First Two Women Generals in U.S. Military History
By Tony Pettinato on May 15, 2018
An article about the first two women generals in U.S. Army history: Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth Paschel Hoisington... (Read More)
Tag: U.S. Army
1800s Newspaper Ad: Reward for Army Deserters
By Thomas Jay Kemp on January 31, 2013
Fort Johnson in South Carolina was no different from Army bases across the country. From time to time soldiers deserted, as these men did on 3 January 1810. Captain A.B. Armistead wanted them back—and so he ran a newspaper ad offering “ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD for six Deserters, who deserted from this post on... (Read More)
