Warriors/Leaders, History for 27 - 30 November History for 27 November 2ID On 27 NOV 1950, the US 8th Army began its withdrawal from North Korea in the face of the CCF Offensive. The 2ID was ordered to act as the rearguard for the entire 8th Army in order to allow it to safely withdraw from the CCF onslaught. US Army On 27 NOV 1868, the 7th US Cavalry under the command of LTC George Custer reached Black Kettles Cheyenne village. Custer then divided his force into four parts, each moving into position so that at first daylight they could simultaneously converge on the village. At daybreak, as the columns attacked, Double Wolf awoke and fired his gun to alert the village; he was among the first to die in the charge. The Cheyenne warriors hurriedly left their lodges to take cover behind trees and in deep ravines. Custer soon controlled the village. Black Kettle and his wife, Medicine Woman, were shot and killed while fleeing on a pony. Following the capture of Black Kettles village, Custer found himself in a precarious position. As the fighting began to subside, he saw large groups of mounted Indians gathering on nearby hilltops and learned that Black Kettles village was only one of many Indian encampments along the river. Fearing an attack, he ordered some of his men to take defensive positions while the others were to seize the Indians belongings and horses. They destroyed what they did not want or could not carry, including about 675 ponies and horses. They spared 200 horses to carry prisoners. In all the 7th Cavalry had 21 officers and men killed and 13 wounded at the Washita. They estimated the Indians had perhaps 50 killed and as many wounded. History for 28 November 2ID On 28 NOV 1950, the DSC was awarded to CPL Robert K. Imrie. Citation reads: Award of the Distinguished Service Cross to CPL Robert K. Imrie, Infantry, a member of Company F, 38th Infantry, for action against the enemy in thevicinity of Yong Bong Dong, on 27 November 1950. On 27 November 1950, the platoon of which CPL Imrie was a member was ordered to retake a hill which the enemy had seized during the operations of the previous night. On approaching the crest of the hill, the platoon was subject to intense machine gun crossfire and the advance halted. CPL Imrie, aware of the possible annihilation of the entire platoon by the deadly machine gunfire, single handedly charged the machine gun position on the right flank, completely disregarding his personal safety, and continually firing his automatic weapon until he had neutralized the positions. After neutralizing the right flank machine gun, he was hit by a burst of fire from the machine gun on the left flank and mortally wounded. His gallant and intrepid actions had diverted the enemy machine gun from his platoon, thereby saving his comrades from annihilation and enabling them to eliminate the one remaining machine gun position and secure the objective. US Army On 28 NOV 1862, the Battle of Cane Hill was fought as part of a Confederate attempt to drive the Union forces back into Missouri and recaptured ground lost during the Pea Ridge campaign of early 1862. It was during that campaign Union forces had secured parts of northern Arkansas. Confederate GEN Thomas C. Hindman moved his army of 11,000 soldiers into Fort Smith, Arkansas, and prepared to move across the Boston Mountains into the extreme northwestern corner of the state. Awaiting him there were 5,000 Union troops under BG James G. Blunt. Hindman hoped to attack Blunts force, which was over 70 miles (110 km) from the nearest Union reinforcements. Hindman dispatched BG John S. Marmaduke and 2,000 cavalry troopers to hold Blunt in place while Hindman moved the rest of his force through the mountains. Blunt disrupted the Confederate plan by advancing south when he heard of Marmadukes approach. Marmaduke was not prepared to meet Blunt, who was 35 miles (56 km) further south than expected. Marmadukes troops were surprised and outnumbered when Blunt suddenly attacked. Marmaduke began a hasty retreat and ordered COL Jo Shelbys cavalry to fight a delaying action while the rest of the Confederates headed for the mountains. Blunt pursued Marmadukes forces for 12 miles (19 km) before the Confederates reached the safety of the hills. Though the conflict lasted for nine hours, casualties were light. The Union troops suffered 41 men killed or wounded, while the Confederates lost 45. This small engagement was a prelude to a much larger clash at the Battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas, nine days later. History for 29 November 2ID On 29 NOV 1950, the battalion de Coree under the command of LTC Ralph Monclair arrived in Korea and was assigned to the 23rd IN. US Army On 29 NOV 1776, The Battle of Fort Cumberland (also known as the Eddy Rebellion) was an attempt by a small number of militia commanded by Jonathan Eddy to bring the American Revolutionary War to Nova Scotia in late 1776. With minimal logistical support from Massachusetts and four to five hundred volunteer militia and Natives, Eddy attempted to besiege and storm Fort Cumberland in central Nova Scotia (near the present-day border between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick) in November 1776. The forts defenders, the Royal Fencible American Regiment led by Joseph Goreham, a veteran of the French and Indian War, successfully repelled several attempts by Eddys militia to storm the fort, and the siege was ultimately relieved when the RFA plus Royal Marine reinforcements drove off the besiegers on November 29. In retaliation for the role of locals who supported the siege, numerous homes and farms were destroyed, and Patriot sympathizers were driven out of the area. The successful defense of Fort Cumberland preserved the territorial integrity of the British Maritime possessions, and Nova Scotia remained loyal throughout the war. History for 30 November 2ID On 30 NOV 1950, The rear guard for the 8th Army was the 2nd Infantry Division and protecting the rear of the division was the 2nd Engineer Battalion. Around midnight on 30 November 1950, LTC Zacherly, commander of the 2nd Engineers ordered his colors to be burned as he felt his position was about to be overrun. That night nearly 600 of his 660 engineers were killed or captured, including the LTC himself. US Army On 30 NOV 1942, angry at the slow progress in Australian Papua, General Douglas MacArthur dismissed the commander of US 32nd Infantry Division, Major General Harding, and replaced him with his corps commander, Lieutenant General Robert Eichelberger, who he instructed to take Buna or not come back alive. STN, William M. Alexander COL (R) Director, 2ID Museum
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