May 8 in U.S. military history
1846: (Featured image) In the first major battle of the Mexican War, U.S. Army forces under the command of Gen.
Read More1846: (Featured image) In the first major battle of the Mexican War, U.S. Army forces under the command of Gen.
Read More1864: Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, general-in-chief of all Union forces, moves the Army of the Potomac out of their
Read More1863: During day two of the Battle of Chancellorsville, Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson is shot by a Confederate sentry
Read MoreFeatured image: “… to the shores of Tripoli…” Lt. Presley O’Bannon leading Marines during the Battle of Derna, inspiring the
Read More1777: 16-year-old Sybil Ludington – “the female Paul Revere” – begins her 40-mile, all-night ride across an isolated circuit of
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