Tag Archives: Joseph Stilwell

The Seniormost Deaths

Posted on April 6, 2019 by Chris Kolakowski

Today in 1862, Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston was mortally wounded at the head of his troops during the Battle of Shiloh (or Pittsburg Landing). A plaque on the battlefield, placed by the War Department shortly after the park’s founding, … Continue reading →

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The Great March From Cumberland Gap

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Chris Kolakowski

Today in 1862 ended one of the epic marches in American military history, the evacuation of the Union garrison at Cumberland Gap to the Ohio River. The men, 7,000 under Brigadier General George W. Morgan, endured a test not often … Continue reading →

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Civil War Echoes: Burma Guerrillas

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Chris Kolakowski

I’ve lately been reading about World War II’s China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater at length. Fought 1942-45 between the Japanese and puppet Indian and Burmese forces against British, Indian, Gurkha, African, American, and Chinese forces, the campaign moved up and down Burma … Continue reading →

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