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Daily Archives: May 13, 2014
McCook Field
McCook Field, named for Civil War General Alexander McDowell McCook (of the “Fighting McCooks”) who once owned a portion of the land on which it was situated, was established in October 1917. McCook Field was located just north of downtown … Continue reading
Posted in DDN and Dayton
Tagged aviation, Dayton Ohio, McCook Field, World War I, WWI
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The Battle of Resaca, May 13-15, 1864
Beginning on May 7, 1864, the Union army tried to dislodge Confederate positions on Rocky Face Ridge, just outside Dalton, Georgia, with little success. On May 9, 1864, Union General William T. Sherman sent General McPherson and the Army of … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War, Patterson Family, SC&A
Tagged Civil War, Patterson brothers, Robert Patterson, William Patterson
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