Douglas MacArthur Douglas MacArthur is a name most Americans should know. Born and raised in a military family MacArthur rose to become one of the most important Generals in U.S. history. MacArthur played important roles in World War I and II as well as in the Korean conflict. MacArthur was a very controversial figure being a great general but having a burning desire to destroy the communist governments that might have led to World War III. Born in the barracks of unnamed military base in Little
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Woodrow Wilson was born on December 28th‚ 1856 in Staunton‚ Virginia. He and his siblings grew up in Augusta‚ Georgia and Columbia‚ South Carolina. Two years after his education at Davidson College ended; Woodrow Wilson entered Princeton University and graduated in 1879. After college Wilson became an attorney and in 1883 he changed his profile to a college professor because he was unsuccessful as an attorney. He then enrolled at Johns Hopkins University in a doctoral program to become a college
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Have you heard of Bull Nelson? He was an important Civil War general for the Union. He helped to keep the states together. He was involved in many important events and an important part of them. Bull Nelson was born in Maysville‚ KY. On September 27‚ 1824. He Was the third child and youngest son of Dr. Thomas W. Nelson. His family was seen as an important one‚ by its friends and neighbors. Nelson was enrolled in the Collegiate Department of Captain Partridge’s military school at the age of 13.
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The Springfield Rifle Model 1861‚ also called the Springfield Rifle-Musket‚ was a widely used rifle in the Civil War. Its purpose was to kill the enemy on both the Union and Confederate sides. It was first manufactured in Springfield‚ Massachusetts in the Springfield Armory. That was where the Springfield Rifle got its name. Both the North and the South used this rifle due to its immense power. The Springfield Rifle was considered to be a very useful combat weapon in the fight of the Civil War (“Springfield
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Lieutenant Colonel Weldon Honeycutt was born in 1931 in Greensboro‚ NC. He lied about his age and ended up enlisting at the age of 16. He was a hardnosed leader and very determined to accomplish his missions. This was proven during the Korean War where he served under General William Westmoreland. There he was able to overrun the Chinese from a hilltop after several units failed to do so. Because of his actions on gaining this objective‚ he separated himself from the other leaders in the eyes
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It is about 6 o’ clock in the morning‚ and we are in the rest trenches due to continuous firing from a rifle gun and a machine gun. It’s been going on for approximately four hours. There is a short silence and another splutter of about 20 rounds. I turn to my side while sitting in the trench and in doing so‚ I dislodge some dirt from the side of the trench which of course falls into my ear and mouth. I am going to take a nap‚ but‚ I will be fully dressed because the situation I am in demands for
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Why did William win the battle of Hastings? In this essay I am writing about why William Duke of Normandy won the battle of Hastings. At the time of Edward the confessor there were three claimants to the English throne. One of the claimants was Harold’s. He believed he should be on the throne because he was Edward the confessor’s brother; he was born in England and was the most powerful English earl. The next claimant was William duke of Normandy. William believed he should be king because Edward
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Patrick Edward Connor commanded the Stockton Blues of the California Militia at the outbreak of the Civil War. He quickly recruited the Blues to regimental strength and was appointed colonel‚ 4 September 1861. The regiment and two companies of the 2d California Cavalry were immediately ordered to Utah Territory to protect the Overland Stage and Pacific Telegraph rights of way‚ and to act as a force of observation in order to forestall any joint activity between Mormon recalcitrants and Southern sympathizers
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Grant is in a position where every day is filled with anxiety and fear that it may be his last‚ but this is not easily recognized in his writing. In his letters he speaks in such a way that he seems calm and is taking everything confidently. For instance‚ in a letter to his friend John W. Lowe‚ on May 3rd‚ 1847‚ he writes‚ “You say you would like to hear more about the war. If you had seen as much of it as I have you would be tired of the subject. I am heartily tired of the wars. If you were to see
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William L. Clarke By :Omar Moustafa and Eliot Grenfell Imagine being shot 18 times at an age less than 18 and surviving . This happened to William F. Clarke at such a young age. This heroic young man was chosen to be the main subject of my project because he might be the most gallant and brave individual that stepped on the soil of the Civil war. William has a completely impressive and astonishing story. William F. Clarke was a private in Company A of the 1st Connecticut cavalry
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