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James Henry BRADY, Congress, ID (1862-1918)

Senate Years of Service: 1913-1918 Party: Republican BRADY James Henry , a Senator from Idaho; born in Indiana County, Pa., June 12, 1862; moved with his parents to Johnson County, Kans., in…

Preston B. PLUMB, Congress, KS (1837-1891)

Senate Years of Service: 1877-1891 Party: Republican PLUMB Preston B. , a Senator from Kansas; born in Delaware County, Ohio, October 12, 1837; attended a preparatory school; learned the trade…

Edmund Needham MORRILL, Congress, KS (1834-1909)

MORRILL Edmund Needham , a Representative from Kansas; born in Westbrook, Cumberland County, Maine, February 12, 1834; attended school in his native town and was graduated from Westbrook Seminary…

David H. Petraeus

General David Howell Petraeus led the American military "surge" in Iraq (2007-08) and commanded international forces in Afghanistan (2010-11) before resigning as CIA director under cloud of scandal…

Jack Richard MILLER, Congress, IA (1916-1994)

Senate Years of Service: 1961-1973 Party: Republican MILLER Jack Richard , a Senator from Iowa; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., June 6, 1916; moved to Sioux City, Iowa, with his parents in…

A History of Women in the U.S. Military

From Continental Army Soldier Deborah Samson to the first female Army Rangers, Capt. Kristen Griest and 1st Lt. Shaye Haver, American women have been serving in the U.S. Military for hundreds…

Chauncey Judd: Returning From Mill

The Tories Returning From Mill Halloo, youngster! give me ride, said a young man bearing a musket, and having a military sash around his waist, at the same time springing into the…

Kansas, state, United States

(Encyclopedia) CE5 KansasKansaskănˈzəs [key], midwestern state occupying the center of the coterminous United States. It is bordered by Missouri (E), Oklahoma (S), Colorado (W), and Nebraska (N…

Sherman, William Tecumseh

(Encyclopedia) Sherman, William Tecumseh, 1820–91, Union general in the American Civil War, b. Lancaster, Ohio. Sherman is said by many to be the greatest of the Civil War generals. Sherman was…