Sentences with phrase «troops during the civil war»

After Borden received a patent on his invention he starting producing condensed milk, but it wasn't until it became standard issue for the troops during the Civil War that it really gained popularity.
Did You Know: Originally named «Big Shanty,» Kennesaw served as a supply base for General Sherman's troops during the Civil War.
Over the hotel's 200 - year history, it has hosted 26 presidents and switched between Confederate and Union troops during the Civil War.

Not exact matches

During the Civil War, he refused to fight, saying, «In this respect I am a Quaker,» but he worked through the YMCA and the United States Christian Commission to evangelize the Union troops.
During the early 1950s, the Century's editors could hardly be classified as strategists in the war for civil rights, but they tried their hand at analysis and expressed sympathetic support for both the commanders and the ground troops.
After they visited Republican troops during the Spanish Civil War, Ellen's return plane had been hit by lightning but she arrived back to the Commons just in time to move her Hire Purchase Bill, to protect the poorest in society.
During the Civil War, Albany was a major supply center for the Union troops.
During the Civil War battle of Seven Pines in Virginia in 1862, Confederate troops attacked a strong Union force.
Although 360,000 Union troops had died during the Civil War, the North had not suffered the widespread devastation of the Southern states.
He grew up during an especially turbulent time in the country's history — witnessing the departure of the occupying USSR troops; the ensuing civil war that inflicted incredible hardship on the population as warlords from the Mujahideen sought to fill the power vacuum; the subsequent takeover by the Taliban; and finally the Taliban's ouster by the foreign coalition formed after 9/11.
Celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, the Cliff House first opened its doors here on the West Coast in 1863 — the same year Civil War Union troops repelled General Lee's Confederate advances during the Battle of Gettysburg!
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