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English: The American Soldier, 1862 - by H. Charles McBarron: The Citizens Corps of Wisconsin at South Mountain, Maryland. With the outbreak of the Civil War in the United States, a number of ethnically-oriented militia groups responded to President Lincoln's call for volunteers to preserve the union.
William Douglas (January 17, 1742 – May 28, 1777) was an American military officer who led regiments from Connecticut during the American Revolutionary War. The son of John Douglas (1703-1766) and Olive Spaulding (1709-1752), he was born in Plainfield, Connecticut , Douglas began his military career as a soldier in the French and Indian War ...
As a consequence Washington ordered the new Quartermaster General, Thomas Mifflin, to move the American army overland from Boston to Connecticut and arrange to transport troops and "stores, Artillery, Camp Equipage &c" to New York. Mifflin made the necessary arrangements with a number of Connecticut merchants.
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Hispanic Americans, also referred to as Latinos, served in all elements of the American armed forces in the war.They fought in every major American battle in the war. According to House concurrent resolution 253, 400,000 to 500,000 Hispanic Americans served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II, out of a total of 16,000
English: Study of an American Soldier, by Henry Ossawa Tanner. In the collections of the Telfair Museums. From the museum: "ARTIST Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859 - 1937) DATE c. 1917 - 1918 MEDIUM hard charcoal and lead pencil on paper DIMENSIONS Sheet: 16 7/8 × 13 5/8 inches (42.9 × 34.6 cm) CREDIT LINE Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred D. Bentley Sr. and Mr. and Mrs. J. Alan Sellars.
America's Army: Rise of a Soldier is a game developed by Secret Level. In addition to containing the original America's Army, the game includes a single player mode based on Major Jason Amerine's experiences in Afghanistan in 2001. It was released in the United States on November 17, 2005 for the Xbox.
Army men, or plastic soldiers, are toy soldiers that are about 5 cm (2.0 in) tall and most commonly molded from low-density polyethylene plastic, which makes them durable and flexible. Unlike the more expensive toy soldiers available in hobby shops, army men are sold at low prices in discount stores and supermarkets.