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Battle of Fort Myers The Battle of Fort Myers was fought on February 25 , 1865 , in Lee County , Florida during the last months of the American Civil War . This small engagement is known as the " southernmost land battle of the Civil War . " ( However , see Battle of Palmito Ranch . ) Background . Fort Myers had been abandoned after the Seminole Indian War s and was reoccupied by Union soldiers in December 1863 . It was the only federally occupied fort in South Florida . Union commanders planned to send horse soldiers into the area north of the Caloosahatchee River to confiscate livestock from area cattle ranches , thereby preventing shipment of beef to the Confederate Army of the Tennessee in Georgia . By 1865 , it was estimated that more than 4 , 000 head of cattle had been taken from cattle farms by the Union cavalry units from similar raids . Fort Myers was used as a refugee center for escaped slaves and also for Union sympathizers who were being persecuted by the secessionists , who were burning their homes and driving them off their farms . At one period during the Federal reoccupation , more than 400 people crowded into the fort ' s grounds . The fort was garrisoned primarily by the 2nd Florida Cavalry ( made up mostly of refugees who had enlisted ) , a recently detached company of the 110th New York Infantry and a company of black soldiers of the 2nd United States Colored Infantry , both from Fort Zachary Taylor in Key West . The Confederates organized a special battalion of the state militia with the sole purpose of stopping the Union raids . The battalion , commanded by Col . Charles Munnerlyn , was made up of cattle drovers who were exempt from the Confederate Army . Among them was Capt . Francis A . Hendry . They became known as the Cattle Guard Battalion or " Cow Cavalry . " Battle . In early February 1865 , the Cattle Guard Battalion was deployed at Fort Meade . They were ordered to attack Fort Myers because it was learned that the fort might soon be abandoned . Three companies and one artillery piece arrived at old Fort Thomson ( LaBelle , Florida ) on February 19 . They marched down the river and camped near Billy ' s Creek . The next morning , they surprised several black Union soldiers on picket duty and shot them as they tried to flee . The firing had alerted the fort , so the Confederates fired a warning shot from their cannon , followed by a messenger demanding the Union troops surrender . The fort ' s commanding officer , Capt . James Doyle , sent back a refusal : " Your demand for an unconditional surrender has been received . I respectfully decline ; I have force enough to maintain my position and will fight you to the last . " Doyle wheeled his own two cannons outside the fort . A battle began with the black Union soldiers firing the artillery and the white Union cavalrymen firing their carbines . Throughout the day , both sides continued sporadic firing , which finally ceased at dark . One black Federal soldier had been killed in the skirmishing . The next morning , the Cattle Guard Battalion returned to Fort Meade . Even though the attack had been repelled , Fort Myers was abandoned by its garrison in early March .
William F . Hamberger William Francis Hamberger ( January 5 , 1871 – September 1 , 1937 ) was an American sailor serving in the United States Navy during Boxer Rebellion who received the Medal of Honor for bravery . Biography . Hamberger was born January 5 , 1871 in Newark , New Jersey , and after entering the navy Hamberger was sent as a Chief Carpenter ' s Mate to China to fight in the Boxer Rebellion . He died September 1 , 1937 , and is buried in the Arlington National Cemetery , Arlington , Virginia . His grave can be found in section 6 , grave 9164 , map grid T 18 When his wife , Elizabeth Martin Hamberger died February 19 , 1957 she was buried with him . Medal of Honor citation . Rank and organization : Chief Carpenter ' s Mate , U . S . Navy . Born : 5 August 1870 , Newark , N . J . Accredited to : New Jersey . G . O . No . : 55 , 19 July 1901 . Citation : Fighting with the relief expedition of the Allied forces on 13 , 20 , 21 and 22 June 1900 , Hamberger distinguished himself by meritorious conduct .
Hubert Dilger Hubert Anton Casimir Dilger ( March 5 , 1836 – May 4 , 1911 ) was a German immigrant to the United States who became a decorated artillerist in the Union Army during the American Civil War . He was noted as one of the finest artillerists in the Army of the Potomac , winning the Medal of Honor for his valiant work at the 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville . Early life and army career . Dilger was born in Engen in the Black Forest region in Germany and educated in the Karlsruhe Military Academy . He served as a lieutenant in the Grand Duke ' s Horse Artillery at military posts in Gottesau , Karlsruhe , and Rastatt . He developed several innovative theories on artillery tactics and drill . When news came of the outbreak of the American Civil War , Dilger received a leave of absence and sailed to the United States " . After relocating to Cincinnati , Ohio , he became the captain of Battery I , 1st Ohio Light Artillery and fought at several battles of the Army of the Potomac , including under fellow German native Maj . Gen . Carl Schurz at the Second Battle of Bull Run . On May 2 , 1863 , Dilger fought in the rearguard of the retreating Union XI Corps during the disastrous Battle of Chancellorsville , for which he eventually was awarded the nation ' s highest decoration in 1893 . He unlimbered his battery of six 12 - pounder Napoleon smoothbore cannon as a last - ditch defense against a large portion of Stonewall Jackson ' s entire corps , which had pushed back XI Corps and was threatening to roll up the Union line . Dilger also received high praise in the Official Records of the Battle of Gettysburg and for his work in the 1864 Atlanta Campaign . Late in the war , he was on garrison duty . From 1869 to 1873 he was Adjutant - General for the State of Illinois . After the war , Dilger prospered in Ohio and eventually purchased a sprawling horse farm in the Shenandoah Valley near Front Royal , Virginia , where he raised his family . After his death , a portion of his farm became a remount station for the US Army . His son Anton Dilger waged biological warfare for Germany against a still - neutral United States in World War I , infecting horses with anthrax and glanders . Hubert Dilger was the grandfather of General der Kavallerie Carl - Erik Koehler ( 3 December 1895 – 8 December 1958 ) , Generalmajor Hubertus Lamey ( 30 October 1896 – 7 April 1981 ) , both of whom served with the Wehrmacht , and Captain Carl Anton Keyser , USNR ( 18 January 1918 - 7 August 1995 ) . Captain Keyser served as a Gunnery Officer and later the Executive Officer on board the USS Eberle ( DD430 ) during WW2 . Dilger is buried in Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington , D . C . Medal of Honor citation . The following citation was issued on August 17 , 1893 : Fought his guns until the enemy were upon him , then with one gun hauled in the road by hand he formed the rear guard and kept the enemy at bay by the rapidity of his fire and was the last man in the retreat . References . http : / / www . familie - dilger . de / indexengl . htm
20th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery 20th Indiana Battery Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The battery was organized at Indianapolis , Indiana and mustered in September 19 , 1862 for a three year enlistment . The battery was attached to District of Western Kentucky , Department of the Ohio , to May 1863 . Post and District of Nashville , Tennessee , Department of the Cumberland , to January 1864 . Artillery , 1st Division , XI Corps , Army of the Cumberland , to April 1864 . Unattached , 4th Division , XX Corps , Department of the Cumberland , to July 1864 . Artillery Brigade , XIV Corps , Army of the Cumberland , to November 1864 . Artillery , Provisional Division , District of the Etowah , Department of the Cumberland , to January 1865 . Garrison Artillery , Chattanooga , Tennessee , Department of the Cumberland , to June 1865 . The 20th Indiana Battery Light Artillery mustered out of service on June 28 , 1865 . Detailed service . Left Indiana for Henderson , Ky . , December 17 , 1862 . Duty at Henderson Ky . , and in the District of Western Kentucky until May 1863 . Ordered to Nashville , Tenn . , and duty there until October 5 , 1863 . Refitted and assigned to guard duty along Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad until March 5 , 1864 . Moved to Bridgeport , Ala . , March 5 , and garrison duty there until July . Ordered to the field and joined XIV Corps , Army of the Cumberland , south of the Chattahoochie River , Georgia . Siege of Atlanta July 22 - August 25 . Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25 – 30 . Battle of Jonesboro August 31 - September 1 . Pursuit of Hood into Alabama October 1 – 26 . Action near Atlanta October 30 . Moved to Chattanooga , Tenn . , November 5 , then to Nashville , Tenn . Battles of Nashville December 15 – 16 . Duty at Courtland , Ala . , and Chattanooga , Tenn . , until June 1865 . Casualties . The battery lost a total of 25 men during service ; 7 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded , 24 enlisted men died of disease .
James Stephen ( United States Marine Corps ) " For other persons named James Stephen , see James Stephen ( disambiguation ) . " James Stephen was a Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War . He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross . His award citation reads : Stephen was born on November 15 , 1929 in Detroit , Michigan . His official residence was listed as Madison , Wisconsin .
USNS Point Barrow ( T - AKD - 1 ) The USNS " Point Barrow " ( T - AKD - 1 ) was a one - of - a - kind " Cargo Ship Dock . " She was the lone ship in her class , named for Point Barrow ( the northernmost point in Alaska above the Arctic Circle ) . " Point Barrow " was laid down 18 September 1956 by Maryland Drydock and Shipbuilding Company of Baltimore , Maryland ; launched 25 May 1957 ; sponsored by Mrs . Ruthven E . Libbey ; and delivered to the Military Sea Transportation Service ( MSTS ) 28 May 1958 , where she was placed in service the following day . Especially designed for Arctic operations , " Point Barrow " was constructed along the general lines of a landing ship dock , but with strengthened hull and bow , and special insulation . After providing logistic support for U . S . forces in the Arctic , in 1962 , " Point Barrow " transported huge fixed array radar antennas for the USS " Enterprise " and USS " Long Beach " to the East Coast . After extensive modification in June , 1965 " Point Barrow " carried Saturn rockets from California to Cape Kennedy for NASA ’ s manned space flight program . T – AKD – 1 also ferried LCMs to Southeast Asia in 1968 and 1969 . Reclassified a " Deep Submergence Support Ship " and renamed USS " Point Loma " ( AGDS - 2 ) " circa " 1974 , she was ultimately placed out of service and struck from the Naval Vessel Register 28 September 1993 . Custody was transferred to the Maritime Administration for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet at Suisun Bay in Benecia , California . " Point Loma " was scrapped by Marine Metal Inc . of Brownsville , Texas on 27 October 2006 .
Rudolf Neubert Rudolf Neubert ( 8 September 1914 – 19 April 1995 ) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Oberst in the Bundeswehr . He was also a recipient of the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves . The Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership . Rudolf Neubert was captured by Soviet troops on 8 May 1945 and was held until 13 October 1955 .
USS Casimir Pulaski ( SSBN - 633 ) USS " Casimir Pulaski " ( SSBN - 633 ) , a ballistic missile submarine , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Kazimierz Pułaski ( 1745 – 1779 ) , a Polish general who served in the American Revolutionary War . Construction and commissioning . The contract to build " Casimir Pulaski " was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of the General Dynamics Corporation in Groton , Connecticut , on 20 July 1961 and her keel was laid down there on 12 January 1963 . She was launched on 1 February 1964 , sponsored by Mrs . John A . Gronouski , Jr . , and commissioned on 14 August 1964 , with Captain Robert L . J . Long in command of the Blue Crew and Commander Thomas B . Brittain , Jr . , in command of the Gold Crew . Service history . On May 1 , 1989 " Casimir Pulaski " participated in Exercise Lantcoop 1 - 89 . Decommissioning and disposal . After her final cruise under Commander Kenneth W . Wrona , " Casimir Pulaski " was decommissioned on 7 March 1994 and simultaneously stricken from the Naval Vessel Register . Her scrapping via the Nuclear - Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program at Bremerton , Washington was completed on 21 October 1994 .
Edward Thomas ( British Army soldier ) Corporal Edward Thomas , MM , of the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards fired the first shot of the British Army in World War I , at 7am on 22 August 1914 , in an engagement outside Mons . He enlisted as a drummer in the Royal Horse Artillery , but transferred to the 4th ( Royal Irish ) Dragoon Guards before the outbreak of hostilities . He was promoted to Sergeant on 5 November 1915 and transferred to the Machine Gun Corps in 1916 . He returned to the Royal Irish Dragoons at the end of hostilities and was finally discharged in 1923 . Thomas was also Mentioned in Despatches for bravery . Whilst positioned in a slit trench he advanced on his opposite number after British shelling of the enemy lines , to find all the German soldiers killed . Noting the quality of the German boots , he removed them from several soldiers , tied them together and crawled back to his own lines , where he distributed them amongst his friends . After the war , he became the Commissionnaire at the Duke of Yorks Cinema , dying of pneumonia some years later .
Andrew J . Tomlin Andrew Jackson Tomlin ( March 15 , 1845 – November 1 , 1906 ) was a United States Marine and a recipient of the American military ' s highest award - the Medal of Honor - for his actions during the Second Battle of Fort Fisher during the Civil War . Medal of Honor citation . Rank and Organization : Report of Lieutenant Louis E . Fagan , Lieut . U . S . Marines , Comd ’ g Guard , Frigate Wabash : Citation : Post war . After the war , Tomlin returned to his home in New Jersey becoming commissioner of juries in 1880 and sheriff of Cape May County , New Jersey in 1895 . Tomlin died on November 1 , 1906 and is buried in Goshen Methodist Cemetery , in the Goshen section of Middle Township , New Jersey
32nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 32nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The 32nd Wisconsin was organized at Oshkosh , Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service September 25 , 1862 . The regiment was mustered out on July 8 , 1865 . Casualties . The 32nd Wisconsin suffered 1 officer and 26 enlisted men killed in action or who later died of their wounds , plus another 3 officers and 86 enlisted men who died of disease , for a total of 112 fatalities .
Erich Giese Kapitanlieutenant Erich Giese ( 22 June 1887 – 5 June 1917 ) was a German naval officer killed action during World War I . Giese was killed in action against Royal Navy warships aboard the torpedo boat " S20 " . The Kriegsmarine destroyer Z12 of World War II was named the " Erich Giese " in the honor of Giese . Also , a street is named in his honor in Munich , Germany .
Harry John Laurent Lieutenant Colonel Harry John Laurent VC ( 15 April 1895 – 9 December 1987 ) was a New Zealand soldier who served with the New Zealand Military Forces during the First and Second World War s . He was awarded the Victoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces , for his actions in the Hundred Days Offensive during the First World War . Early life . Henry John Laurent , known as Harry , was born on 15 April 1895 in Tarata , in the Taranaki region of New Zealand . After leaving school , he worked as a grocer ' s assistant . He also served with the Territorial Force , having joined at the age of 16 . He enlisted with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force ( NZEF ) in May 1915 , shortly after his 20th birthday . Military career . Posted to the 2nd Battalion of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade , Laurent served on the Western Front from 1916 . He participated in the Somme Offensive during which he was wounded . By September 1918 , Laurent had advanced in rank to sergeant . During the Hundred Days Offensive , the New Zealand Division , following the Second Battle of Bapaume , was in pursuit of retreating German forces . Leading a patrol on 12 September in the area east of Gouzeaucourt Wood , France , Laurent was ordered to locate and regain contact with the German front lines . The 12 man patrol inadvertently penetrated through the frontline and located a line of artillery . Realising the patrol ' s mistake , Laurent organised a swift attack which resulted in the capture of 112 prisoners , with one member of the patrol being killed and three others wounded . He then extricated his patrol , together with the prisoners , back to the New Zealand line , fighting off counterattacks along the way . For his bravery and leadership , he was awarded the Victoria Cross which was gazetted on 12 November 1918 . Laurent later attended an officer training school and was duly commissioned in February 1919 . Within a few months , his service in the NZEF ceased and he returned to New Zealand . Later life . Laurent also served with the New Zealand Military Forces during the Second World War , commanding a battalion in the Home Guard . He retired with the rank of lieutenant colonel . He died in Hastings on 9 December 1987 , the last surviving New Zealand VC winner of the First World War . His ashes are interred in the Memorial Wall at the Servicemen ' s Cemetery at Hawera , in Taranaki . A street in Hawera , his parent ' s home town , is named after him . Victoria Cross . Laurent ' s Victoria Cross was displayed at the QEII Army Memorial Museum , Waiouru , New Zealand . On 2 December 2007 it was one of nine Victoria Crosses that were among a hundred medals stolen from the museum . On 16 February 2008 , New Zealand Police announced all the medals had been recovered as a result of a NZ $ 300 , 000 reward offered by Michael Ashcroft and Tom Sturgess .
HMS Vigilant ( 1774 ) HMS " Vigilant " was a 64 - gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy , launched on 6 October 1774 at Bucklers Hard . By 1779 she had been deemed unseaworthy by the navy . She was stripped of her sails and used as a floating battery to support the amphibious landing of British Army troops on Port Royal Island , South Carolina prior to the Battle of Beaufort . From 1799 she served as a prison ship , and was broken up in 1816 .
James Mouat Surgeon General James Mouat VC KCB ( 14 April 1815 – 4 January 1899 ) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces . Details . Mouat was 39 years old , and a in the 6th ( Inniskilling ) Dragoons , British Army during the Crimean War when the following deed took place on 26 October 1854 in the Crimea , at Balaklava , for which he was awarded the VC . Surgeon Mouat went with Corporal Charles Wooden to the assistance of an officer who was lying seriously wound ed in an exposed position , after the retreat of the Light Cavalry . He dressed the officer ' s wounds under heavy fire from the enemy , and by stopping a severe haemorrhage , helped to save his life . His citation reads : The medal . His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Army Medical Services Museum in Mytchett , Surrey .
Zhanmadao The zhanmadao ( ) was a single - bladed anti - cavalry Chinese sword . It was especially common during the Song Dynasty ( 960 - 1279 ) . General characteristics . The zhanmadao is a sabre with a single long broad blade , and a long handle suitable for two - handed use . It was used as an anti - cavalry weapon , dating from Emperor Cheng of Han , made to slice through horse ' s legs . This is mentioned in the " Wu Jing Zong Yao " a Song Military Manual from 1072 . It featured prominently against the Jin armies in campaigns between 1129 and 1141 . Surviving examples include a sword that might resemble a nagamaki in construction ; it had a wrapped handle 37 centimetres long making it easy to grip with two hands . The blade was 114 centimetres long and very straight with a slight curve in the last half . Similar weapons . Possible variations of these Chinese swords were the changdao , miao dao , and wodao . The sword may have been the inspiration for the Japanese Zanbatō as both are written with the same characters , and have been said to have been used for killing the horse and rider in one swing . In the Western world , swords of an equivalent size such as the Zweihänder may have been used to batter into formations of pikemen or to cut out the front legs of a galloping horse , although the historical accuracy of this information is also a matter of debate .
4th Air Group Reconstituted with replacement aircraft , the 4th NAG participated in the Battle of the Coral Sea on 7 May 1942 , losing five bombers destroyed in an attack on an Australian / US warship task group . In August 1942 , the unit conducted bombing raids against Allied forces newly landed on Guadalcanal . Taking heavy losses over Guadalcanal , the unit was withdrawn from the front in September 1942 . On 1 November 1942 the unit was redesignated as the 702 Air Group .
USS Hunch ( SP - 1197 ) USS " Hunch " ( SP - 1197 ) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to possibly 1918 . " Hunch " was built as a private motorboat of the same name in 1907 by the Charles L . Seabury Company and the Gas Engine and Power Company at Morris Heights in the Bronx , New York . In August 1917 , the U . S . Navy acquired her from her owner , R . A . Alger of Detroit , Michigan , for use as a section patrol boat during World War I . Ensign P . L . Emerson , USNRF , was assigned as her first commanding officer . Sources differ on " Hunch " s career . According to one source , she was returned to Alger in 1917 after little or no Navy service . According to others , she was assigned as USS " Hunch " ( SP - 1197 ) to patrol duties in the 9th , 10th , and 11th Naval Districts - at the time a single administrative entity formed by the almagamation of the 9th Naval District , 10th Naval District , and 11th Naval District - and served as a patrol boat on the Detroit River until returned to Alger in 1918 .
Cuckney Castle Cuckney Castle was in the village of Cuckney , Nottinghamshire between Worksop and Market Warsop ( ) . It was a motte and bailey fortress founded by Thomas de Cuckney . It was slighted after The Anarchy in the reign of King Stephen . There are now the low remains of a motte , partly enclosed by a wide ditch and to the west the faint remnants of a bailey .