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June 26 in U.S. military history

1862: Confederate forces led by Gen. Robert E. Lee launch a counteroffensive against Maj. Gen. George McClellan’s Army of the

1864: Fighting at Petersburg (Va.) has reached a stalemate and Lt. Col. Henry Pleasants comes up with an idea. Soldiers

1812: Immediately after Congress declares war against the United Kingdom, a squadron of American ships led by Commodore John Rodgers

1775: John Adams of the Second Congressional Congress nominates George Washington, a fellow congressional delegate and veteran of the French

1775: Following the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the Second Continental Congress establishes the Continental Army. Ten rifle companies are