Introduction The Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States (MOLLUS), or simply the Loyal Legion is a United States patriotic order, organised 15 April 1865, by three veteran officers of the Army. The original membership was composed of members of the Army, Navy, or Marine Corps of the United States, who had… Read More
Introduction The Blue Ridge Rifles, established in 1950, is a military precision drill team within the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) programme at the University of North Georgia, a US senior military college. It is not directly affiliated with the Blue Ridge Rifles that existed as a military unit of the Confederate States Army during… Read More
Introduction Wentworth Military Academy and College was a private two-year military college and high school in Lexington, Missouri. Wentworth was one of six (now four) military junior colleges (MJCs) in the United States. The institution was founded in 1880 and closed in 2017. Brief History Background Lexington’s American Civil War Battle of the Hemp Bales… Read More
Introduction Judson College was a private women’s college in Marion, Alabama. It was founded in 1838 and suspended its academic operations on 31 July 2021. Brief History It was founded by members of Siloam Baptist Church in 1838, making it the fifth-oldest women’s college in the country. Judson was named after Ann Hasseltine Judson, the… Read More
Introduction Arthur MacArthur Jr. (02 June 1845 to 05 September 1912) was a lieutenant general of the United States Army. He became the military Governor-General of the American-occupied Philippines in 1900; his term ended a year later due to clashes with the civilian governor, future-US President William Howard Taft. His son, Douglas MacArthur, was one… Read More
Introduction The Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States (MOLLUS), or simply the Loyal Legion is a United States patriotic order, organised 15 April 1865, by three veteran officers of the Army. The original membership was composed of members of the Army, Navy, or Marine Corps of the United States, who had… Read More
Introduction Thomas Ward Custer (15 March 1845 to 25 June 1876) was a United States Army officer and two-time recipient of the Medal of Honour for bravery during the American Civil War. A younger brother of George Armstrong Custer, he served as his aide at the Battle of Little Bighorn against the Lakota and Cheyenne… Read More
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