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January 29 in U.S. military history

1863: Following a series of clashes between white settlers and the Shoshone Indians, Col. Patrick E. Connor’s 3rd California Volunteer

1915: Pres. Woodrow Wilson signs into law the congressionally approved merger of the “Life Saving” and “Revenue Cutter” services, thus

1837: U.S. soldiers and Marines under the command of Col. Archibald Henderson — a serving Marine Corps commandant — defeat

1863: Following the Union general’s disastrous defeat at the Battle of Fredericksburg in December and the failed “Mud March” on

1787: Former Continental Army captain Daniel Shays leads a group of 2,000 American rebels on a raid against the Springfield