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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Peace Prize 1953
This site from the Nobel eMuseum allows you to learn about George Catlett Marshall (1880-1959 CE), the winner of the 1953 Nobel Peace Prize, through primary and secondary resouces. This website is organized into the following sections:...
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National Park Service: Fort Davis National Historic Site
Discover the historical Fort Davis, a critical military fort during Indian Wars and the Civil War in Southwest Texas. Fort Davis served to protect many people passing by the area between 1854-1891.
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National Park Service: Fort Davis National Historic Site
Discover the historical Fort Davis, a critical military fort during Indian Wars and the Civil War in Southwest Texas. Fort Davis served to protect many people passing by the area between 1854-1891.
Ancestry
Roots web.com: Deborah Sampson
This site from Roots Web.com provides a good in-depth biography of Sampson written by one of her relatives. Includes bibliography.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: George Washington Williams
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features George Washington Williams, an American historian, clergyman, politician, lawyer, lecturer, and soldier who was the first person to write an objective and scientifically researched history...
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Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Deborah Sampson
This Website contains a short biography of Deborah Sampson. Content includes a bibliography as well.
Other
Clara Barton: Women in History
This resource provides a biographical sketch of Clara Barton (1821-1912) includes facts and links to web sites for further research.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Biography of General Colin L. Powell
This site is a biography of Colin Powell. It includes a transcript of an interview with General Colin Powell.
Other
The Great War Primary Document Archive: York, Alvin C. Sergeant
Offers a brief biographical sketch of Sergeant Alvin C. York who fought in France during World War I.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Hale Statue
Statue of Nathan Hale. It was during his treated that an event occurred which showed how much Americans were willing to venture and how bravely they could die for the cause in which they were engaged. A young Connecticut soldier, a Yale...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The San Juan Boundary, 1883
A map of the Puget Sound area of North America showing the area of the boundary dispute between British Columbia and the United States. The San Juan Boundary was the source of a military conflict between the US and British North America....
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Louisiana: Fort Jesup
Fort Jesup was built in 1822 to help protect the western border between American and Spanish territories. Under the command of future U.S. President Zachary Taylor, soldiers at the fort monitored Texas as it passed from Spanish and...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Artemas Ward
Artemas Ward (November 26, 1727 - October 28, 1800) was an American major general in the American Revolutionary War and a Congressman from Massachusetts. President John Adams described him as "...universally esteemed, beloved and...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Banastre Tarleton
General Sir Banastre Tarleton, 1st Baronet, GCB (21 August 1754 - 16 January 1833) was a British soldier and politician. His reputation for ruthlessness and his involvement in the Waxhaw Massacre earned him the nickname "Bloody Ban" and...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: David Emanuel Twiggs
David Emanuel Twiggs (1790 - July 15, 1862) was a United States soldier during the War of 1812 and Mexican-American War and a general of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was one of the oldest generals on...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Henry Whitney Bellows
Henry Whitney Bellows was an American clergyman, and the planner and president of the United States Sanitary Commission, the leading soldiers' aid society, during the American Civil War.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Nathaniel Prentiss Banks
He was an American politician and soldier, served as Governor of Massachusetts, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and as a Union general during the American Civil War.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Thomas Pinckney
(1750-1828) American diplomat and soldier that served in the American Revolutionary war.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New Hampshire: Moffatt Ladd House
1763 home of William Whipple, American Revolutionary War soldier and signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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Battle of Lacolle Mills, 1814
A seller of military antiques provides information on the historic battles of the War of 1812, including the American invasion of Canada and subsequent conflict at Lacolle Mills, Lower Canada. Included are illustrations of soldiers'...
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Battle of Lacolle Mills, 1814
A seller of military antiques provides information on the historic battles of the War of 1812, including the American invasion of Canada and subsequent conflict at Lacolle Mills, Lower Canada. Included are illustrations of soldiers'...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Andrew Pickens
(1739-1817) Soldier of the American Revolution
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Etc: Clip Art Etc: Armand Louis De Goutant Lauzun
Armand Louis de Gontaut, Duc de Lauzun, later duc de Biron, (April 13, 1747 - December 31, 1793) was a French soldier and politician, known for the part he played in the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary Wars.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Baron De Kalb
(1751-1780) German soldier who fought along Lafayette in the American Revolutionary war