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March 20 in U.S. Military History

1863: Confederate cavalry under the command of the famous — some might argue, infamous — Kentucky raider, Brig. Gen. John

1945: The aircraft carrier USS Franklin sails to within 50 miles of the Japanese mainland – closer than any U.S.

1865: Desperate for manpower on the front lines, the Confederate government approves enlisting and arming slaves. Although Gen. Robert E.

1813: The sloop-of-war USS Hornet (the third of eight so-named American warships) under the command of Capt. James Lawrence sinks

1945: As Task Force 58’s carrier-based planes fly close air support for the Marines fighting on Iwo Jima, Japanese kamikaze