John J Pershing Commandment

Gen.   John J. Pershing   , a veteran of the Spanish-American War, commanded the AEF. The U.S. was far from prepared to send an army to the European front

Albert Sidney Johnson was a Troop Commander in this battle. Johnston was born in Kentucky and obtained his education at West Point. He graduated in 1826. Johnston's first taste of active service came in 1832 during the Black Hawk Indian War. He resigned his commission afterwards only to return to active duty in 1836. He fought against the United States Indians on the River Neches and served in the Mexican War with Major General Zachary Taylor. Taylor made Johnston a paymaster during Taylor's presidency. He continued his rise in the ranks by becoming a colonel in the 2nd Calvary, a brevet brigadier general commanding the Utah military district and in 1861 the commander of the Pacific Coast.

The United States, after initially seeking to avoid involvement in European quarrels, joined the war in 1917 when German submarines threatened American

John Donelson was born in Virginia on 1718 and died in Kentucky in the year of 1785.John married Rachel Stockley.Together they had eleven children.John and Rachel

After Great Britain made a blockade to stop trade between the U.S and Germany, Germany started to use their u-boats to have unrestricted warfare. On DBQ 16:Why Did We Enter WWI?-Document 5 it says”... the Imperial German Government that on and after the first day of February it [would] use its submarines to sink every vessel that sought to approach… Great Britain… or the western coasts of europe…”Meaning that if they saw anything on the western coasts of europe or entering Great Britain, they would blow it up. This is an example of unrestricted warfare. Another example, according to an article called The Sinking of the Lusitania it says “At 2:10 in the afternoon a torpedo

Instead of doing anything combat related he served in the Corps of Engineers, looking over the construction of the United States’ coastal defenses. However, his service in the Mexican-American war in 1846 changed that. Being a member of General Winfield, he made himself stand out, earning three brevets for gallantry and gaining the rank of colonel from the war. After that,

American trade with the Allies tripled to $3 billion a year between 1914 and 1916 and helped economic recovery in the United States. Berlin then decided on unrestricted submarine warfare, beginning of February 1917, to starve Britain into terms. The Germans were having trouble receiving any goods from the U.S. and other nations, as the British Navy had placed an impenetrable blockade around the European continent. Suffering from a severe lack of supplies and food, Germany consequently began a great submarine campaign in February of

1898. He served as a veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto and contributed in the Somervell

General Hazen graduated from West Point in 1855 at the age of 25. Upon completion of his time at West Point, he was posted to Indian country in Oregon as well as follow on assignments in Texas as an infantry officer . It was here that he began to develop his leadership skills amidst fighting with the Indians, specifically the Comanche Indians . These early conflicts and actions helped give General Hazen the foundation of leadership and combat experience he would ultimately be able to build upon and use during the actions at Fort McAllister.

As Liggett pressed on, Pershing formed the 2nd US Army on the east side of the Meuse and placed Lieutenant General Robert L. Bullard in command. On October

He served under General Winfield Scott and Lee titled himself as a “brave battle commander and brilliant tactician.” After winning the war with Mexico, Lee was known as a hero by Scott.

He was promoted to colonel and in 1863 his troops helped stop Morgan's raiders at Buffington, Ohio. During the Battle of Winchester, Virginia, 1864, his unit's flags were the first to enter the town.

The American Force was the name applied to the American troops serving in Europe during World War I. When congress declared War on Germany in 1917. The United States did not have the organization necessary for the deployment of numbers that would be required. On May 26, 1917, General Pershing was instructed to take his soldiers to France. Pershing cabled the War Department that he would require at least a million men and that there could be as many as three million

By January 1917 representatives from the German navy convinced the military leadership and Kaiser Wilhelm II that a resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare could help defeat Great Britain within five months. German policymakers argued that they could violate the “Sussex pledge” because the United States was not being neutral (Office of the Historian). In January of 1917, British cryptographers deciphered a telegram from German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann to Mexico, offering United States’ territory to Mexico in return for joining the German cause (Childress). Accordingly, on January 31, 1917, the German Ambassador, Count Johann von Bernstorff, presented U.S. Secretary of State Robert Lansing with a note declaring Germany’s intention to restart unrestricted submarine warfare the following day. Stunned by the news, President Wilson went before Congress on February 3 to announce that he had severed diplomatic relations with Germany (Office of the Historian). Throughout February and March 1917, German submarines targeted and sunk several American ships, and many American passengers and seamen died (Office of the Historian). On February 26, Wilson asked Congress for authority to arm American merchant ships with U.S. naval personnel and equipment.

21, 1866 at Fort Riley, Kansas as part of an expansion of the Regular Army following the demobilization of the wartime volunteer