The American Civil War was a conflict that set a country against itself, making enemies out of friends, severing familial bonds, and leaving a legacy that is evident to this day. There is no better illustration of this conflict than the life of Union Major General George Henry Thomas of ...
The history of General George H. Thomas who was a great general of the American Civil War. George H. Thomas was called the Rock of Chickamauga. Major General George H. Thomas was the commander of the Army of the Cumberland.
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Civil War Sesquicentennial Original Works Robert Edward Lee was born on January 19, 1807, at "Stratford" in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He was the fifth child born to Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee and his second wife, Ann Hill (Carter) Lee. He grew up in an area where George Washingt...
Quickly moving from brigade to division command, he aidedMajor General George B. McClellanin organizing the new Army of the Potomac. With the beginning of the Peninsula Campaign in early 1862, he commanded the 2nd Division, III Corps. Advancing up the Peninsula, Hooker's division took part in...
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When theCivil Warcommenced in April 1861, Buell began preparations to return east. Known for his administrative skills, he received a commission as a brigadier general of volunteers on May 17, 1861. Reaching Washington, DC in September, Buell reported toMajor General George B. McClellanand assum...
(dated 27 March 1943) as the100th General Hospitalat Fort George G. Meade, Baltimore, Maryland (AGFRC). A document would follow some months later detailing 30 Enlisted Men from the127th General Hospitalto permanent duty with the 100th.Colonel Sam F. SEELEYbecame the Commanding Officer of ...
Creswicke, South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol 1, 1 ↩︎ Walker to George Richardson. 10 September 1839, Miscellaneous Letters, Box R4/5, Library of Friends; Backhouse, Narrative, 81. ↩︎ Awake, South Africa’s Dutch Reformed Church – A House Divided, 16-19 ↩︎ Binckes...
Tagged Charles Drew, Constitution of the United States, George Washington, John Adams, medical racism, religious quotas, Thomas JeffersonMalaria in the Ranks Posted on July 5, 2022 | 2 comments Malaria (from Italian “bad air”): Infection transmitted to humans by mosquito bites containing singl...