| Arizona (Yuma County), Yuma — U.S. Army of the West — Mormon Battalion |
| | Longest Sustained March in U.S. Military History, 1846-1847.
Between 1846 and 1848, the United States and Mexico went to war. One of the major directives of the United States during this war was to secure its western border and to occupy California and the territory of New Mexico. The government asked for volunteers, and over 500 members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints answered the call. Their unit became known as the Mormon Battalion.
The Mormon Battalion was . . . — Map (db m22686) |
| California (Alameda County), Pleasanton — 510 — Francisco Solano Alviso Adobe |
| | This building, erected in 1844-46 by Francisco Solano Alviso, was the first adobe house to be built in the Pleasanton Valley. It was originally called Alisal-The Sycamores. Following the Battle of Sunol Canyon, General John C. Frémont withdrew to this building, which became his headquarters for several days. — Map (db m3558) |
| California (Calaveras County), Murphys — 272 — Douglas Flat |
| | Douglas Flat was a roaring mining camp of the early 1850s. In 1857 the Harper and Lone Star Claims produced $130,000 worth of gold. The so-called Central Hill Channel, an ancient river deposit from which vast quantities of gold have been taken, is located here.
— Map (db m2563) |
| California (Kern County), Lebec — 129 — Fort Tejon |
| | This military post was established by the United States Army on June 24, 1854, to suppress stock rustling and for the protection of Indians in the San Joaquin Valley. As regimental headquarters of the First Dragoons, Fort Tejón was an important military, social, and political center. Camels for transportation were introduced here in 1858. The fort was abandoned September 11, 1864. — Map (db m2605) |
| California (Sacramento County), Elk Grove — 680 — Murphy’s Corral |
| | This is the site of the beginning of the conquest of California by the United States on June 10, 1846. American settlers led by Ezekial Merritt overpowered soldiers under Lt. Francisco Arce and took their Mexican Army horses from the corral of the Murphy Ranch on the north bank of the Consumnes River. The “Bear Flag” action in Sonoma followed on June 14, 1846. — Map (db m11869) |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — General George Wright — 1803 – 1865 |
| | A graduate of West Point, his gallantry on the fields of battle earned him commendations; from the Seminole War in Florida, to the Mexican War, to the Indian Campaign in the Pacific Northwest. His unwavering loyalty to the Union would prompt President Lincoln to appoint him Commander of the Pacific Coast during the Civil War. The sinking of the steamer "Brother Jonathan" off the coast of Crescent City during a violent storm claimed the General as a victim, July 30, 1865 — Map (db m10766) |
| California (San Bernardino County), Chino — 942 — Rancho Chino Adobe Site |
| | Near this site, Isaac Williams in 1841 built a large adobe home, located on the 22,000-acre Rancho Chino which he acquired from his father-in-law Antonio Lugo. The "Battle of Chino" occurred at the adobe on September 26-27, 1846, during which 24 Americans were captured by a group of about 50 Californios. Located on the Southern Immigrant Trail to California, the adobe later became an inn and stage stop famous for its hospitality. — Map (db m305) |
| California (San Bernardino County), Chino — Site of the Battle of Chino |
| | Near this spot once stood the home of Isaac Williams, first American settler in this valley, about which on September 26-27 1846, was fought the first important engagement in California of the war with Mexico.
This was also the site of the Chino Ranch Station of the Butterfield Stage Line, 1858–61.
— Map (db m379) |
| California (San Diego County), Escondido — An Incident of the Mexican War |
| | The Army sent from Santa Fe to occupy California was met and defeated by the Mexicans at San Pasquale. The American forces were driven upon a butte in the desert, on which there was no water and there surrounded by the Mexican forces Edward F. Beale and Kit Carson, both famous explorers of the West volunteered to get through the Mexican lines and get reinforcements from Stockton’s fleet at San Diego. They succeeded in crawling past three cordons of Mexican sentries in the night, and by hiding . . . — Map (db m12865) |
| California (San Diego County), San Diego — 54 — Fort Stockton |
| | Fortified briefly by Carlos Carrillo in 1838. This site became Fort Dupont (July –November 1846) after American forces took Old Town during the Mexican War. Retaken and held briefly by the Californios, it fell once more to the Americans, who renamed it Fort Stockton and used it as campaign headquarters for ending the Californio Revolt in early 1847. The Morman Battalion stayed here later that year. The post was abandoned on September 25, 1848. — Map (db m11784) |
| California (San Diego County), San Diego — Juan Bandini |
| | Dedicated to
JUAN BANDINI
1800 – 1859
Patriot and Friend of the United States — Map (db m13062) |
| California (San Diego County), San Diego — Services of the Mormon Battalion |
| | The historic march of the Mormon Battalion -- -- More than 2000 miles through the wilderness -- -- was made in fulfillment of official U.S. orders. Brigham Young, Prophet – Leader of the Mormons, personally recruited these troops. The Battalion blazed the first wagon trail to the Pacific over the Southern Route, was instrumental in acquiring the vast southwestern empire for the United States; and raised the Stars and Stripes for the first time over Fort Tucson and Fort Moore. Later some . . . — Map (db m14379) |
| California (San Diego County), San Diego — The Mormon Battalion at San Diego |
| | On arriving at San Diego on January 29, 1847, soldiers of the Mormon Battalion occupied Fort Stockton on this site. They promptly began to improve this community, digging the first wells, crating the first pumps to draw water, building the first kiln in California, and used the brick to surface sidewalks, face wells, and buildings. They taught irrigation and built the first blacksmith shop and bakery. When orders came for them to leave, the citizens drew up a petition signed by every adult . . . — Map (db m14488) |
| California (San Diego County), San Diego — 257 — Women of the Mormon Battalion |
| |
[Marker located on Front of Base:
Mormon women were anxious to reach the glorious West and any means offered seemed an answer to prayer to help them on their way. When it was learned four laundresses would be allowed each of the five companies, the wives of the soldiers made application and twenty were chosen. Men who could meet the expenses were permitted to take their families. Hence nearly eighty women and children accompanied the Battalion. They endured the hardships of the . . . — Map (db m14484) |
| California (San Joaquin County), Stockton — 513 — John Brown — (California’s Paul Revere) |
| | In 1846, during American conquest of California, John Brown, nicknamed “Juan Flaco,” rode from Los Angeles to San Francisco in four days to warn Commodore Stockton of the siege of Los Angeles. As a result, troops were sent and the city secured. This 'Paul Revere of California,' lived in Stockton from 1851 to 1859, and is buried in the former Citizen's Cemetery near this site. — Map (db m16011) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Morgan Hill — 259 — Site of 21-Mile House |
| | This famous tavern and stage stop was located 21 miles from San Jose on the road to Monterey. The 21-Mile House was built in 1852 by William Host beneath a spreading oak that later was called the Vasquez Tree. The house was sold to William Tennant in November 1852. Now destroyed, this stopping station was a place where horses could be changed, fed, and stabled, and where tired and hungry passengers could refresh themselves. — Map (db m2639) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Santa Clara — 260 — Armistice Oak Tree Site |
| | Here, on January 8, 1847, Francisco Sanchez, leader of a California band surrendered himself and some American prisoners and arms to Lieut. Grayson thus ending the “Battle of Santa Clara” or the “Battle of the Mustard Stalks” of January 2, 1847. This armistice ended the last uprising against the tide of American conquest in the Santa Clara Valley. — Map (db m2627) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Santa Clara — Battle of Santa Clara |
| | On January 2, 1847, somewhere hereabouts was fought the last northern battle of the Mexican War. The official casualty report: “Dead none, Wounded none, Missing but one on the American side and he came up shortly afterwards stating that he had been searching for his ramrod which in the excitement, he had forgotten to draw from his gun and fired at the enemy” — Map (db m24337) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Santa Clara — Captain Harry Love |
| | Here lies Captain Harry Love, who with a troop of twenty others, on July 25, 1853 allegedly killed bandits Joaquin Murrieta and Three Fingered Jack near Arroyo de Cantua, Fresno County, California.
Born in Vermont, Love first visited Alta California as a seaman in 1839. He served in the Mexican War of 1846 and later as an Army Express rider, and explorer of the Rio Grande. Love arrived in San Francisco in December of 1850 and took residence in Mariposa County. He was commissioned as . . . — Map (db m24122) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Santa Clara — 338 — Mission Santa Clara |
| | Santa Clara, the first california mission to honor a woman, Clare of Assisi, as its patron saint, was founded nearby on the Guadalupe River on January 12, 1777. It once had the largest Indian population of any California mission. Floods and earthquake led to successive relocations. Its fifth church was dedicated on this site in 1825. In 1851 Santa Clara College was established in the old mission buildings. — Map (db m2581) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Santa Clara — 260 — Santa Clara Campaign Treaty Site |
| | After an armed confrontation on January 2, 1847, and a truce meeting the following day, Marine Captain Ward Marston, commander of the United States expeditionary force, and Francisco Sánchez, leader of the Mexican-Californian ranchers, agreed to a treaty here on January 7. U.S. forces were to recognize the rights of Californians and end seizures of their property.
— Map (db m2626) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Santa Clara — The Battle of Santa Clara — January 2-7, 1847 |
| | The Battle of Santa Clara was the only campaign fought in the Northern district of California between Californios and United States forces during the Mexican-American war. In the 1840’s an oak forest grew near the present Lawrence Expressway, but brackish water and marshy soil limited tree growth in the region to the east providing an unobstructed view of Mission Santa Clara three miles ahead. The battle took place in this open plain.
As you face towards City Hall, the battle area . . . — Map (db m24320) |
| California (Santa Cruz County), Watsonville — 998 — Rancho San Andrés Castro Adobe |
| | The Castro Adobe is an outstanding example of Monterey Colonial architectural styling. The adobe functioned as a regional social center due to the importance of its location as the governing seat of the Castro family rural empire, which reached across seven land grants to include over a quarter of a million acres. — Map (db m2354) |
| California (Shasta County), Cottonwood — 10 — Site of Reading Adobe — Rancho Buena Ventura |
| | Home of Pierson Barton Reading (1816-1868)-California Pioneer of 1843-Major in Fremont's California Battalion, Mexican War of 1846, signer of Capitulation of Cahuenga-discoverer of second major gold strike 1848-adobe built here 1847, designated seat of Shasta County Government 1850-51, kitchen wing of Reading mansion 1854-1881, destroyed by vandels 1942-best stock farm in California 1862. Major Reading buried nearby. — Map (db m10298) |
| California (Sonoma County), Petaluma — 18 — Vallejo’s Petaluma Adobe |
| | Built by General M.G. Vallejo, 1834–1844, and known as Casa Grande. According to General Vallejo, “building was of immense proportions with different departments for factories and warehouses.”
— Map (db m2564) |
| California (Tehama County), Red Bluff — 12 — William B. Ide Adobe |
| | This adobe house, built by William B. Ide reputedly about 1850, represents a typical frontier structure of the American Period. Ide, who came to California with his family in 1845, was the first and only President of the California Republic under the Bear Flag Proclamation of June 14, 1846
California Registered Historical Landmark No.12 — Map (db m10346) |
| California (Tehama County), Red Bluff — 12 — William B. Ide Adobe - 1 Mile Marker |
| | Built about 1850 by General Ide who came to California with his family in 1845. Helped organize the revolt against the Mexican Mandate requiring Americans to leave California and was first and only President of the California Republic under Bear Flag Party Proclamation.
Historical Landmark No.12 — Map (db m10345) |
| California (Tuolumne County), Columbia — 123 — Columbia |
| | Columbia, the “gem of the southern mines,” became a town of 4000 to 5000 in the 1850s, following the discovery of gold here by the Hildreth party March 27, 1850. Gold shipments, estimated at $87,000,000, declined rapidly after 1858 but Columbia never became a ‘ghost town.’
Columbia State Historic State Park was created in 1945 to preserve its historic buildings and sites. — Map (db m2482) |
| California (Tuolumne County), Columbia — Mormon Battalion Monument |
| | While they were crossing the plains with their families, five hundred Mormon men were inducted into the United States Army in July, 1846 to aid in the war against Mexico in California. The Mormon Battalion marched 2,000 miles from Council Bluffs, Iowa to San Diego, California – the longest infantry march in U. S. history. After they were discharged in 1847, some proceeded to what became known as Mormon Gulch, now Tuttletown. The Battalion panned for gold in Mormon Creek, often using . . . — Map (db m6842) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Newtown — Newtown Veterans Memorial |
| | Newtown Remembers With Grateful Prayers And Solemn Vows Her Sacred Dead Her Honored Living Who Ventured All Unto Death That We Might Live A Republic With Independence A Nation With Union Forever A World With Righteousness And Peace For All — Map (db m21339) |
| Delaware (New Castle County), Wilmington — Samuel Francis Du Pont |
| | MDCCCIII - MDCCCLXV Rear Admiral United States Navy Statue was erected by the Congress of the United States in recognition of his distinguished services Originally placed in Du Pont Circle Washington D.C. it was removed to this site A.D. MCMXX — Map (db m19452) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Northwest — Winfield Scott — General-in-Chief, U.S. Army |
| | SCOTT — Map (db m21943) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 025-32 — Col. James S. McIntosh (1784-1847) |
| | James S. McIntosh achieved an immortal record of gallantry in the War of 1812 and in the War with Mexico. In 1814 he saw considerable action on the Canadian border, he was severely wounded at Buffalo. In the Mexican War, Col. McIntosh was desperately wounded by bayonets at Resaca de ka Palma in 1846. When a fellow officer, who found him on the field, asked if he might be of any service. McIntosh replied, “Yes, give me some water and show me my regiment.” Returning to combat the . . . — Map (db m5403) |
| Georgia (Lumpkin County), Dahlonega — 093-8 — Dahlonega Mustering Grounds |
| | During the War Between the States nine companies were organized on this site; five were mustered here in 1861, two in 1862 and two in 1864. Men from other north Georgia counties came to Dahlonega to be mustered here in the companies of Lumpkin County. Most of these were from White, Dawson and Floyd Counties. The old mustering grounds were the rallying point for troops in the periods of national and state crises. Lumpkin County men met here to join Texans fighting for independence in 1836, to . . . — Map (db m21035) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Rossville — In Honor of Those Who Served — Rossville War Memorial |
| | [Center Panel]:
Etched in the monument are the emblems of the six services (in order), US Air Force, US Army, US Coast Guard, US Marine Corps, US Merchant Marine, and the US Navy
Revolutionary War (1) · Blackhawk War (2) · War of 1812 (3) · Mexican War (4) · Civil War (5) · Spanish American War (6) · WW I (7) · WW II (8) · Korean War (9) · Vietnam War (10) · Lebanon /Grenada (11) · Panama (12) · Veterans (13) · Persian Gulf (14)
Our Honored Dead K.I.A.
Those . . . — Map (db m11778) |
| Indiana (Clinton County), Frankfort — Clinton County (Indiana) War Memorial |
| | [ Center Panel ]
Clinton County
War Memorial
All Gave Some.
Some Gave All.
Dedicated to All
Clinton County
Veterans
[ Left - Large Panel ]
Civil War * 1861 - - 1865
[ Row One ]
Wm. H. Abbott • Alfred R. Alexander • Galen Alexander • James Alexander • James W. Alexander • Samuel Alexander • Ashbrook J. Allen • John L. Benjamin • A. J. Arthur • George E. Armer • Benjamin A. Ashba • William Atwood • Darlington Aughe • Joel M. Bacon • William Bailess • . . . — Map (db m21436) |
| Indiana (Dearborn County), Lawrenceburg — The Price of Freedom |
| | - - -[ Center Section ]- - -
[ Center - Memorial ]
+ + + THE PRICE OF FREEDOM + + +
Dedicated in Honor of All men and women
who have served in the Armed Forces and
Sacrificed Unselfishly for the Freedom of
the United States of America
[ Left - Memorial ]
Serving those who served
( Seals of ::)
American Legion
Disabled American Veterans
Vietnam Veterans of America
[ Right - Memorial ]
Serving those who served
( . . . — Map (db m22301) |
| Indiana (Montgomery County), Crawfordsville — Montgomery County's Tribute to her Heroic Dead |
| | [Front Side - in Stone]:
Montgomery County's
Tribute to her Heroic Dead
Mexican War 1846 - 1948
Men Enrolled 98
War for the Union 1861 - 1865
Men Enrolled 2,971
Spanish American War 1898
Men Enrolled 264
[Under Both Statues:]:
"Lest We Forget"
[Back Side - In Stone]:
Montgomery County's Tribute to her Heroic Dead
War For Independence 1776
French and Indian War 1811 - 1812
Black Hawk War 1832
War with Grt. Britain 1812 - 1845 . . . — Map (db m9394) |
| Indiana (Montgomery County), Waynetown — Old Pioneer Cemetery |
| | Estab. Dec. 1829, the Cemetery predates Waynetown (then Middletown) which was estab. July 1830. The last burial was in 1908. William Bratton, the only member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804 - 1806) to be buried in Indiana, is buried here. The Cemetery is the final resting place for these vetrans:
WAR of 1812:: William E. Bratton - Simeon Osborne - Arthur Hicks - Phillip Moore - Christopher DeVoore.
MEXICAN WAR:: George A. Bratton - Joseph T. Hendricks - Frederick Zuck - Sylvester . . . — Map (db m3869) |
| Indiana (Vermillion County), Newport — Vermillion County Indiana - - War Memorial |
| | Dedicated to all veterans during war and peace time.
[Lower - Middle: panel]:
Nothing hurts like being forgotten. Nothing helps like being remembered. For those who fight for it, life has a special flavor the protected never know.
[Left side panel]:
Colonial Wars
Genesis
Revolutionary War 1776 - 1783
Independence Won
Indian Wars 1788 - 1891
Fought Indians for . . . — Map (db m8930) |
| Kansas (Johnson County), Olathe — Elm Grove Campground |
| | For over three decades starting in 1827, Elm Grove Campground, one mile east of near the bridge on Cedar Creek, was an important frontier camp site. Thousands of Santa Fe traders, Oregon and California emigrants, missionaries, mountain men, soldiers and '49ers camped at Elm Grove including such frontier notables as John C Fremont, William Bent, Tom Fitzpatrick, Francis Parkman, and Philip St. George Cooke.
Elm Grove Campground, originally named caravan grove, began in 1827 as a result of the . . . — Map (db m20093) |
| Kentucky (Carroll County), Carrollton — General William Orlando Butler — Soldier - Statesman - Lawyer |
| | Born in Kentucky
April 19, 1791 - August 6, 1880
Transylvania University 1812
War of 1812 - Aide De Camp to Andrew Jackson
River Raisin - Pensacola - New Orleans
Mexican War - Major General of the Volunteers
Commanded 1st Volunteer Division of the Army of Occupation
Hero of the Battle of Monterey - February 18, 1848
Last Commanding General of the American Army - Mexican War
Democratic Congressman from Kentucky - 1839 - 1843
Democratic Vice-President nominee under . . . — Map (db m22100) |
| Kentucky (Carroll County), Carrollton — 634 — Home of Gen. Butler |
| | Gen. William O. Butler, born Kentucky 1791, died here, 1880. War of 1812: River Raisin, Pensacola, and New Orleans. Gen. Andrew Jackson's staff 1816-17. Cited for heroism in Mexican War 1846-48. Practiced law here. Congressman 1839-43. Defeated as candidate for Governor 1844, Vice President 1848 and US Senate 1851. A Kentucky Commissioner to Peace Conference in Feb. 1861. — Map (db m22131) |
| Louisiana (Orleans Parish), New Orleans — The Washington Artillery Park — American Revolution Bicentennial: 1776-1976 |
| | [Panel 1]:
On and near this site since 1718 has centered the military activities of both regular and citizen soldiers of France, Spain, the Confederacy and the United States. On either side were the redoubts forming the “Great Battery” which crisscrossed its fires with those of Fort San Carlos (Ft. St. Charles) at the foot of Esplanade Ave. and of Fort San Luis (Ft. St. Louis) at the river end of Canal Street. One block down river is the lot used as an artillery park for . . . — Map (db m21549) |
| Maryland, Baltimore — Memorial to Marylanders Killed in War with Mexico — "Watson Monument" |
| | 1846-7-8 Erected by the Maryland Association of Veterans of Mexican War 1903 [tablet 2]
Association of the Veterans of the Mexican War 1846-7-8
Surviving members 1903 Of the Army.
John A. Reese, Samuel C. Love, John A. Love, John Carpenter, Robert Harrington, John J.A. Galloway, John D. Preston, George W. Ball. Of the Navy William H. Jenkins, William Williams, Alexander Wilkinson, Henry W. Tilson, William Taylor, Charles Hill, David M. Merkin, Thomas P. Russell. . . . — Map (db m18277) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Annapolis — Mexican War Midshipmen's Monument — Mexican War Monument |
| | [Southwest side of Monument]:
To passed Midshipmen
H. A. Clemson.
and
J. R. Hynson
lost with the U. S. Brig Somers
off Vera Cruz
Dec. 8th, 1816
[Northeast side of Monument]:
To Midshipmen
J. W. Pillsbury.
and
T. B. Shubrick.
the former drowned off Vera Cruz
July 27th, 1816
the latter killed at the Naval Battery
near Vera Cruz
March 25th, 1817
while in the discharge of their duties. — Map (db m7439) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Fort Meade — Chapultepec Avenue |
| | Named in honor of the officers and men of the Third Cavalry who captured the Castle of Chapultepec, Mexico, 1847
"Brave Rifles - Veterans" - Winfield Scott, General, U.S. Army
Placed here by the officers and men of the Third Armored Cavalry Regiment, 1955 — Map (db m19646) |
| Maryland (Baltimore County), Owings Mills — In Memory of William Maxwell Wood, MD |
| | Surgeon General United States Navy, born in Baltimore, Maryland May 21, 1809 and died at Owings Mills, Maryland March 1, 1880. He served his country well.
And in memory of Rosemary Carson, his wife, born in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania November 9, 1828, and died at Owings Mills, Maryland June 22, 1885. She was a dutiful wife and a most loving mother. — Map (db m2071) |
| Maryland (Dorchester County), Cambridge — This Bell |
| | This bell originally hung in a monastery in Mexico. Brought to America during the Mexican War, 1846. Served as fire alarm in Cambridge until 1883. — Map (db m3970) |
| Maryland (Prince George's County), Greenbelt — Toaping Castle — (Circa 1750) |
| | On this site Isaac, Charles and Nathan Walker erected a large white oak log house, named for their ancestral stronghold in Scotland which the three brothers had fled after the failure of attempts to unseat George I, King of England as ruler of Scotland. Isaac permanently settled here and obtained land grants for 188 acres. He and his three sons served in the Revolutionary War. The graves of Isaac and his son Nathan are north of here.
Toaping Castle was the birthplace of Samuel Hamilton . . . — Map (db m3621) |
| Maryland (St. Mary's County), Charlotte Hall — Rear Admiral Raphael Seemes C.S.N. |
| | (1807–1877) Born Charles County. Attended Charlotte Hall Mil. Academy. US Navy – Mexican War. Practiced Law. Commissioned in CSN 1861. Captained CSS Sumter. Later commanded CSS Alabama. Most successful raider with 82 naval victories. 1865 promoted Admiral and commanded James River Squadron. Returned to law practice in Alabama after hostilities. — Map (db m942) |
| Maryland (Washington County), Boonsboro — Maj. Gen. Jesse L. Reno |
| | (front)
9th Army Corps.
September 14, 1862.
Reno.
(west side)
This monument marks the
spot where Major Gen. Jesse Lee Reno,
commanding 9th Army Corps U.S. Vol’s,
was killed in battle Sept. 14, 1862.
(south side)
Battles.
Vera Cruz; Cerro Gordo;
Cantreras; Churubusco;
Chapultepec; Roanoke Island;
New Berne;
Camden; Bull Run;
Chantilly and South Mountain.
(east side)
Erected by
the survivors of
the 9th Army Corps
to their . . . — Map (db m389) |
| Maryland (Wicomico County), Salisbury — Gen. John Henry Winder, C.S.A. — 1800-1865 |
| | Born near Nanticoke, John Henry Winder was successively a graduate and instructor at West Point. A veteran of the Seminole and Mexican wars, Gen. Winder joined the Confederacy in 1861, and eventually directed all Confederate military prisons east of the Mississippi. — Map (db m3858) |
| Michigan (Oakland County), Pontiac — L1450 — Oak Hill Cemetery |
| | (Front): On June 1, 1822, the Pontiac Company gave the citizens of Pontiac the first land for a village cemetery. it was "to be occupied and used forever as a burying ground." In 1939, when Captain Hervey Parke was employed by the village to survey Outlot 9 of the original plat of the village, Oak Hill Cemetery was laid out. Many of the early pioneers who had been buried near the intersection of Saginaw and Huron streets and on private property were reinterred here after 1839. The . . . — Map (db m14294) |
| New Jersey (Monmouth County), Red Bank — Red Bank War Memorial |
| |
"Handing Down Old Glory"
In Honor and Memory of All
Civil War Veterans and
Arrowsmith's Post, No. 61,
Grand Army of the Republic
Organized at Red Bank,
New Jersey, 1881 and Association
Of Civil War Veterans.
Their Names May Be Forgotten
But Their Sacrifices and Deeds
On Land and Sea are
Recorded in the Annals of
Their Grateful Country.
This monument was erected through the efforts
of the Red Bank Volunteer Fire Department,
May 30th, 1926
Navesink Hook & . . . — Map (db m5769) |
| New Jersey (Union County), Elizabeth — General Winfield Scott |
| | 1786 – 1866
Hero of the Mexican War — Map (db m6957) |
| New Mexico (Dona Ana County), Anthony — Brazito Battlefield |
| | One of the few battles of the Mexican War to be fought in New Mexico occured near here on Christmas Day, 1846. U.S. troops under Colonel Alexander W. Doniphan defeated a Mexican army commanded by General Antonio Ponce de León. Two days later, Doniphan entered El Paso without opposition. — Map (db m6552) |
| New Mexico (Dona Ana County), Mesilla — Head Quarters, Dept. of New Mexico — Fort Fillmore, Nov. 15th, 1854 |
| | I. The laws of the United States having been extended by proclamation over the Mesilla Valley and the territory recently acquired from the Republic of Mexico, the undersigned as military Commander of the same directs that Lt. Colonel Miles 3rd Infantry proceed to the town of Mesilla, with a part of the garrison of Fort Fillmore, and there hoist the National Flag at noon on this day.
II. The Flag will be honored with a Federal Salute.
III. For the information of all concerned it is hereby . . . — Map (db m6991) |
| New Mexico (Dona Ana County), Mesilla — La Mesilla |
| | After the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which concluded the Mexican War in 1848, the Mexican government commissioned Cura Ramón Ortiz to settle Mesilla. He brought families from New Mexico and from Paso del Norte (modern Ciúdad Juárez) to populate the Mesilla Civil Colony Grant, which by 1850 had over 800 inhabitants. — Map (db m6986) |
| New Mexico (Dona Ana County), Mesilla — The Gadsden Purchase Celebration |
| | The Gadsden Purchase celebration held at Mesilla New Mexico in 1854.
By A. J. Fountain Sr. — Map (db m6992) |
| New York (New York County), New York — Purchase of Governors Island Monument — 16 June 1637 |
| | To commorate the purchase three hundred years ago of Governors Island by Wouter van Twiller, Director General of New Netherlands, from Cakapeteyno and Pehiwas of the Manahatas Tribe.
Birthplace of American Military Tactics which won for England a great dominion. Sole safeguard of Washington's retirement from Long Island in 1776, early guardian of New York City. Mobilization point in the Mexican, Civil and Spanish-American Wars. Supply base during the World War.
Honorably Acquired - . . . — Map (db m21158) |
| New York (Orange County), West Point — Wars That Shaped the Nation — The Mexican War |
| | The Mexican War increased the nation’s size by over 20 percent and continued the rapid territorial expansion of the United States. In 1846, after a number of incidents along the border between Texas and Mexico, the United States declared war against Mexico and rapidly raised an army of volunteers serving under professional officers. An army under Zachary Taylor advanced into Mexico from Texas in 1846. In 1847, General Winfield Scott began the decisive campaign. After landing at Veracruz, Scott . . . — Map (db m22277) |
| New York (Orange County), West Point — Welcome To Trophy Point |
| | The cannon on this historic site are trophies of war. They were captured or surrendered in American conflicts through more than two hundred years. The first trophies to come to West Point were guns captured in 1777 during the Battles of Saratoga. At the end of the American Revolution, West Point maintained over 160 cannon for the fledgling United States Army. Even before the founding of the United States Military Academy in 1802, West Point had taken on the additional role of educating . . . — Map (db m20003) |
| Ohio (Clinton County), Wilmington — Clinton County Veterans Memorial — "We Owe So Much to So Few" |
| | Dedicated to the men & women of Clinton County who served in the
War of 1812,<br.
Mexican, Civil,
Spanish, WW I,
WW II, Korean,
Vietnam and
Persian Gulf War
(Desert Storm)
Afghanistan / Iraq — Map (db m18727) |
| Ohio (Franklin County), Columbus — Forest Lawn Veterans Memorial |
| | Dedicated November 11, 2006 to the men and women of Franklin County Ohio that served our country bravely and honorably so our freedoms endure.
The sacrifices of few ensured the freedom of many. A grateful community remembers those who served in the Armed Forces of the United States during times of war and peace, whose courage and personal sacrifices defended and preserved our freedom.
Medal of Honor Recipients for Franklin County
Civil War
David Cockley Army
Oliver Colwell . . . — Map (db m13487) |
| Ohio (Franklin County), Columbus — Franklin County Soldiers of the Mexican War |
| | Honoring the Memory of Franklin County Soldiers of the Mexican War 1846 - 1848 On this day, October 2, 1954, this tablet is placed in memory of those soldiers from Franklin County, Ohio who served their country with great courage and devotion during the Mexican War 1846-1848. In this grove, now Schiller Park, on July 27, 1848, a grateful people assembled to express their profound appreciation to their brave sons who gave so much in their devotion to duty. May their heroic deeds . . . — Map (db m13106) |
| Ohio (Franklin County), Worthington — 81-25 — Brigadier General Roswell Sabin Ripley, CSA |
| | Roswell S. Ripley was born in Worthington on March 14, 1923 and graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1843. Serving with the U.S. Artillery from 1846 to 1848 during the Mexican-American War, Ripley was promoted twice for “Gallant and Meritorious Conduct.” In 1853, while stationed in South Carolina, Ripley resigned his commission in the U.S. Army, and after secession volunteered his services to the Confederacy. On April 12, 1861, Ripley’s artillery at Fort Moultrie . . . — Map (db m2050) |
| Ohio (Licking County), Newark — Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients — State of Ohio, Licking County |
| | United States of America
Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients
State of Ohio, Licking County
Civil War
Hanna, Milton Sergeant Tennessee 1863
Inscho, Leonidas H. 1st Lt Maryland 1862
Morey, Delano Private Virginia 1862
Shellenberger, John Corporal Virginia 1864
Indian Campaigns
Wilson, Milden H. Ordnance Sgt. Montana 1877
Mexican Campaign
Beasley, Harry . . . — Map (db m12876) |
| Ohio (Miami County), Piqua — Vice Admiral Stephen Clegg Rowan |
| | (Left):Erected in honor of Vice Admiral Stephen Clegg Rowan U.S. Navy. Born in Ireland Dec. 25th 1808 Died in Washington, D.C. Mar. 31st 1890. Received Special Vote of Thanks of Congress for Distinguished Services Feb. 7th 1863. (Right):Vice Admiral S. C. Rowan, U.S. NavyAppointed Midshipman, Feb. 1st 1826 while a resident of Piqua. Participated in the Seminole War and in the Mexican War on the Pacific Coast at Monterrey, San Diego and Los Angeles. In the Civil War at Acquia . . . — Map (db m19195) |
| Ohio (Pickaway County), Circleville — High Street Cemetery War Memorial |
| | In Memoriam
to honor the many brave soldiers
who served our country in time of
war and rest here in eternal peace.
To those that made the supreme
sacrifice whereby we can enjoy
freedom in our great country.
Revolutionary War 1775-1783
War of 1812 1812-1815
Mexican War 1843-1846
Civil War 1861-1865
Spanish-American War 1898-1905 — Map (db m14271) |
| Ohio (Richland County), Mansfield — Richland County War Memorial |
| | Dedicated to the men and women of Richland County who served our country in time of war, and in memory of those who lost their lives. Presented to the Citizens of Richland County as a Bicentennial Event Lest We Forget America's Wars
American Revolution
War of 1812
Mexican War
Indian Wars
Civil War
Spanish-American War
World War I
World War II
Korean Conflict
Vietnam Era. — Map (db m20866) |
| Pennsylvania (Adams County), Gettysburg — Brigadier General John Gibbon |
| | (Front):John Gibbon Brigadier General July 2-3, 1863 At Gettysburg commanded 2nd Division, II Corps on July 3, 1863 serving with "conspicuous gallantry and distinction" in the repulse of Longstreet's Assault, until he was wounded and carried from the battlefield. At the beginning of the Civil War, John Gibbon was a captain in the 4th Artillery serving in the Utah Territory. Assigned as Chief of Artillery in McDowell's Division, he participated in the advance on Fredericksburg during the . . . — Map (db m16363) |
| Pennsylvania (Adams County), Gettysburg — John White Geary |
| | Captain 2d Pennsylvania Infantry December 21 1846. Lieut. Colonel January 7 1847. Colonel November 3 1847. Honorably mustered out July 21 1848. Colonel 28th Pennsylvania Infantry June 28 1861. Discharged for promotion May 11 1862 Brig. General U.S. Volunteers April 25 1862. Honorably mustered out January 15 1866. Brevetted Major General U.S. Volunteers January 12 1865 "For fitness to command and promptness to execute." Born December 30 1819 at Mt. Pleasant Pa. Died February 8 1873 at Harrisburg Pa. — Map (db m13846) |
| Pennsylvania (Chester County), Malvern — “Remember Paoli!” |
| | During the early 1800’s the cry “Remember Paoli!” stirred the hearts of listeners with personal memories of the harsh realities of war and lost loved ones. There was still an abiding desire to gather together on the anniversary of that memorable battle. The Paoli Grounds became the sacred gathering place to remember. The Grounds also hosted three day encampments to train and drill troops should they be called to battle. In the 1840’s in preparation for the Mexican War, there was a . . . — Map (db m13661) |
| Pennsylvania (Dauphin County), Harrisburg — Capitol Park |
| | The deliberations during the first decade of the 19th Century through which Harrisburg prevailed in achieving State Capital status were in part spawned by the donation by John Harris, Jr., in 1785, of four acres of the oldest portion of Capitol Park to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania when the plan for Harrisburg was laid out that year. Topographically, Capitol Park is still reminiscent of its early days as a knoll which at that time rose from the wheat fields and swampland of the Susquehanna . . . — Map (db m6696) |
| Pennsylvania (Dauphin County), Harrisburg — Mexican War Monument |
| | Erected by the State of Pennsylvania 1868. Commemorative of her citizens who lost their lives during the War with Mexico in 1845, 47 & 48. — Map (db m6714) |
| Pennsylvania (Franklin County), Saint Thomas — St. Thomas Commemorates |
| | 1734. License July 31, to Charles Campbell, 200 acres. No survey. At the head of a spring which runs thro John MacFarlans tract. 1734. License July 31, to James Campbell, 200 acres. No survey. joining to his brother Charles Campbell. 1738. Election William Campbell, son of Charles, Trustee of Upper West Conococheague Church. Church Hill the Pioneer Church for St. Thomas Community. 1749. Warrant to Michael Campbell, son of Charles, for 300 acres, part of this land his son Thomas Campbell laid . . . — Map (db m8056) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Manheim — Heintzelman House |
| | Birthplace of Maj. Gen. Samuel P. Heintzelman, September 30, 1805. A veteran of the Mexican War and the Civil War, he died May 1, 1880, at Washington, D.C., and was buried at Buffalo, N.Y. — Map (db m12457) |
| Pennsylvania (Mifflin County), Lewistown — McCoy Home |
| | The birthplace of Major General Frank R. McCoy, 1874-1954, graduate of West Point, who took part in Spanish-American War, World Wars I & II. He was also President of the Foreign Policy Association. (Memorial Plaque on Building):
———————————
Home of
Thomas Franklin McCoy
1819 - 1899
[Breveted?] Captain in the Mexican War,
Brigadier General, Civil War
—————
Birthplace of . . . — Map (db m24270) |
| Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Mount Pleasant — Mount Pleasant War Memorial |
| | Erected to
the memory of
our gallant sons
who
endured the hardships
and
fought our nations
battles
Dedicated Nov. 11, 1924
1775-1783 Revolutionary War •
1812 War of 1812
1846-1848 Mexican American War •
1861-1865 Civil War
1898-1899 Spanish-American War •
1917-1918 World War I
1941-1945 World War II •
1950-1955 Korean War
1961-1975 Vietnam War •
1982-1984 Lebanon-Grenada
1989-1990 Panama •
1990- Persian Gulf — Map (db m22355) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Abbeville — 1-11 — McGowan-Barksdale-Bundy House |
| | [Front]:
This 1888 Queen Anne house was the home of Gen. Samuel McGowan (1819-1897) until his death. McGowan, a lawyer, Confederate general, and jurist born in Laurens Co., had moved to Abbeville in 1841. He was an officer during the Mexican War and in the S.C. militia after it. During the Civil War he commanded the 14th S.C. Infantry 1862-63 and commanded a S.C. brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia 1863-65.
[Reverse]:
After 1865 McGowan bought a house on this lot. . . . — Map (db m21732) |
| South Carolina (Edgefield County), Edgefield — Milledge Luke Bonham — December 25, 1813 - August 27, 1890 — Governor 1862-1864 |
| | Bonham was a Colonel in the Palmetto Regiment in the Mexican war, a brigadier general during the War Between the States and served in the C.S.A. Congress prior to being elected Governor. He was the second consecutive Governor from Edgefield during the War. — Map (db m12909) |
| South Carolina (Edgefield County), Edgefield — Pierce Mason Butler — April 11, 1798 - August 20, 1847 — Governor 1836-1838 |
| | A member of the famous Butler families of the Edgefield District, butler promoted education and the building of railroads during his term as Governor. He commanded the Palmetto Regiment during the war with Mexico where he was fatally wounded. — Map (db m12893) |
| South Carolina (Edgefield County), North Augusta — 19-11 — Lt. General James Longstreet (1821-1904) |
| | Born 1 mi. E. Cmdr. 1st Corps, Army of Northern VA Confederate States Army; Lee's "Old Warhorse"; west Point graduate; Mesixan War veteran. — Map (db m12853) |
| South Carolina (Saluda County), Saluda — 41-6 — Butler Family Graves |
| |
At Butler Church, about one mile west, is the burial plot of the Butler family. Among the graves are those of William Butler, captain in the American Revolution, United States congressman, and major general of S.C. militia; Andrew Pickens Butler, United States senator; Pierce M. Butler, governor of South Carolina, who was killed on the Mexican War. — Map (db m12978) |
| South Carolina (Saluda County), Saluda — 41-1 — Pierce M. Butler / The Palmetto Regiment |
| | Pierce M. Butler
Six miles NE, in a family cemetery at Butler Church, is the grave of Colonel Pierce M. Butler, governor of South Carolina from 1836-1836. During his military career, he was a captain in the U.S. Army, a lt. colonel in the Seminole War, and was a commander of the Palmetto Regiment in the Mexican War, when he was killed in battle on August 20, 1847.
The Palmetto Regiment
The S.C. Volunteer Regiment in the Mexican War entered service in Dec. 1846 and was part of . . . — Map (db m13083) |
| South Carolina (Saluda County), Saluda — Travis / Bonham Memorial |
| | Memorial
Colonel William Barrett Travis
Born near Saluda, S.C. August 9, 1809.
Gave his life for liberty and freedom
at the Alamo March 6, 1836.
His last message for reinforcements ended thus:
"I have held this place against overwhelming numbers and will continue to hold it or perish in its defence."
----------
Colonel James Bonham
Native of Saluda County
Born near here Feb. 20, 1807
Died with Travis in Defence of the Alamo.
Travis and Bonham were . . . — Map (db m13112) |
| Texas (Bexar County), San Antonio — The Defense of The Alamo — “Thermopylae had its messenger of defeat; The Alamo had none.” |
| | The Alamo in 1836 consisted of this church, the convent and a large rectangular area or plaza, an enclosure of about six acres surrounded by walls with barracks on the west side of the plaza. On February 23, 1836 Colonel William Barret Travis entered the Alamo with an approximate force of two hundred men, the siege commanded by General Santa Anna and an army of several thousand Mexican soldiers lasted nearly two weeks. At dawn on Sunday, March 6, the final assault was made, and in less than an . . . — Map (db m9224) |
| Texas (Cameron County), Port Isabel — Port of Matamoros |
| | The Port of Matamoros was established in 1824. Commercial cargo, shipped mainly from New Orleans and other U.S. ports, was unloaded at the Port and transported overland to Matamoros, Reynosa, Camargo, Monterrey, and Mier. Mexico maintained a garrison and at least one Navy vessel at the Port. This area was the site of numerous Naval encounters between the U.S. and Mexico in 1836-37, during and after the Texas Revolution. Jurisdiction over the Port was finally settled in 1846 when forces of U.S. . . . — Map (db m16542) |
| Texas (Crockett County), Ozona — Crockett County |
| | Formed from Bexar Territory
Created January 22, 1875
Organized July 7, 1891
Named in honor of
David Crockett
1786 - 1836
Member of the United States
Congress from Tennessee
Killed at the Alamo
Ozona, County Seat — Map (db m7413) |
| Texas (Williamson County), Liberty Hill — 9295 — John G. Matthews |
| | Tennessee native John Giles Matthews came to Texas with his parents in 1839 and settled in the new town of Austin. A Ranger for the Republic of Texas, Matthews served in the Mexican War and the Civil War before moving to Williamson County in 1870. Here he was a farmer and was active in church, school and civic activities. The father of 9 children, he was first married to Sarah (Strong) (d. 1852). In 1855 he wed Leanorah (Carothers) (d. 1892). — Map (db m4393) |
| Texas (Williamson County), Taylor — 9327 — James O. Rice |
| | South Carolina-born James O. Rice migrated to Texas by 1835 and served in the Texas Army during the War for Independence. In early days of the Republic of Texas, he protected frontier settlements as part of a Texas Ranger company. On May 17, 1839, in command of a volunteer force clashing with Mexican troops led by Manuel Flores on the North San Gabriel River, Rice captured vitally important documents related to the Cordova Rebellion against the Republic of Texas. He joined the Somervell and . . . — Map (db m4363) |
| Virginia (Arlington County), Arlington National Cemetery — General Philip Kearny Memorial |
| | [on base of statue by Edward Clark Potter, south face:]
KEARNY
[west face:]
New Jersey honors her most distinguished soldier. Erected 1914
[north face:] Major General Philip Kearny
Born June 1, 1814
[east face:] Gave his left arm at Churubusco, Mexico, August 18, 1847; and his life
at Chantilly, VA, September 1, 1862. — Map (db m22087) |
| West Virginia (Marshall County), Moundsville — Civil War Cannons |
| | In tribute to Howard D. Blankenship, who made all the arrangements to have both cannons retrofitted to their original. His project started 1977 and was completed 1984.
The northern piece was manufactured by N.P. Ames Foundry, Springfield Mass., 1844; used during the Mexican and Civil Wars. — The southern piece was cast from church bells, wedding rings & many other items at Nashville Tenn. foundry; captured by northern troops at the Battle of “Droop Mountain” in Pocahontas County, Nov. 6, 1863. — Map (db m20394) |
| West Virginia (Morgan County), Berkeley Springs — Morgan County Veteran's Monument |
| | Soldiers from Morgan County who served in the defense of their country in the following wars: Mexican War 1848 1861 - Civil War - 1865 Union soldiers killed in battle Died in prison Died during war Survived the War Located in County after war Confederate soldiers killed in battle Died during war Survived the war Located in County after war Spanish American War 1898 1899 - Philippino Insurrection - 1901 Opposite Side World War 1914 - 1918 — Map (db m13018) |
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