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This week in military history: Battle of Saipan and Kedenburg’s Medal of Honor

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[This Day in Military History is published daily at OpsLens.com] 1862: As Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s 42,000-man force marches

1775: Under cover of darkness, a 1,200-man American force commanded by Col. William Prescott fortifies Breed’s Hill, overlooking Boston. 1861:

1865: Confederate Gen. Kirby Smith signs documents surrendering his 43,000-man Army of the Trans-Mississippi at Galveston, Tex. Although Smith is

1861: Confederate Brig. Gen. Pierre G.T. Beauregard’s artillery forces — strategically positioned around Charleston harbor, S.C. — open fire on