Army History 2
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- What date was the Army flag dedicated?
- 14 June 1956 (it was approved 12 June 1956)
- What is the oldest part of our Army?
- The Army National Guard (In December 1636, the Massachusetts Bay Colony organized America’s first militia regiments, some of which still serve today in the Army National Guard.)
- What did the U.S. Army begin?
- June 14, 1775
- Who was the first commander in Chief of the Continental Army?
- George Washington
- When was the start of the Revolutionary War?
- 19 April, 1775
- When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
- July 04, 1776
- The Army received it’s first real training from what former Prussian Officer at Valley Forge in the winter of 1778?
- Baron Fredreich von Steuben
- What did Baron Fredriech von Steuben teach the Continental Army at Valley Forge?
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He taught the Continental Army:
* A simplified but effective version of the drill formations and movements of European armies.
* Proper care of equipment.
* The use of the bayonet (a weapon in which British superiority had previously been marked).
* He impressed upon officers their responsibility for taking care of the soldiers.
* Taught NCOs how to train and lead those soldiers. - On what date did the Revolutionary War officially end with a signing of a peace treaty in Paris?
- 03 September 1783
- What is the name of the document that originally governed the United States and was later replaced by the “Constitution�
- The Articles of Confederation
- The nation nearly doubled in 1803 when it purchased a huge expanse of territory from France in what became known as what?
- The Louisiana Purchase
- Who was one of the most prolific writers of the early 19th century and would be the author of “The Army Regulations of 1821â€, the first written regulation by the Army since the publication of Baron von Steubens “Blue Bookâ€?
- General Winfield Scott
- What were some of the areas covered in “The Army Regulations of 1821â€.
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* The Hand Salute
* How to conduct a march
* How to make a good stew for the company - What is the bloodiest war in American history?
- The Civil War with the death of over 600,000 Americans on both sides.
- When and where did the Civil War actually begin?
- The Civil War being in April of 1861 when South Carolina militia forces fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor.