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Tag Archives: Korean War
The Seniormost Deaths
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
The Most Terrible Battles
The Duke of Wellington famously said “nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won.” Battles are inherently destructive events, and they leave their scars on landscapes, places, and participants long after the engagement ends. … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Memory, Ties to the War
Tagged Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, Battle of Wilderness, kamikaze, Korea, Korean War, Manila, Okinawa, World War II
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“They Fought Because They Would Not Be Slaves”
Revolutionary War Wednesday and Emerging Revolutionary War is pleased to welcome guest historian Mark Maloy this week. African-Americans fought for the Americans during the Revolutionary War, right? Many of us remember learning about Crispus Attucks dying during the Boston Massacre … Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Civil War, Memory, National Park Service, Revolutionary War, Slavery
Tagged African Americans, American Revolution, Boston, Bunker Hill, Colored Patriots of the American Revolution, Crispus Attucks, Death of General Warren, Emanuel Leutze, Ethopian Regiment, Frederick Douglass, Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, George Washington, John Trumbull, Korean War, Mark Maloy, Patriots, Washington Crossing the Delaware, William C. Nell
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