Technology is the application of scientific knowledge to the practical goals of human life, or, as it is sometimes referred to, to the modification and manipulation of the human environment.

Tactics derives from the Greek taxis, which means order, organization, or disposition—including the kind of disposition utilized by armed formations to engage and fight conflicts. The Greek historian Xenophon derives the name tactica, or the skill of drawing up soldiers in array, from this.

A turning point is a point in time when a significant change occurs that affects the future of a person or entity. The vote yesterday appears to be a watershed moment in the battle.

During the civil war most of the people serving in the north were kids under the age of 17 and for the south the age was 15. Most of the kids that joined in the south were farmers and did not want to continue. The north kids join the union to defend it for the south.

A military leader is somebody who inspires and convinces people to achieve organizational goals through their assumed role or given task. Influence alter or change someone or something in an indirect but typically crucial way. Something or someone who has an impact on a person or thing has an impact on that person or thing.

The Battle of Honey Springs, also known as the Affair at Elk Creek, took place on July 17, 1863, and was an important success for Union forces in their quest to acquire control of the Indian Territory.

The Battle of Monocacy took place on July 9, 1864, about 6 miles from Frederick, Maryland, as part of the Valley Campaigns of 1864. Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early's Confederate forces beat Union forces led by Maj. Gen. Lew Wallace.