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- With his father’s influence, MacArthur enrolled in the United States Military Academy. Thus began his journey as a soldier. MacArthur was in Wisconsin when the Civil War broke out. He promptly received a commission as a first lieutenant and joined the 24th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
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The men of the 24th surged after him and 15,000 more Union troops took heart and followed, rising up and smashing the Confederate center. This earned MacArthur a promotion and an eventual Medal of Honor. It was Major MacArthur, now only nineteen years old, who led the 24th at the Battle of Franklin.
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MacArthur was already living in Wisconsin when the Civil War started and he saw action in Stone’s River, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, Franklin and the Atlanta Campaign. MacArthur served as an inspiration to the regiment when he planted its flag at Missionary Ridge at the same time he shouted “on Wisconsin.” He was awarded the medal of honor at the ear...
After 1866, for 20 years MacArthur was posted throughout the south and the west. He became brigadier general in 1896 and fought in the Spanish-American War, eventually receiving an appointment as Governor of the Philippines. MacArthur died five years after returning to Milwaukee in 1907. He had a massive heart attack the 5th of September of 1912 wh...
[imagebrowser=49] MHQ HOME PAGE On May 3, 1898, two days after Commodore George Dewey’s stunning defeat of the Spanish at Manila Bay, President William McKinley sent American troops to occupy the Philippines. At this early stage in the Spanish-American War, there was no plan for the occupation, including how long it would last or what ends the Unit...
Arthur MacArthur Jr. (June 2, 1845 – September 5, 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-U.S. President William Howard Taft.
Mar 14, 2019 · The following year, only at 19 years old, he became a brevet colonel, which is why he was called “The Boy Colonel.” November 30, 1964 was the day of the Battle of Franklin. During this event, the 24th Wisconsin found themselves in a desperate engagement with Confederate forces.
With a flamboyant, romantic style matched only by real feats of courage on the battlefield, MacArthur became the most decorated American soldier of the war.
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Jun 10, 2019 · After his Union Army unit's flag carrier was killed in the Battle of Missionary Ridge, 1st Lt. Arthur MacArthur picked up the flag and charged at the Confederates.
Jan 8, 2020 · Five-star general Douglas MacArthur had a rough and rugged upbringing that shaped him into one of history's most distinguished soldiers.
