September 18 in U.S. military history
1862: A day after the bloody Battle of Antietam, Gen. George B. McClellan blows yet another opportunity to capture Gen.
Read More1862: A day after the bloody Battle of Antietam, Gen. George B. McClellan blows yet another opportunity to capture Gen.
Read More1791: The commissioners overseeing the construction of the new national capital name the site in honor of President George Washington.
Read More1812: A force of 500-600 Kickapoo, Wea, Potawatomi, Winnebago, Delaware and Shawnee warriors launch an attack on Fort Harrison. Captain
Read More1862: One year after the Confederacy’s “glorious but dear-bought victory” over the Union in the First Battle of Bull Run,
Read More1776: Five days after 15,000 British soldiers land on Long Island, Gen. William Howe’s forces attack the Patriots garrisoned at
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