to the soldiers in the field.

Chapter 8 of the book "Trapped in the Net: The Unanticipated Consequences of Computerization" by Gene I. Rochlin is presented. It discusses the consequences on the transition of the military to the electronic office, affecting combat systems and the role of military in an era of highly trained personnel and smart weapons. It highlights the start of alteration with the American Civil War, the war fought by soldiers in colorless Union blue and from behind walls and fortifications.

Chapter IX of the book "The Colored Regulars in the United States Army," by T. G. Steward is presented. It offers information the surrender of Cuban warriors to the U.S. soldiers in battles in Cuba. Its states that the bravery of soldiers was fully recognized by the men who surrendered to them and who were capable of appreciating it. It then highlights the 24th Infantry in the fever camp, and explores if Negro soldiers are immune.

An acknowledgement form for the U.S. military personnel is presented.

An image of the Sixth Massachusetts soldiers of the U.S. Army in Baltimore, Maryland on April 19, 1861 print from "The Magazine of American History," is presented.

The article focuses on the incident in which a soldier during the times of the U.S. Civil War who was unaware about the declaration of peace and started living in the forest.

The poem "Heinie the Hostler" is presented. First Line: He's not very handsome or clever, Last Line: whaddy you know about that?

The article presents a speech by former U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, delivered during the fiftieth anniversary of the battle in the presence of Union and Confederate veterans, held in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 4, 1913, in which he discussed the Battle of Gettysburg and the heroic deeds of the soldiers who fought during the battle.