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August 6 in U.S. military history

1763: With Ottawa chief Pontiac laying siege to Fort Pitt (modern-day Pittsburgh), a force marches to the frontier fort to

1861: Following their victory in the Battle of Rich Mountain in western Virginia two days ago, Union forces led by

1830: Following nearly four years at sea, the sloop of war USS Vincennes arrives at New York, becoming the first

1863: During day two of the Battle of Chancellorsville, Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson is shot by a Confederate sentry

1777: 18 miles northwest of Philadelphia, Gen. George Washington’s Continental Army establishes its winter camp at Valley Forge. 2,500 of