November 5 in U.S. military history
1862: Realizing an army led by Gen. George McClellan would never defeat the Confederates, Pres. Abraham Lincoln removes the cautious
Read More1862: Realizing an army led by Gen. George McClellan would never defeat the Confederates, Pres. Abraham Lincoln removes the cautious
Read More1783: Gen. George Washington delivers his “Farewell Address to the Army” near Princeton, N.J., in which he refers to the
Read More1909: U.S. Army Lt. (future brig. gen.) Frederick Erastus Humphreys becomes the first Army aviator to solo in a heavier-than-air
Read More1812: The frigate USS United States under the command of Capt. (future commodore) Stephen Decatur — hero of Tripoli and
Read More1742: After disease and poor management leads to the deaths of all but 600 of the 3,500-man 61st Regiment of
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