American Battle Monuments Commission

The Afro-Americans and The Civil War "No officer in this regiment now doubts that the key to the successful prosecution of this war lies in the unlimited employment of black troops. Their superiority lies simply in the fact that they know the country, while white troops do not, and, moreover, that they have peculiarities of temperament, position, and motive which belong to them alone. Instead of leaving their homes and families to fight they are fighting for their homes and families, and

Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt Jr. was an American statesman, president, frontiersman, war hero, and husband. Born on October 27, 1858, to wealthy socialites in New York City, he lived a privileged young life. While being a distant cousin of future president Franklin Delano Roosevelt Sr., Teddy was of Dutch, Scottish, Irish, English, German, Welsh and French descent. Throughout his childhood, Teddy suffered from debilitating asthma and was different from most other kids. Due to his parents' wealth, he

appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army to fight the British in the American Revolution. Washington fought in a few wars and many battles throughout his military career to include the American Revolutionary War and the French-Indian war (or seven years war). Some of his Revolutionary war battles include the siege at Boston, Valley Forge, the Battle of Brandywine, the Surrender at Yorktown, and the Battle of Long Island among others. Washington had a lengthy military career. He demonstrated

place they had raided. These typically included “religious articles, military banners or symbols, works of art, and important written records,” (Kurtz 1985, 1). These were sought after by the conquerors because they would represent their success in battle for years and they would be able to display them to show their dominance. In Europe, this occurred frequently even before any of the World Wars. The Religious wars of the sixteenth century seemed to accelerate this trend. However, due to the deprivation

treaty precipitated the crushing defeat of the 7th Calvary at the hands of the Sioux nation led by the defiant, "You need not bring any guides; you can find me easily. I will not run away" , Sitting Bull (Cooke 136) in the Battle of Little Bighorn (Cooke 133-151). But this battle, though a victory over the Anglo invaders, was temporary and short-lived. By September 5, 1877 Crazy Horse was dead, Sitting Bull was in exile in Canada and "…in all the Great Plains, from Canada south, there was no longer

resources. Roosevelt was a man that loves the nature. Under Roosevelt conservation become a concerted federal policy. He used his relation with Forestry Service, Gifford Pinchot, to save the nature. About 200 million acres set for national parks, monuments, game preserve, bird preserve, and national forest (Bauer 8). Roosevelt's actions gave new perceptions of the presidency and give so many good impacts to society and nature. His actions made him a modern and ‘progressive'

(Lake Champlain) The Massachusetts Committee of Safety became suspicious of Arnold’s behavior and conduct. Benedict was fed up so he resigned his commission at Crown Point, New York. Arnold tried to persuade the General of New York into letting him invade Quebec. Arnold understood that he would later face consequences with the Massachusetts Committee because of his actions, but he prepared himself.

to become mayor of New York City in 1886 (Cooper). Theodore still remained active in politics by battling corruption as a member of the U.S. Civil Service Commission and the President of the New York City Board of Police Commissioners (Cooper). Later in 1889, President Benjamin Harrison named him to the three-member Civil Service Commission (Roosevelt). Theodore began a steady stream of speechmaking, championing honesty and morality in both the government and politics. In 1895, the New York Mayor

As the 26th president of the United States and also the youngest president ever elected, Theodore Roosevelt faced many challenging decisions, but he knew how to handle them. He fought for what he believed and never backed down from that belief. Theodore Roosevelt faced challenging circumstances while growing up which made many consider him to be frail and not likely to succeed; however, he came to be known as a notable statesman, military leader, governor, vice-president of the United States, and

reform by suing the Northern Security Companies, then trust in the beef, coal and sugar industries. TR was also active in conservation- he set aside 150 million acres for national use, doubled the number of national parks and created sixteen national monuments. In 1902, TR moved to create the Panama Canal. He mediated a peace which brought an end to the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, and won the Nobel Peace Prize. When he heard of the death of his son, Quentin, in 1918, his spirit began to wane as he mourned