Army
Established June 14, 1775
[Chronology]
Revolutionary War · 1775-1783
April 19, 1775
"Shot Heard Around the World," the American Revolution begins
June 14, 1775
Continental Army established
July 3, 1775
George Washington appointed Commander [in] Chief of the Continental Army
1798
Congress established the War Department
The War of 1812 · 1812-1815
African Americans making up the Louisiana Battalion of Free Men of Color served in the US Army in the War of 1812
The Indian Wars · 1835-1891
The US Army fought in all of the Indian Wars and coordinated with the Navy, Marines and Coast Guard
March 6, 1836
"Remember the Alamo"
The Mexican War · 1846-1848
The Civil War · 1861-1865
April 12, 1861
The attack on Fort [Sumter] marks the start of the Civil War
1863
The Union Conscription Act implemented
November 1863
President Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address
December 6, 1865
Constitutional Amendment XIII ratified Freeing All Americans
May 26, 1865
The last Confederate soldiers surrender and the end of the Civil War
July 25, 1866
Ulysses S. Grant appointed the first General of the Army
The Spanish-American War · 1898-1901
The Philippine Insurrection · 1899-1902
The Latin American Campaigns· 1906-1933
1906-1909
The US Army joins the US Marines in Cuba
1907
The Aeronautical Division of the US Army Signal Corps established
March 1916
Brigadier Gen John F. Pershing leads the US Army in the Punitive Expedition into Mexico
World War I · 1917-1918
April 6, 1917
US joins World at War
1919
The Paris Peace Conference and Treaty of Versailles establish terms of peace after World War I
July 2, 1926
Army Air Corps established
June 20, 1941
Army Air Corps becomes Army Air Force
September 26, 1941
Army Military Police Corps established
World War II · 1941-1945
December 7, 1941
"A Date Which Will Live In Infamy" Japanese attack Pearl Harbor
May 12, 1942
The Manhattan Project begins
1943
Women's Army Corps (WAC) was formed
June 6, 1944
D-Day in Europe
August 1945
Atomic bomb "Fat Man" dropped on Nagasaki and "Little Boy" dropped on Hiroshima
August 15, 1945
Japan surrenders, World War II ends
September 18, 1947
The Army Air Force becomes the US Air Force
Korean War · 1950-1953
June 11, 1952
Army
Early 1960's
US Army Special Forces teams sent to Southeast Asia
1963
Operation Big Lift for Berlin
Vietnam War · 1964-1973
August 2, 1964
Gulf of Tonkin incident
February 9, 1965
US combat troops committed to Vietnam
January 1973
The Paris Peace Accord ends US ground forces involvement in the Vietnam War
Grenada · 1983
October 1983
US Army participation in Operation Urgent Fury in Grenada
April 9, 1987
Army Special Forces Branch established
Panama · 1989
October 1989
US Army participation in Operation Just Cause in Panama
Gulf War · 1990-1991
February 1991
General Norman Schwarzkopf defeats Iraqi army invasion of Kuwait in 100 days
Somalia · 1992-1995
Bosnian War · 1993-1999
World Trade Center · 9-11-2001
The War in Afghanistan · 2001 to ---
October 2001
US Army Special Forces assist Northern Alliance tribes to overthrow the Taliban regime
The War in Iraq · 2003 to ---
March 2003
General Tommy Franks launched Operation Iraqi Freedom
March 2003
US Army Special Forces attack Iraqi communications, weapon storage areas, and military bases
[US Army Emblem
and historic photos and illustrations]
Erected by Plumstead Township Veterans Committee.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln series list. A significant historical date for this entry is January 8, 1815.
Location. 40° 22.948′ N, 75° 8.753′ W. Marker is near Doylestown, Pennsylvania, in Bucks County. It is in Plumstead Township. Memorial can be reached from Easton Road. The marker is in the Plumstead Township Veterans Park, which is located at the NE corner of Easton Road (Pennsylvania Route 611) and Old Easton Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5775 Easton Rd, Doylestown PA 18902, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Marines (a few steps from this marker); Navy (a few steps from this marker); Air Force (a few steps from this marker); Coast Guard (within shouting distance of this marker); The Plumstead Township Veterans Park (within shouting distance of this marker); The Doan Gang (approx. 1.9 miles away); Former U.S. Post Office (approx. 3.1 miles away); Dublin Honor Roll (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Doylestown.
Also see . . . US Army Center of Military History. (Submitted on December 31, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 31, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 201 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 31, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.