Training for Victory

Like a drill sergeant, Inspector General Friedrich von Steuben trains eyeball to eyeball with a company of Continentals. This model company must serve as an example to the rest of Washington’s army.

The Grand Parade, here at the center if the ...

Newport News Victory Arch

1917 VICTORY 1918

Greetings with love to those who return

A triumph with tears to those who sleep

Marker is at the intersection of West Avenue and 25th Street on West Avenue.

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The Victory Arch

"Greetings with love to those who return

A triumph with tears to those who sleep"

Newport News' Victory Arch provides a continuing memorial to American servicemen and women. Grateful Peninsula citizens built a temporary Arch, dedicated April 13, 1919, for the victorious ...

Sheaffe's Path to Victory

Sheaffe's

Path to Victory

October 13th

1812

Marker is on York Road (Ontario Route 81) 2.3 kilometers west of Niagara Parkway, on the right when traveling east.

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World War I Memorial / Victory Highway Monument

[Located on Front of Monument:]

Dedicated to

California’s Sons and Daughters

Who Served Their Country

In the World War 1917 -1918

And to the Memory of

Those Who Gave the

“Last Full Measure of Devotion”

[Located on Back of Monument:]

Victory Highway Monument Rededication

July 24, 1998

This monument was originally ...

Decisive Confederate Victory

The Largest All-Cavalry Battle of the Western Hemisphere

The Battle of Trevilian Station

Confederate Gen. Wade Hampton's victory over Gen. Philip H. Sheridan at Trevilian Station on June 11-12, 1864, prevented Sheridan from joining Gen. David Hunter and destroying the Virginia Central ...

Lee’s First Victory: At a Huge Cost

“Yesterday evening we was in one of the hardest fought battles ever known. I never had a clear conception of the horrors of war until last night….In going round that battlefield with a candle searching for friends I could hear ...

The Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail

The Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail preserves and commemorates the route of Patriot militia during the 1780 Kings Mountain campaign.

During that historic event, on October 6, 1780, American forces stopped here at the Cow Pens to rest and eat before ...

Victory, World War I Black Soldiers’ Memorial

Victory

St. Mihiel, Argonne Forest, Mont de Signes, Oise-Aisne Offensive.

In memory of the heroes of the old 8th Infantry, Illinois National Guard, redesignated during the World War as the 370th Infantry of the United States Army who died in France.

[Honor Roll ...

Northern Victory, Southern Defeat

As Southern units retreated and resistance fell apart, Northern victory was assured.

Jackson found himself surrounded by a disorderly retreat of his soldiers. In the growing dark, a few fresh Southern units made gallant attempts to cover the Southern retreat from ...