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United States Naval History: Uniforms and Insignia(198 total words in this text)(4357 Reads)  Lord, Francis A. Uniforms of the Civil War. S. Brunswick, N.J.: T. Yoseloff, 1970. 174 pp. Martin, H. Lawrence and William F. R. Gilroy. The Uniforms of the Chaplain Corps, U.S. Navy. NAVPERS 15570. Washington: U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps; distributed by GPO, 1985. 44 pp. National Geographic Society. Insignia and Decorations of the U.S. Armed Forces, by Gilbert Grosvenor and others. Rev. ed. Washington: National Geographic Society, 1945. 208 pp. Reprinted from the June, October and December 1943 issues of the National Geographic Magazine. Rankin, Robert H. Uniforms of the Sea Services: A Pictorial History. Annapolis: U.S. Naval Institute, 1962. 234 pp. Schoonmaker, W. M. &auot;Naval Uniforms-Origin and Development." U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings 58 (April 1932): 509-527. Smith, Horatio D. "Old Uniforms of the United States Service." United Service 2 (1889): 192-201, 260-271, 375-388. Tily, James C. The Uniforms of the United States Navy. New York: Yoseloff, 1964. 338 pp. U.S. Naval History Division. Uniforms of the U.S. Navy, 1776-1898. 12 color lithographs. Washington: GPO, 1966. -----. Uniforms of the U.S. Navy, 1900-1967. 12 color lithographs. Washington: GPO, 1968. |
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1862:
Admiral David Farragut captures New Orleans a day after his fleet successfully sailed past two Confederate forts on the Mississippi River.
1864: For the second time in a week, a Confederate force captures a Union wagon train trying to supply the Federal force at Camden, Arkansas. 1898: The United States declares war on Spain. 1915: Australian and New Zealand troops land at Gallipoli in Turkey. 1945: Eight Russian armies completely encircle Berlin, linking up with the U.S. First Army patrol, first on the western bank of the Elbe, then later at Torgau. Germany is, for all intents and purposes, Allied territory. 1952: After a three day fight against Chinese Communist Forces, the Gloucestershire Regiment is annihilated on "Gloucester Hill," in Korea. 1972: Hanois 320th Division drives 5,000 South Vietnamese troops into retreat and traps about 2,500 others in a border outpost northwest of Kontum in the Central Highlands. |
