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John Bacon McDonald
Brigadier general (United States), Brigadier General John Bacon McDonald (February 8, 1859 – March 15, 1927) was a senior Officer (armed forces), officer of the United States Army. He was involved in conflicts in the American Western Frontier, the Philippines, and World War I, where he commanded the 181st Infantry Brigade in several battles while serving on the Western Front (World War I), Western Front. Biography John B. McDonald graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1881 and was stationed with the 25th infantry at Fort Randall, but was transferred to the 10th Cavalry Regiment (United States), 10th Cavalry in Texas a year later. He taught Military Science and Tactics from 1888 to 1890 in Auburn, Alabama, before he became quartermaster with the 10th Cavalry in Fort Grant, Arizona 1891. He held the quartermaster position in different Forts, before becoming Professor of Military Science and Tactics at the The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, Militar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athens, Alabama
Athens is a city in and the county seat of Limestone County, Alabama, Limestone County, in the U.S. state of Alabama; it is included in the Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, the population of the city is 21,897. History Founded in 1818 by John Coffee, Robert Beaty, John D. Carroll, and John Read, Athens is one of the oldest incorporated cities in the state, having been incorporated one year prior to the state's admittance to the Union in 1819. Limestone County was also created by an act of the Alabama Territory, Alabama Territorial Legislature in 1818.A Digest of the Laws of the State of Alabama: Containing The Statutes and Resolutions in Force at the end of the General Assembly in January, 1823. Published by Ginn & Curtis, J. & J. Harper, Printers, New-York, 1828. Title 62. Chapter XXV. Page 803"An Act to Incorporate the Town of Athens, in Limestone County.—Passed November 19, 1818." (Google Books ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
