Henry C. Robinett, Civil War 1861–1865. Robinett (DMA 1860), pictured here leads an artillery battery that successfully defends an important position at the Battle of Corinth, Mississippi. In recognition, his battery is renamed “Battery...
Henry Thomason was the Valedictorian of his P.M.A. class of 1879. He was trained as a doctor and served in the US Military. In 1898, he enlisted in the Spanish American War as Major and Surgeon in the Michigan Volunteer Infantry. He served as an...
Chester-Made Anchor on USS Arizona. More than a thousand USS Arizonacrewmen die at Pearl Harbor as the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941. The anchor is later retrieved and placed next to a memorial for the ship.
Women Welders at Sun Ship and Dry Dock Co. During World War II, women and other minorities take over many home front manufacturing jobs left vacant by men fighting the war.
Henry C. Robinett, Civil War 1861–1865. Robinett (DMA 1860), pictured with General Ulysses S. Grant and other members of his staff, leads an artillery battery that successfully defends an important position at the Battle of Corinth, Mississippi....
PMA cadet battery aids Union in Civil War. In 1863, PMA cadets volunteer to help Pennsylvania Governor Curtin combat General Lee's forces at Gettysburg.
PMC Cadets Support Troops in 1969. To support the troops in Vietnam, PMC Cadet Louis Ogus (PMC 1969) organizes a trip from campus to counter a Philadelphia anti-war rally. Pictured here is a member of the group, Cadet Dennis Yurcisin (PMC 1971).
Students from PMC Colleges React to U.S. Invasion of Cambodia, 1970. Students set up discussions and organize rallies, joining others on hundreds of campuses debating the invasion.
Geronimo surrenders, 1886. The exile and relocation of the Apaches that follows the last major Native American action in the United States represents the government’s continued mistreatment of Native Americans.
John A. Logan Jr., Philippine insurrection 1899–1902. Major Logan (PMA 1882–1883), seated on the right, is awarded the medal of honor for heroism while leading his command at San Jacinto, Philippines Islands. Approximately 70 graduates and...
