At the Battle of Gettysburg, Lieutenant Colonel Edward S. Salomon of the 82nd Illinois Regiment is one of the heros of the colossal three day fight between North and South. He assumes command when the regiment's colonel is wounded, leads his men in the fighting with calm while under heavy fire, even while having two horses shot out from under him.
His corps commander, Major General Carl Schurz, describes him during the battle: "He was the only soldier at Gettysburg who did not dodge when Lee's guns thundered; he stood up, smoked his cigar and faced the cannon balls with the sang froid of a Saladin ..."
In the bitter fighting at Gallipoli Private M. Groushkousky of the Zion Mule Corps exposed himself fearlessly to Turkish fire while preventing a number of mules from stampeding during an attack. He had been shot through both arms, but kept hold of his...
The "May Laws", formally the Temporary regulations regarding the Jews, are enacted by Tsar Alexander III of Russia. Intended as temporary measures, they will stay in effect for over thirty years.
Among the restrictions, Jews are forbidden from settling...
