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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Guadalcanal
November 1 in U.S. military history
1904: The brand-new U.S. Army War College opens its doors to three majors and six captains, among them Capt. (future
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October 26 in U.S. military history
1909: U.S. Army Lt. (future brig. gen.) Frederick Erastus Humphreys becomes the first Army aviator to solo in a heavier-than-air
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October 23 in U.S. military history
1864: In Westport, Mo. (present-day Kansas City), Maj. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis’ 22,000-man Army of the Border defeats a heavily
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October 6 in U.S. military history
1777: Near what will soon become the United States Military Academy (West Point, N.Y.), British troops simultaneously attack – and
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