May 4 in U.S. military history
1864: Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, general-in-chief of all Union forces, moves the Army of the Potomac out of their
Read More1864: Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, general-in-chief of all Union forces, moves the Army of the Potomac out of their
Read More1778: Capt. John Paul Jones, commanding the Continental sloop-of-war Ranger, leads a daring ship-to-shore raid on the British fortress at
Read More1918: 1st Aero Squadron pilots, equipped with the French Spad biplanes (featured image), perform the first American reconnaissance flight over
Read More1865: The war lost, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee concludes, “There is nothing left for me to do, but to
Read More1865: Robert E. Lee is promoted to General-in-Chief of the Armies of the Confederate States. Lee is the only man
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