No not at all.
about 1,600 miles
about 700 miles
President William McKinley, General Nelson A. Miles, US Army, Admiral George Dewey, US Navy. There were also countless numbers of Squad, Platoon, and company leaders who deserve recognition. There were thouands of nameless individual leaders at any one time who made a genuine difference.
Confederate General Lee had sent a three military force to capture Martinsburg and Harper's Ferry in the middle of September, 1862. The Confederate commanders sent on this mission had been out maneuvered by Union General Julius White. He had been the commander at Martinsburg and on the night of September 11, 1862 evacuated Martinsburg to consolidate his forces with Colonel D. S. Miles who commanded the Union forces at Harper's Ferry. This almost doubled the Union troops there to 13,000 men.
disrupt supply lines sustaining the city of Vicksburg.
Theodore Roosevelt and George Dewey
General Nelson A. Miles.
On September 15, 1862, Union Colonel Miles and General White commanded the Union arsenal at Harper's Ferry. Colonel Miles was injured by cannon fire so his "co-commander" General White made the formal surrender to Confederate forces.
Lee and his forces attacked Harpers Ferry on September 15-16, 1862. The Union garrison, commanded by Colonel Dixon Miles, surrendered on September 15 after a day of intense fighting. The Confederate victory at Harpers Ferry freed up Lee's forces to regroup and continue their invasion of the North.
30 miles
about 1,600 miles
about 700 miles
It is 1,343 miles according to Google Maps.
Yes. He commanded the 2nd army in Normandy and fought his way up into Belgium.
It is 1.7 miles.
He ran 48 miles to stay in shape
It is 198 miles according to Google Maps.