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January 26 in U.S. military history

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

Today we honor six Marines killed when their CH-53D Super Stallion helicopter crashed while supporting combat operations in Afghanistan’s Helmand

1803: A mere three weeks after accepting the territory from the Spanish, the French officially hand over New Orleans, the

1777: 18 miles northwest of Philadelphia, Gen. George Washington’s Continental Army establishes its winter camp at Valley Forge. 2,500 of

1864: Lt. Gen. James Longstreet’s forces assault Union-held Fort Sanders. The defenders are well prepared: telegraph wire is strung up