World War I Archives – Page 12 of 15

“Harvard Eddie” Grant and the fallen baseball players of World War I

101 years ago this week, U.S. Army Capt. Eddie Grant was killed in action on the Western Front. “Harvard Eddie”

Each week we will be exploring the connections (both in print and on OpsLens TV) between seemingly disconnected events that

1861: Col. Robert E. Lee, considered for a top command by Gen. Winfield Scott (whom Lee served as a chief

[This Day in Military History is published daily at OpsLens.com] 1862: As Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s 42,000-man force marches

1794: The first six officers of the new United States Navy receive their commissions: Captain John Barry (the first captain