Month: February 2022

Newspaper accounts of the Philippine-American War (Library of Congress Chronicling America)

Naval battles of the War of 1898

Troops landing at Daiquiri, Cuba

Some links for your consideration:

Matthew Pearl, “K Troop,” Slate 3/4/16

The Army and Reconstruction, 1865-1877 (Army Center of Military History)

Little Bighorn National Monument (National Park Service)

Wounded Knee Massacre (1890) Primary Source Set from Digital Public Library of America

A Civil War Soldier’s Equipment

Civil War Rations

Infantry Tactics

Battle of First Manassas (Bull Run) 16-21 July 1861

Summary of Eastern Theater

Summary of 1862

Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam), Maryland – 17 Sept 1862

Battle of Fredericksburg – 11-13 Dec 1862

Battle of Buena Vista late February 1847 (animation, 16:47)

Contemporary legacies: Mexican Americans still fighting land claims from the 1846 treaty era (ABC News Nightline)

Lots to cover in this early 19th century era! Some useful links and resources:

“Fighters to the End,” about the bitter rivalry between Sylvanus Thayer and Alden Partridge.

Ships of Sail (US Navy. Explore frigates, brigs, and sloops). The only remaining US Navy sailing ship in commission is the USS Constitution. See for example, the USS Constitution‘s Battle Record (our source for last time’s letters describing battle with HMS Java, Dec 1812)

1821 Army Regulation Manual, authored by Gen. Winfield Scott

A Soldier Recalls the Cherokee Trail of Tears (1838, written in 1890)

Maj Gen Scott’s Military Order No. 25 regarding Cherokee removal, 1838