August 8 in U.S. military history
1863: Following his defeat at Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee sends a letter of resignation to Confederate president Jefferson Davis.
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Civil War
August 2 in U.S. military history
1776: Although the Continental Congress voted to establish “the thirteen united [sic] States of America” on July 2 and adopted
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July 30 in U.S. military history
1780: A force of 600 militiamen led by Col. Isaac Shelby surrounds Thicketty Fort (South Carolina) and demands that the
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July 26 in U.S. military history
1861: Brig. Gen. Irvin McDowell’s 35,000-man army departs Washington, D.C., marching to meet Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard’s Confederate force assembled along
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July 21 in U.S. military history
1823: U.S. Navy Midshipman and acting-lieutenant (future admiral) David Glasgow Farragut leads a raiding party of cutlass-armed sailors and Marines
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