In Honor Of The Men from Harrison County Marker

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Corydon in Harrison County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

In Honor Of The Men from Harrison County

By Ginger Drenning, July 16, 2008

1. In Honor Of The Men from Harrison County Marker

Inscription. [Marker Front]: In Honor of
The men from
Harrison County
killed or died of wounds at the
Battle of Tippecanoe
Nov. 7, 1811
and
War of 1812
[Marker's Left Side]: Capt. Spier Spencer’s Co. Mounted Rifleman “Yellow Jackets” Capt. Spier Spencer • Lieut. Richard M. McMahan • Pvt. William Davis • Pvt. Marshall Duncan • Pvt. George Spencer • Pvt. Samuel Sands
Lieut. Thomas Berry’s Co. Mounted Rifleman Lieut. Thomas Berry • Pvt. Frederick Kearn • Pvt. Peter Hanks • Pvt. Henry Hickey • Pvt. Daniel McMickle

[Marker's Right Side]:
Capt. Charles L. Byrns’s Co. Attached to Capt. Geiger’s Co. Kentucky Mounted Rifleman
Pvt. John Ousley • Pvt. Joseph Smith

War of 1812
Capt. John Hughes’s Co.
Pvt. George Dome

Capt. William Hoggett’s Co.
Pvt. Joshua Vest

[Back of marker is blank]

Location. 38° 12.708′ N, 86° 7.541′ W. Marker is in Corydon, Indiana, in Harrison County. Marker is on East Cherry Street near North Elm Street, on the right when traveling east. Click for map. On East Cherry Street about half block from North Elm Street on Court House Lawn. Marker is in this post office area: Corydon IN 47112, United States of America.

Left Side of Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Ginger Drenning, July 16, 2008

2. Left Side of Marker

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Harrison County (here, next to this marker); World War I (here, next to this marker); World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named World War I (within shouting distance of this marker); Corydon Convention Of Freemasons (within shouting distance of this marker); Battle of Corydon (within shouting distance of this marker); Dedicated In Everlasting Tribute (within shouting distance of this marker); Corydon United Methodist Church (within shouting distance of this marker). Click for a list of all markers in Corydon.

Also see . . . Roster of Yellow Jackets of Harrison County. Lists all who served at the Battle of Tippecanoe. (Submitted on August 2, 2008, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana.)