By the time Congress got around to awarding the promised rifles to “Aiken’s Volunteers” on May 20, 1826, the U.S. Army had ...

Ralph Waldo Emerson later coined it "The Shot Heard Round the World" because of the implications the event had in escalating ...

“These musket balls can be considered collectively as ‘The Shot Heard Round the World,’ and it is incredible that they have survived this long. It is also a poignant reminder that we are all ...