Mexican War Midshipmen's Monument Marker

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Mexican War Midshipmen's Monument
Mexican War Monument

Mexican War Midshipmen's Monument Marker </b>(SW, or Clemson, side) Photo, Click for full size

By Kevin W., March 15, 2008

1. Mexican War Midshipmen's Monument Marker (SW, or Clemson, side)

Inscription. [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.

Erected 1848 by passed and other Midshipmen of the U. S. Navy as a tribute of respect.

Location. 38° 58.967′ N, 76° 29.104′ W. Marker is in Annapolis, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. Click for map. Marker is located on the grounds of the United States Naval Academy, on Stribling Walk between Maryland Avenue and Bancroft Hall. A picture ID is required to enter the Academy grounds. Marker is in this post office area: Annapolis MD 21402, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are

Mexican War Midshipmen's Monument Marker </b>(inscription on NE, or Pillsbury, side) Photo, Click for full size

By Kevin W., March 15, 2008

2. Mexican War Midshipmen's Monument Marker (inscription on NE, or Pillsbury, side)

within walking distance of this marker. One Hundredth Anniversary of the U.S. Naval Academy (within shouting distance of this marker); Zimmerman Bandstand (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); Commander William Lewis Herndon (about 300 feet away); Tecumseh (about 300 feet away); Macedonian Monument (about 300 feet away); Class of 1956 Living Memorial (about 500 feet away); Centennial of the United States Navy Submarine Force (about 600 feet away); Monument to the Battle of Midway (about 600 feet away). Click for a list of all markers in Annapolis.

Regarding Mexican War Midshipmen's Monument. The names of these four midshipmen, Clemson, Hynson, Pillsbury, and Shubrick, are inscribed around the marble face of the 1848 Mexican War monument. Although these four Midshipmen never set foot on the new "Naval School", their stories were well-known to the Midshipmen who attended the school at the time. Lest those who follow forget, Midshipmen collected enough money after the war to erect the Academy's first monument. The Mexican War Monument is a living testament to Midshipmen honoring their own.

Mexican War Midshipmen's Monument Marker </b>(NW, or Shubrick, side) Photo, Click for full size

By Kevin W., March 15, 2008

3. Mexican War Midshipmen's Monument Marker (NW, or Shubrick, side)

Also see . . .
1. Lest We Forget, Midshipmen of the Mexican War. A Naval Institute Proceedings article about the Mexican War Midshipmen's Monument published in March 2005. (Submitted on April 28, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.)
2. Monument Serves as Testament to Midshipman Honor. An article by Naomi Sullivan, Trident Layout and Design Editor, published in the Naval Academy's Trident Magazine on Friday, September 14, 2007. (Submitted on April 28, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.)
3. The Naval Monument in the Grounds of the Naval School at Annapolis. A picture of the Mexican War Midshipmen's Monument from a May 11, 1861 Harper's Weekly article on the Union's first occupation of an "enemy state" during the Civil War. (Submitted on April 28, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.)