LIFE CHART NAME OF BIOGRAPHEE: John Augustus Sutter (born Johann August Suter) BIRTH DATE: February 15‚ 1803 DEATH DATE: June 18‚ 1880 PLACE OF BIRTH: Kandern‚ Baden‚ Germany (near Switzerland) WHERE DID THIS INDIVIDUAL SPEND HIS OR HER EARLY LIFE? Switzerland DESCRIBE HIS OR HER EDUCATION: military academy‚ apprenticeship to printers and booksellers NAME OF SPOUSE: Anette D’Beld NUMBER OF CHILDREN: 5 NAMES OF SIGNIFICANT RELATIVES: none CAREER(S): Clerk‚ Businessman
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the Navy from the blockage function it had executed until then. Subordinate commanders were aware of the scheme of maneuver and their particular role in it. The 4th Line Regiment had the Eastern Fort as their objective‚ and the Commanders of the 3rd and 1st Regiment even raffled which unit was to attack Fort Ciudadela. In order to ensure surprise‚ Lagos gave strict orders regarding the discipline required during the movement to the enemy battle positions‚ and ordered a deception by setting fires in
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The Red River War of 1874 During the summer of 1874‚ the U. S. Army launched a campaign to remove the Comanche‚ Kiowa‚ Southern Cheyenne‚ and Arapaho Indian tribes from the Southern Plains and enforce their relocation to reservations in Indian Territory. The actions of 1874 were unlike any prior attempts by the Army to pacify this area of the western frontier. The Red River War led to the end of an entire way of life for the Southern Plains tribes and brought about a new chapter in Texas history
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rounding up undesirables who were the cause of many disturbances that could not be handled by local authorities (Davis). In 1881‚ the 9th Cavalry’s headquarters moved to Fort Riley‚ Kansas where it was assigned the unpopular task of keeping settlers out of Indian Territory. Four years later‚ the headquarters was moved to Fort McKinney‚ Washington. Studded with 15 Medals of Honor received between 1870 and 1890‚ the 9th left an enviable campaign record in the legacy of the frontier. In Cuba‚ the 9th
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SUMMARY OF MOVIE: During a US Civil War battle‚ Union Army Officer Lieutenant John J. Dunbar learns that his injured leg is to be amputated. Seeing fellow soldiers with amputated legs‚ he refuses amputation and attempts suicide by riding a horse across the line of fire‚ between the Union and Confederate. His action has the unexpected effect of uniting his mates‚ who storm the distracted Confederates and win the battle. After the battle‚ an experienced general’s surgeon saved Dunbar’s leg. The commanding
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ship. As president of the Confederacy‚ Davis chose to act before the supply ship arrived and take over Fort Sumter. Peace might be preserved if all goes as planned. A note was delivered to Major Robert Anderson demanding the surrender of Fort Sumter by April 12‚ 1861. The time came and passed and cannons were fired; for 33 hours‚ Confederates attacked Fort Sumter‚ consequently “wrecking the fort but killing no one” (The American Vision 344). The destruction continued until Anderson and his men finally
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Thirteenth Amendment prohibited all forms of slavery and servitued Fredericksburg‚ Battle of Decisive victory in virginia for confederate Robert E. Lee Gettysburg address abraham lincolns speech delivered at the gettysburg battlefield Battle of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson Key victory for union general Ulysses S. Grant Battle of Shiloh bloody civil war battle 23‚000 soldiers died Shermans march purposely targeting infrastructure and civilian property Copperheads northern democrats who obstructed the
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Americas National Parks Two wonderful days in Dry Tortugas National Park Today I’m traveling to Dry Tortugas National Park which is located in Florida. The place where I will be staying is a campground in Garden Key which is the same island as Fort Jefferson. My flight leaves in a couple of hours so I should start packing up my stuff and leave. The park called me before I left the house. The people who were on the phone told me that I couldn’t take a normal commercial plane I had to either take
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war of Lexington Concord Benedict made a plan to seize Fort Ticonderoga in New York. So he partnered up with Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys to capture Fort Ticonderoga. On May 10‚ 1775 they successfully seized Fort Ticonderoga‚ Fort George‚ And Crown Point. Benedict tried to take over Quebec but had failed to do so. By 1780 Benedict was being more bitter to the Continental Congress. He was appointed as the command of the fort at West Point he offered to hand it over to the british for
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the gold fields of Montana. The most famous of these was the Fetterman Massacre of 1866‚ on the bitterly cold morning of December 21; about 2‚000 Indians concealed themselves along the road just north of Fort Phil Kearney. A small band made a diversionary attack on a party of woodcutters from the fort‚ and Commandant Colonel Henry Carrington quickly
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