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“Doughboys” became the nickname for the troops of General John Pershing's American Expeditionary Forces, who traversed the Atlantic to join war-weary Allied armies fighting on the Western Front in World War I.
The loss of Stonewall Jackson, who was wounded by his own troops on the evening of May 2, 1863 and would die May 10, 1863. This tragic mistake by battle weary troops cost the Confederates dearly.
During World War I, the arrival of the American Expeditionary Force (or, AEF) affected the Allied war effort in numerous ways, including on the front line of the Western Front itself. And yet, it was the energy and optimism of the indomitable American spirit that may have been most significant, as these provided the war-weary Europeans with a significant morale boost at a critical time.
The President didn't want to lose the enormous US casualties, rangeing from 300,000-750,000 depending on various estimates, that were anticipated. Americans are war weary already with 6,000 plus American Casualties from OIF/ OEF. Americans berate the president for the decision today, would you be willing to sacrifice Half a million American Soldiers lives, when you could avoid it. What would you do/?