| Illinois (Vermilion County), Tilton — Servicemen From Tilton World War I, Korean War, Vietnam War Memorial |
| | [Center Memorial]
World War I
Servicemen from Tilton
[Left Column]:
William E. Arnold Jack Ashbaugh Christ Benekas John Lester Billman Harry H. Blue, Sr. Elbert O. Bolser Milton Burlin Ray C. Cox Roscoe N. Dorsett Dial W. Elam Robert Farnaum Charles Russell Ford James W. Fox Russell Gallez Thornton Gallez Herschel Gillis Forn Gillis Robert Otis Gooch Jessie R. Gritton Leroy Hamick Clyde Harrier Hersel Holman John Holman . . . — Map (db m11417) |
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| 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) |
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| Michigan (Wayne County), River Rouge — Civil War /Spanish War /World War |
| | Erected in 1927
by
F.A. Buhl Woman's relief Corps No.43 aux. to the Grand Army of the Republic
A tribute to the men of this community who made the supreme sacrifice.
Civil War
Spanish War
World War — Map (db m14890) |
| New Jersey (Monmouth County), Keyport — Civil War · Spanish War · World War Memorial |
| | A memorial to those who in the spirit of self sacrifice, enrolled themselves in the service of their country in:
The Civil War 1861 – 1865
Spanish War 1898
World War 1914 – 1918 — Map (db m6010) |
| Pennsylvania (Fulton County), McConnellsburg — Fulton County Civil War, Spanish-American War, and World War I Memorial |
| | (Dedication Plaque):This park forum and bronze tablets erected by the citizens of Fulton County as a memorial to her soldiers who served in the Civil War, the Spanish-American War and the World War. (Top of Civil War Plaque): These tablets are dedicated to those who entered the service from Fulton County to preserve the Union. 1861 - 1865 (Followed by Two plaques listing names of those who served) (Top of World War Plaque): This tablet dedicated to those from . . . — Map (db m19529) |
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| 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) |
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| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Annapolis — Maryland World War II Memorial |
| | [Marker Panel No. 1]:
Introduction
With their lives before them, they left everything – their families, their loved ones, the serenity and security of their homes – to fight for a just cause. They departed on a journey to places they had never heard of to confront dangers they could not imagine – and never wavered or faltered in their duty.
[Marker Panel No. 2]:
Dedication
This memorial is dedicated to the men and women of Maryland who served . . . — Map (db m14703) |
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| Connecticut (Hartford County), Bristol — Bristol World War II - Korean War Monument |
| | To Remember
And To Honor
Those From Bristol
Who Served God
And Their Country
In World War II
And Korea
[ left plaque ]
World War II
Ardenski, Edwin W. Aube, Harold N. Bachman, William J. Bacon, Ernest L. Bartley, Henry G. Beattie, James J. Bechard, Victor J. Behrendt, Arthur L. Benoit, John B., Jr. Bingham, Richard Blakeslee, Theodore P. Blakeslee, Wilber H. Blanchard, Erving M. Brandt, Robert W. Broadwell, Leonard H. Budway, John N. . . . — Map (db m33509) |
| Ohio (Franklin County), Columbus — The Spirit of 98 Freedom Patriotism Humanity |
| | Erected by the State of Ohio to the honor and memory of the Ohio veterans of the Spanish-American War, Philippine Insurrection and the China Relief Expedition.
1898 — 1920
“The cause which triumphed through their valor will live.”
(north-facing tablet) United Spanish War Veterans, 1898–1902 Cuba, Philippine Islands, Porto Rico, U.S.A.
The Republic is secure so long as we continue to honor the memory of its defenders.
. . . — Map (db m9868) |
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| California (San Francisco City and County), San Francisco — War in the Philippines The Spanish-American War, The Philippine-American War, and the Presidio 1898 – 1902 |
| | On April 21, 1898, the United States declared war against Spain. The immediate causes were Americas support of Cubas ongoing struggle against Spanish rule and the mysterious explosion of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor. This was the first overseas war fought by the United States, with campaigns in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. br>
On May 18, 1898, the Spanish fleet guarding the Philippine Islands was defeated by the U.S. Navy under the command of Commodore George Dewey. . . . — Map (db m12620) |
| Vermont (Windham County), Newfane — Newfane Honor Roll Korean War - Vietnam War |
| | Korean War June 25, 1950 – January 31, 1955
Bourn, Melvin F. Brooks, Dennis R. Brooks, Roy I. Carey, Leighton, E. Carey, Merton M. Chase, Charles D. Druke, Edward J. Fisher, Abbott C. Gould, Neils E. Gould, Roland F. Gunzinger, Albert A. Gunzinger, Robert C. Harris, David A. Higgins, Hubert L. James, Charles E. Jr. Jefts, Robert R. Jenness, Warren L. Kent, Donald F. LaChance, Charles J. Lane, Herbert W. LaRose, Richard M. Pratt, Conrad M. . . . — Map (db m23135) |
| Virginia (Westmoreland County), Colonial Beach — Colonial Beach Roll of Honor World War I * World War II |
| | In reverent tribute to the men and women of Colonial Beach, VA. who have served our country.
Left Column:
World War II
Stanley G. Adams
James W. Allison
William D. Bankett
James R. Barnes
William S. Barnes
James B. Barnette
Robert B. Bass
William H. Berkeley, Jr.
Cecil I. Bidgood
Landon A. Billingsley
Thomas C. Bland, Jr.
Roy M. Bowler
George Brown, Jr.
Maurice M. Brown, Jr.
Thomas M. Bunting
Charles M. Carey, Jr.
John R. Carey . . . — Map (db m20870) |
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| Indiana (Orange County), Orleans — Orleans Area War Memorial Veterans of All Wars |
| | Dedicated to those who served
[Leftmost Panel of Brick Memorials]
First Column:
Grant C. Cornwell - (USAAC - S/SGT) - (2-1942 to 10-1945) -- Lester R. Cornwell - (USN - GM3/C) - (8-1944 to 2-1946) -- Leland W. Cornwell - (USA - CPL) - (7-1942 to 2-1946) -- Roger L. Cornwell - (USN - BM 1/C) - (6-1943 to 4-1946) -- Ralph L. Cornwell - (USAF - AMN 1/C) - (10-1952 to 8-1956) -- Marvin E. Cornwell - (USAF - S/SGT) - (10-1951 to 8-1957) -- Floyd L. Cornwell - (USA - PFC) - . . . — Map (db m22392) |
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| Indiana (Grant County), Marion — Mississinewa Battlefield |
| | On Dec. 17, 1812, Lt. Colonel John B. Campbell with 600 mounted troops arrived at this site under orders to destroy the Miami Indian Villages along the Mississinewa River from here to the present site of Peru.
The destruction of the village on this site resulted in the loss of the lives of two soldiers and eight Indians.
Following the attack here, Campbell's force proceeded two miles down the river and destroyed two more villages before returning here to camp for the night. Shortly . . . — Map (db m1512) |
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| 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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| California (Alameda County), Fremont — World War II War Memorial |
| |
In Memory of War Heros
World War II 1941
Ernest A. Azevedo
Joseph T. Silveira
Tony Carodza, Jr. — Map (db m26636) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Easton — Easton World War II & Korean War Monument |
| | Lest We Forget
In Memory Of The Easton Veterans
Of World War II And Korea
Albers, Jack Allen, G.I. Allison, Robert Anton, Richard Anton, Robert C. Baksay, John Jr. Ballantyne, Arthur S. Ballantyne, James R. Barbieri, Frank E. Bartosik, Edmund W. Bartosik, Felix B. Bartosik, Vernon * Beausoliel, Bernard Bechtel, Elliott H. Belko, Ronald J. Bellassi, Salvatore Beno, George A. Benton, Philip E. Besse, Elmer Bibbins, Winthrop Bilash, Edward W. . . . — Map (db m30941) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Weston — Weston Vietnam War & Persian Gulf War Monument |
| | [ north side ]
Vietnam Era Veterans 1963 – 1974
V Christopher O"Brien Ashe Dana Graham Brayton Timothy Gustav Bucky William Charles Cable John Walter Carpenter John Paul Coniglio V Peter Alan Cote V Arthur Thomas Curren, Jr. Katherine Nadith Dannerman Bruno Ivo-Elio De Luca Giuliano De Luca To Todd De Van V Sidney Allan Dudash John Albert Erisman V Peter Jerry Falla Robert Leslie Ficks III Frank Kenneth Fitch, Jr. Mark Lauren Flinton V . . . — Map (db m30815) |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), Plainville — Plainville Korean War – Vietnam War Monument |
| | Dedicated
In Honor Of The
Men And Women Of
This Community Who
Server Their Country
In Korea And Vietnam
Dedicated
Memorial Day
1984 — Map (db m32899) |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), Bethlehem — Bethlehem Civil War and World War I Memorial |
| | A Tribute to the Valor
Of The
Men of Bethlehem
Who Fought For
Freedom and Humanity
Civil War
1861 – 1865
Frederick Adkins Joseph Boyce Gideon D. Crane William B. Crane Francis Dugan John Ferry George W. Garthwait James H. Gilbert Frederick D. Holmes Daniel Hunt Alexander N. Kasson Albert J. Lounsbury Charles Lynn Richard Magee Olin Nash Dexter Northrop Horson Northrop John K. Northrop Patrick ORourke James Oswald Timothy . . . — Map (db m26491) |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), Goshen — Goshen French and Indian War & Revolutionary War Memorial |
| | [ front ]
Dedicated To Our Comrades Of Goshen
Who Established And Maintained Freedom For Our Country
French And Indian War 1754 - 1763
Dibble, Joel Doud, John Gaylord, Timothy Humphrey, Ashbel Humphrey, Manna Humphrey, Unknown Lee, Daniel Munson, John North, Elisha Reeve, Benjamin Richards, Charles Royce, Josiah Stanley, Nathaniel, Jr. Tuttle, Stephen Wilcox, John Jr. Wilcox, Moses Wilcox, Thomas Winchell, Munson Wright, John
Revolutionary . . . — Map (db m30231) |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), Goshen — Goshen Korean War and Vietnam War Monument |
| | Dedicated To
The Men And Women Of Goshen Who Served Their
Country During The Korean War And Vietnam Eras
Almstedt Joseph Angelovich John A. Anstett Gerald L. Anstett Richard W. Barker Frederic T. Barrett John J. Benedict Gordon Bligh Frank J. Bosley Richard G. Breakell David C. Breakell Robert L. Breakell William R. Jr. Caldwell Leonard A. IV Chevalier Leonard C. Clarke Charles E. Clarke Robert G. Clayton Harold K. Clayton William H. Jr. Colby George D. . . . — Map (db m30235) |
| Florida (Pasco County), Dade City — Site of World War II Prisoner of War Camp |
| | [Marker Front]:
The demands of World War II created a shortage of agricultural workers here at home. To alleviate the problem, the Prisoner of War Special Projects Division of the United States Army established some 500 camps with a total capacity of 378,000 prisoners to supply laborers.
Camp Blanding, near Starke, was headquarters for the 22 Prisoner of War camps in Florida, with the Dade City camp being designated Branch Camp No. 7. Before the assignments were made, U.S. officials . . . — Map (db m10483) |
| Georgia (Hart County), Hartwell — Hart County War Between The State War Memorial |
| | In Loving Memory
of our hart County
Soldiers — Map (db m21391) |
| Illinois (McLean County), Bloomington — World War II War Memorial McLean County Illinois |
| | Dedicated to the memory of those from McLean County who made the Surpreme Sacrifice
World War II
1941- -1945 — Map (db m12432) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Henning — World War II War Memorial Henning, Illinois Donald R Lucas Memorial Park |
| | In loving memory of those who served their Country in World War II. — Map (db m17127) |
| Indiana (Dearborn County), Lawrenceburg — Dearborn County World War I War Memorial |
| | Honor Roll
In Grateful remembrance of the boys of Dearborn County who gave their lives in the World War 1917 - 1918.
Erected by the Citizens of Dearborn County, Indiana
Walter Ahrens Henry Fred Amm Elmer Andrews Hobart S. Bailey Harry Bales Louis A. Bartels Raymond F. Beard Floyd Becker Charles H. Bildner John V. Bildner John R. Boyd Bernard H. Burke Harvey J. Clarke Millard Dennerline Edwin F. Engelking Edwin M. Fox William J. Haske Dewey H. . . . — Map (db m22203) |
| Indiana (Dearborn County), Lawrenceburg — Dearborn County World War II War Memorial |
| | WORLD WAR II
For God and Country
This tablet is erected
in honor of the men who
answered their country's
call and gave their lives
for freedom — Map (db m22175) |
| Indiana (Delaware County), Muncie — World War I War Memorial The Spirit of the American Doughboy |
| | The Elizabeth Sears
Memorial
to
Deceased Veterans
of the
World War 1917 - 18 — Map (db m31347) |
| Indiana (Fountain County), Covington — Fountain County Centennial Memorial In Honor of our Heroes Who Have Defended us in All Wars |
| | 1826 - - 1926
Fountain County Centennial Memorial
Erected by The Richard Henry Lee Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution in Memory of The Pioneers and Illustrious Dead of Fountain County and In Honor of our Heroes Who Have Defended us in All our Wars. — Map (db m7907) |
| Indiana (Putnam County), Greencastle — World War II War Memorial Putnam County - Greencastle, Indiana |
| | DEDICATED TO ALL WHO SERVED
AND DIED IN WORLD WAR II
______________
Our Hallowed Dead
[Column One]
Smith M. Abbott James F. Alexander Donald Leon Anderson Vernon Arnold Harley Gene Ball James Robert Best Edgar Eugene Blaydes Francis L. Boswell Lester Leroy Bryant John P. Buchanan Orville Merle Buchheit Charles W. Buis Ernest E. Campbell James G. Carmichael Roy K. Carrington James H. Coleman Maynard Dallas Coleman Charles D. Conklin . . . — Map (db m18913) |
| Indiana (Randolph County), Winchester — World War I War Memorial The Spirit of the American Doughboy |
| | [ Front - Plaque ]
1917 ― 1918
In honor of the World War Heroes of
Randolph County who made the Supreme
Sacrifice for their beloved Country.
[ Row One ]
Hershel W. Arens Clarence W. Borror Chauncey C. Botkin Lloyd E. Brown Charles C. Burres John Earl Carpenter Leslie D. Chapin Herman Coats Joseph E. Cummings Emmett Davidson Howard Virgil Ford Francis Leroy Frazier
[ Row Two ]
Lloyd T. Freeman Carcie H. Gilmore . . . — Map (db m31464) |
| Indiana (Sullivan County), Sullivan — Korean War & Vietnam War - - Veterans Sullivan County Indiana |
| | [ Front Side ]
In Loving Memory
[ Row One ]
Korean War Veterans
Norman G. Davis Willard M. Gipson Joe E. Laughlin Raymond E. Lawhorn Chester Grant Lundy, Jr. Robert E. Zellars
Vietnam — Gerald C. Seybold
[ Row Two ]
Vietnam War Veterans
Robert Bennett Howard F. Burns Frank Gallagher Lloyd E. Kenney Bruce E. Strate Ransom L. Stuck Carl Wilkey
Dedicated May 30, 1983
[ Obverse Side ] . . . — Map (db m21778) |
| Indiana (Sullivan County), Sullivan — World War I & World War I I Memorial Sullivan County Indiana |
| | In Loving Memory
World War I
[ Left Column ]
Clarence Adams John Adams Orvil C. Allen James Anderson Everett Bedwell Robert T. Bird Flossie B. Brownless Scott Coffman Charles E. Cooper Paul Cross
[ Center Column ]
Charles R. Crowder Charles O. Dial Raymond Douthitt Jerry Fidler Ben R. Hammell Herman Hunt Winfield G. Jewell Pearl C. Laughrey Harry Leach
[ Right Column ]
Charles A. Martin Jessie V. . . . — Map (db m21779) |
| Indiana (Vigo County), Terre Haute — 84.1982.1 — Charles Gene Abrell |
| | This bridge commemorates the memory of Charles Gene Abrell, Corporal, First Marines of the United States First Marine Division, posthumous holder of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Born August 12, 1931. Died June 10, 1951. — Map (db m8922) |
| Indiana (Vigo County), Terre Haute — World War I War Memorial Vigo County Indiana |
| | [ Front ]
World War I
Killed in Action
from Vigo County [ Obverse ]
Benjamin L. Acree Earl R. Bailey Edward Barron Alva R. Barton Carl E. Bell Earl A. Bright Fred L. Brooks Anselin G. Brophy Cyrus E. Carrithers Coll B. Compton John Connor Amier Darras Glenn C. Davis Paul I. Duck Edwin F. Duddleston Herbert S. Duncan Edward J. Emanuelson, Jr. George L. Eppert Clude Fenton Jeremiak J. Fidler Albert B. Fiess Gail Gibson Mario A. . . . — Map (db m19791) |
| Indiana (Vigo County), Terre Haute — World War II War Memorial Vigo County Indiana |
| | [ Front ]W. W. II
Killed in Action
from Vigo County [ Obverse ]
[ Row One ]
Lawrence Aaren Ray E. Adams William H. Altekruse Charles V. Anderson Warren C. Anderson Wayne W. Anderson Adolph P. Antoine William R. Armstrong Charles J. Atwood, Jr. Guido Baratto Joseph J. Beal Eugene I. Beaucamp James W. Bedwell Howard H. Bird Norman B. Bitzegaio James R. Blue Frank A. Bouillez William G. Bovenschulte William J. Boyle John H. Brettell . . . — Map (db m19828) |
| Kentucky (Carroll County), Carrollton — World War I & World War I I Memorial - - Carroll County, Kentucky |
| | In Memory of the Men 0f CARROLL COUNTY
who gave their lives
Serving Their Country
+ + + World War I + + +
Otis Arvin Golden Bowie Frank L. Grimes Lester Williams Howard Guy Kirkland Walter Lewis Joseph B. Schirmer Chester Shirley Homer Joseph Slocum Earl E. Smith Millard Trinkle Jesse Harsin
+ + + World War II + + +
Norman J. Lewellyn Theodore Blackburn Riley Junior McIntire Paul Sutherland Laverne Craig Elizie McQuithy Blan Stout . . . — Map (db m22160) |
| Maryland (Dorchester County), Cambridge — Choptank River Bridge Oyster Wars... |
| | The Choptank River Bridge Prior to the Governor Emerson C. Harrington Bridge which was built over the Great Choptank River in 1935 (the Chesapeake Bay Bridge at Kent Island did open until 1947) ferries were used to cross the river. President Franklin D. Roosevelt was on board his presidential yacht Sequoia, when it became the first vessel to pass through the draw. The President delivered a congratulatory speech at Long Wharf in Cambridge, which is now the site of the Yacht Harbor. A . . . — Map (db m12698) |
| Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Kemp Hall |
| | 1861-1961 In the year 1861 the legislature of Maryland, called into extraordinary session by Governor Thomas Holliday Hicks, held session in this building owned by the Evangelical Reformed Church (now the Evangelical and Reformed - United Church of Christ). After convening in the court house on April 26, the senators and delegates assembled here on April 27. The senators on the second floor and the delegates on the third floor. A peace and safety bill was referred to a joint committee and . . . — Map (db m2720) |
| Missouri (Jackson County), Kansas City — 23 — Thomas Farmhouse |
| | About 4 p.m. Oct. 23, 1864 after their victory at Westport the Union leaders met here for consultation. Included were Generals Curtis, Blunt, Pleasonton and Dietzler; Gov. Carney and Sen. Jim Lane of Kansas. The Confederates had lost over 1,000 men and General Price was forced to retreat south but with his army intact. The Union also suffered heavy losses. Union leaders discussed their next step. Pursuit would be started with Blunt's and Pleasonton's Cavalry. Two days later two of Price's . . . — Map (db m20598) |
| New York (Dutchess County), Pawling — Pawling World War I and Civil War Memorial |
| | [ West Side ]
Roll of Honor
To Honor the Pawling Men Who Served in the World War This Tablet is Erected By The Inhabitants of the Town 1917 – 1919
Akin, Albert John Alfredson, David Anderson, Edward P. Ash, Ralph W. Ashman, Frederick Banks, Arthur Bennett, Timothy E. Bierce, Frank W. Blauvelt, William W. Boo, Axel Branch, John Akin Burger, Earl C. Burgess, Archibald L Burhance, George Burhance, John J. * Burns, Francis . . . — Map (db m24655) |
| Ohio (Marion County), Marion — 14-51 — Camp Marion, World War II Prisoners of War 1944 - 1946 |
| |
Side A:
This site was once a twenty-four acre camp for Prisoners of War established on the grounds of the Marion Engineer Depot. The Depot was a major supply and logistics site of the U.S. Army Engineers during World War II. The first contingent of POWs arrived in December 1944, consisting of two hundred and fifty men, many of them Germans who had served in the Afrika Korps Panzer Division. POWs served in many capacities during their time at Camp Marion. Some worked in construction, . . . — Map (db m29115) |
| Ohio (Morrow County), Mt. Gilead — War Savings Stamps and World War I Memorial |
| | “The Torch of Liberty”
This shaft was donated by the Ohio War Savings Committee to the County of Morrow as an award to her citizens who, in aid of the government, purchased more War Savings Stamps per capita than any other county in the state.
Dedicated in honor of all Morrow County men and women who wore the uniform of their country and served under the colors during the World War of 1917-1918 and to the memory of those who relinquished all that liberty might not perish. . . . — Map (db m19866) |
| Ohio (Ottawa County), Port Clinton — Old French War - Pontiac's Conspiracy - Revolutionary War / French Expedition, 1754 |
| | East Face:Old French War - Pontiac's Conspiracy - Revolutionary War Northern terminus of the old Indian waterway and land trail the Sandusky-Scioto Route from Lake Erie to the Ohio River used from the earliest records by the Indian and French hunters explorers missionaries and war parties in passing from the St. Lawrence and the Great Lakes to the Ohio and the Mississippi and later known as the Harrison Trail of the War of 1812. On landing near this spot their light watercraft were . . . — Map (db m20516) |
| Pennsylvania (Clearfield County), Curwensville — Doughboy Monument All Wars Memorial |
| | This memorial is dedicated to the everlasting memory of the heros of all the wars who by their heroism and sacrifice have made the United States of America the foremost country of the world.
Erected in honor of the World War Veterans of Curwensville, Pennsylvania by the American Legion Auxiliary, John E. Sipes Post No. 505
1917 Their names we lovingly inscribe 1919
(four columns of names, totalling 203, follow) — Map (db m3955) |
| Pennsylvania (Somerset County), Somerset — Somerset County Korean War / Vietnam War Memorial |
| | Died in Service
[Provides an honor roll of names] — Map (db m22807) |
| Vermont (Windsor County), Weston — Weston Korean War – Vietnam War Monument |
| | Honor Roll
Korean War 1950 – 1955
Donald E. Ballantine Albert G. Decell Eugene E. Decell Marvin C. Decell Norman L. Decell Edmund R. Gabert, Jr. Harold J. Hale Charles O. Hart Glenn W. Hart Gordon G. Hart Harry A. Hart Samuel Lloyd Eric B. Lundberg, Jr. Lloyd S. Miller, Jr. Donald A. Moore Geoffrey D.C. Orton Harry S. Simonds Peggy Slevin Ryland R. Spaulding, Jr. Wilder D. Tuttle
Honor Roll
Vietnam War 1964 – 1975
Peter A. . . . — Map (db m23165) |
| Virginia (Spotsylvania County), Fredericksburg — Battle of Fredericksburg The Slaughter Pen |
| | On December 13, 1862, Union and Confederate troops clashed here, on muddy fields dubbed the "Slaughter Pen." Union Gen. William B. Franklin had 65,000 troops, but employed only two divisions, numbering 8,000 men, under Generals George G. Meade and John Gibbon, to capture Prospect Hill - the key to the Confederate right flank. Meade penetrated a gap in the Confederate line but did not receive reinforcements in time to exploit his gains. After two failed attempts, Gibbon's men reached and . . . — Map (db m21106) |
| Virginia (Spotsylvania County), Fredericksburg — Battle of Fredericksburg Winter War on the Rappahannock |
| | In November 1862, Union Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside led his 115,000-man army southward toward Richmond, the Confederate capital. Delayed by tardy pontoon boats, Burnside was slow to cross the Rappahannock River, which allowed Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee time to block the Union advance with his 78,000 men near Fredericksburg. On December 13, Burnside launched a two-pronged attack, the first of which was made across these fields. Despite the prospect of success, Union troops ultimately suffered . . . — Map (db m21109) |
| Virginia (Spotsylvania County), Fredericksburg — Slaughter Pen Farm Retreat and Counterattack |
| | "For my part the more I think of that battle, the more annoyed I am that such a great chance should have failed me." - Gen. George G. Meade, USA "Our cannon flamed and roared, and the roar of musketry was terrific. The foe halts, wavers, and flies. We, double charging our guns, pour the canister among them." - "Ben," Pee Dee (S.C.) Artillery, CSA Forced back but not ready to give up, Gen. John Gibbon's soldiers launched three counterattacks, but each was repulsed. Hopelessness . . . — Map (db m21173) |
| Virginia (Spotsylvania County), Fredericksburg — Slaughter Pen Farm Second Assault |
| | With the failur of Gen. Nelson Taylor's advance, Gen. John Gibbon sent in Col. Peter Lyle's Brigade. Taylor shifted some of his remaining regiments to the right and joined in Lyle's assault. Together, Taylor and Lyle formed a six-regiment front and attacked toward the railroad. When the Federals reached the small rise in front of you, Gen. James H. Lane's North Carolinians again opened up a murderous fire, and the Union attack stopped to return fire. Soon Union troops were running out of . . . — Map (db m21176) |
| Virginia (Spotsylvania County), Fredericksburg — Slaughter Pen Farm Gibbon's Advance |
| | When Gen. George G. Meade's division surged unexpectedly forward through the fields on your left, Gen. John Gibbon's men scrambled to advance on Meade's right. Gibbon arranged his forces and ordered Gen. Nelson Taylor's brigade to attack the Confederates. Taylor's attack had little chance of success. "They were on a hill in the woods," observed one Union soldier, "and we were on a level plain below without any shelter." Still, Taylor's four regiments advanced over the prone skirmish line and . . . — Map (db m21177) |
| Virginia (Spotsylvania County), Fredericksburg — Slaughter Pen Farm Killing Range |
| | Before the battle, Confederate artillerists used a lone tree on this ridge as a mark to establish a "killing range," to punish any Federals who attacked. As Gen. George G. Meade's men surged past the unassuming tree, the Confederates trapped Union troops in a deadly crossfire. Gen. John Gibbon's division remained in the field behind you as Meade attacked. The 60-degree day thawed the ground and men wallowed in a sea of mud. Gibbon sent forward skirmishers, who exchanged fire with their . . . — Map (db m21171) |
| Virginia (Spotsylvania County), Fredericksburg — Slaughter Pen Farm Into the Field |
| | You are standing near the center of the most successful Union attack at the Battle of Fredericksburg. Two Union divisions, Gen. George G. Meade's on your left and Gen. John Gibbon's on your right, advanced into this field and soon encountered the "Virginia ditch fence" visible on your right and left. The ditch fences, dug by farmers to divide their fields and to promote drainage, were much steeper, deeper, and wider during the battle. Union soldiers scrambled across this and other obstacles . . . — Map (db m21139) |
| Virginia (Spotsylvania County), Fredericksburg — Slaughter Pen Farm Hand-to-Hand Combat at the Railroad |
| | Just before 2 p.m., Gen. John Gibbon ordered Col. Adrian Root's men to cross the railroad in front of you and enter the woods beyond. With flags in front and bayonets fixed, Root's and remnants from Taylor's and Lyle's brigades advanced through a hail of iron and lead. Soldiers went "down like wheat before the reaper." In the edge of the woods, the Union troops and Gen. James H. Lane's North Carolinians fought with clubbed muskets, bayonets,swords, and pistols. "With a shout and a run, the . . . — Map (db m21175) |
| Virginia (Spotsylvania County), Fredericksburg — Slaughter Pen Farm Meade's Attack |
| | With artillery projectiles flying in every direction, Union Gen. George G. Meade galloped through the fields in front of you, encouraged his men, and looked for an opportunity to attack. When Union artillery blew up two Confederate ammunition chests, Meade took the initiative and ordered his men to charge. His division surged toward Prospect Hill in front of you, where Confederate forces waited. Meade's troops advanced directly into a 600-yard gap in the Confederate line left unmanned because . . . — Map (db m21169) |
| Virginia (Spotsylvania County), Fredericksburg — Slaughter Pen Farm The Walking Trail |
| | Welcome to the Civil War Preservation Trust's Slaughter Pen Farm Battlefield. Here starts a 1Ύ mile walking tour. Wayside exhibits provide information and orientation along the way. Allow at least 90 minutes if you plan to walk the entire trail. Please stay on the marked trails throughout your visit, keep your pets on leashes and watch for ticks and other wildlife. There are no restrooms or drinking facilities along the trail. We hope you have a meaningful and enjoyable visit here at the . . . — Map (db m21115) |
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| Arizona (Mohave County), Bullhead City — Arizona Veterans Memorial |
| | Dedicated on November 11, 2002 to the servicemen & women from the State of Arizona who lost their lives in all the wars and conflicts of the twentieth century. — Map (db m29342) |
| California (Kern County), Kernville — Kernville Veterans Memorial |
| |
Dedicated to
American Prisoners of War and Missing in Action
The Loneliest Prayer
As I squat here in this lonely place
A man maybe even you forgot,
I wonder
Am I in living hell?
Am I alive or not?
I think its more than ten years now
since my last friend left this place.
I guess hes back home -
whatever that is -
among the human race.
Forgive me, Lord,
if I seem untrue
to the values of my parents taught,
to my thoughts of you,
of family and country - . . . — Map (db m27367) |
| California (San Mateo County), Redwood City — Sequoia Veterans Memorial |
| | [Emblems of the California National Guard, United States Air Force, The United States Marine Corps, United States Army, United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, United States Merchant Marines are displayed across the top of the monument.
The emblem of Sequoia High School is displayed in the center.
Sequoia High School students who gave their lives while serving in the United States Armed Forces:
]
Kenneth Eugene Quinn ∙ Ted Gerald Sweeting ∙ Manfred Louis . . . — Map (db m26244) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Santa Clara — Mission Santa Clara Veterans Memorial |
| |
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post 3982
Chartered 1945
Dedicated To
Veterans Who Served — Map (db m26970) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), North Haven — North Haven Veterans Monument |
| | Revolutionary War
War of 1812
Mexican War
Civil War
Indian Wars
Spanish – American War
World War I
World War II
Korea
Vietnam
Gulf War
To honor those citizens of the
Town of North Haven
who have served their community
and the nation in time of war
in the sincere hope that
there will never be another
Dedicated November 11, 1984 — Map (db m28706) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Northwest — Eleftherios Venizelos 1864-1936 |
| |
Liberal Politician, Statesman, Social Reformer
One of the most prominent Greek and European
Leaders of the 20th Century.
He marked the modernization of Greece with his political initiatives — Map (db m25087) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Tampa — Historic Fort King Trail |
| | The Old Military Road connecting Ft. Brooke (Tampa) and Ft. King (Ocala) ran through this vicinity. On Dec. 23, 1835, Maj. Francis L. Dade set out over the Trail with a detachment of 109 soldiers to reinforce the small garrison of Ft. King.
On the morning of Dec. 28, 1835, Chief Alligator, leading the Seminoles and Maroons, ambushed the Dade Expedition near Bushnell. Only three survived. The Dade Massacre, planned by the fiery Osceola marked the beginning of the Second Seminole War. — Map (db m8980) |
| Indiana (Whitley County), Columbia City — Whitley County Korean War Memorial |
| | Freedom is not Free
Korean War Memorial
Dedicated to all Who Served
1950 - 1953
We Remember
By: M. Garvey
Those we left there is the cold
We remember We remember
Have no fears of growing old
oh do we remember
Those who fell in prison yards
We remember We remember
Savage weather Savage guards
Oh do we remember
Those who died face down in mud
We remember We remember
Asian soil Yankee blood
Oh do we remember
Those whose name we . . . — Map (db m13044) |
| Nebraska (Dawes County), Crawford — Crawford |
| | Crawford sprang up as a tent city on land owned by homesteader/newspaper correspondent William E. Annin in 1886 when the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad pushed through the Nebraska Panhandle. To Incorporate the town, editor William Edgar supplemented civilian signatures with those of obliging soldiers stationed at nearby Fort Robinson. After the Burlington Railroad passed northward in 1887, Crawford became a supply depot and entertainment center for the Fort. Troops no longer man . . . — Map (db m32947) |
| New York (Putnam County), Brewster — Brewster Veterans Memorial |
| | Dedicated to All From
Brewster / Southeast
Who Served in the Armed Forces
Of the United States of America
During Time of Conflict
September 30, 2007
Designed by John Degnan and John Folchetti
Committee
Denis Castelli – Chairman
Thomas Acerno Todd Atkinson Amy Campanaro Michael Cesare Margaret Fowler Louis Gasparini Jack Gress Arthur Hanley Michael Santos Greg Wunner
Brewster – Carmel Garden Club
Unilock, Inc.
With Special Thanks To
Pat . . . — Map (db m25314) |
| 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) |
| Virginia, Fredericksburg — Veterans of Foreign Wars Eternal Flame |
| | This monument stands forever a memorial and symbol of undying love and devotion in memory of the men from this city and surrounding areas who fought for liberty and freedom from oppression in the wars of this, their Country, and whose supreme sacrifice has enshrined their names in the hearts and minds of all Americans.
”Beyond the ken of mortal men a new and glorious life begun, those gallant souls await the day the great Commander speaks to say well done, thou brave and . . . — Map (db m4618) |
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| Virginia, Norfolk — Armed Forces Memorial |
| | The Armed Forces Memorial is located here on a river that has for more than 200 years carried servicemen off to war and returned them home to loved ones. Within the Memorial are 20 inscriptions from letters written home by U.S. service members who lost their lives in war. The letters have been cast in thin sheets of bronze and are scattered across the Memorial as if blown there by the wind. From the Revolutionary War through the Gulf War each confilict is represented.
Revolutionary War . . . — Map (db m3475) |
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| California (Solano County), Benicia — World War I Memorial |
| | IN MEMORY
of
Edmund Rudolf Anderson
Karl H. Dauber
Walter E. Erickson
James John Pometta
David Allen Richie
Arthur Rood
Chris Condare
Who gave their lives in the World War — Map (db m16354) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — The Georgia Volunteer Spanish American Monument |
| | [South Face (front)]:
To those
Georgians who
volunteered and
served their
country in the
Spanish American
War
[North Face (back)]:
Spanish * War * Veterans
1898 - 1902
Philippine Islands, Cuba, Porto Rico, U.S.A.
[West Face, added in 1946]:
A Tribute to that
Soldier · Comrade · Citizen
William L. Grayson
1870 1941
1st. Lieut. Co. "M" 1st Regt. Ga. Vols.
Spanish American War
Commander Department of Georgia U.S.W.V.
1925 - . . . — Map (db m10589) |
| New Jersey (Camden County), Camden — American Merchant Marine Memorial |
| |
Dedicated to the Veterans of the
U.S. Merchant Marine
and the
U.S. Navy Armed Guard
of
World War II
Their graves are marked only by the waves of the ocean.
We miss them, we respect them and we shall never forget them. — Map (db m7430) |
| Virginia (Prince William County), Occoquan — Occoquan Bridge Between North and South Gettysburg Campaign |
| | After Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lees stunning victory at Chancellorsville in May 1863, he led the Army of Northern Virginia west to the Shenandoah Valley, then north through central Maryland and across the Mason-Dixon Line into Pennsylvania. Union Gen. George G. Meade, who replaced Gen. Joseph Hooker on June 28, led the Army of the Potomac in pursuit. The armies collided at Gettysburg on July 1, starting a battle that neither general planned to fight there. Three days later, the defeated . . . — Map (db m7937) |
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| Tennessee (Hamblen County), Russellville — Russellville Area From Bridge to Bridge The Role of the Russellville Area During the Civil War |
| | (Front Side):
Early Russellville (1780-1859) The Russellville area was settled shortly after the American Revolution. The first pioneers probably were in the area by 1780-1782, when the land was still known as Indian Territory. Early land grants from North Carolina were awarded to men that had fought the British as part of John Sevier and Isaac Shelby's famous Overmountain Militia. Other citizens also received grants for their service to the war. Three of the earliest on record . . . — Map (db m25476) |
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| Connecticut (New Haven County), Orange — Orange Veterans Monument |
| | Amerigion Legion Post 127
In Memory Of
The Veterans Of
The War of Independence
War of 1812
Civil War
Spanish American War
World War I
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War — Map (db m27723) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Centerville — Centerville Veterans Memorial |
| | In
honor of those
who served
in war and peace
to protect the
United States
of
America
American Revolution 1776-1783
War of 1812 1812-1814
Mexican War 1846-1848
Civil War 1861-1865
Spanish-American War 1898
World War I 1917-1918
World War II 1941-1945
Korea 1950-1955
Vietnam 1961-1975
Persian Gulf War 1991 — Map (db m26217) |
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| 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) |
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| Alabama (Lauderdale County), Florence — Homer Givens 1898 - 1971 America's First World War I Hero |
| | The home of Homer Givens, America's first hero in World War I was located .4 of a mile north of this intersection. Following a bloody two-hour battle on November 1, 1917 Corporal Givens stood alone after his comrades had fallen.
He then managed to kill three enemy soldiers before being severely wounded by twenty-three pieces of shrapnel. Givens was decorated with France's highest military honor, the Croix De Guerre, His award ceremony was attended by General John J Pershing, Commander of the American Expeditionary Forces. — Map (db m28163) |
| Arizona (Pinal County), Sacaton — Dedicated to the Memory of Matthew B. Juan Co K 28th Infantry First Arizonan Killed in the World War |
| | Dedicated to the Memory of
Matthew B. Juan
Co K 28th Infantry
First Arizonan Killed in the World War
Battle of Cantingy
May 28th 1918 — Map (db m26319) |
| California (Solano County), Rio Vista — Veterans of Foreign Wars |
| |
In memory of veterans
in the service of our
country who gave of their
lives that we might live free
30 May 1994
Rio Vista Post 11389
{Veterans' names on marker listed below:}
Frank L. Kroutch, Cartland L. Lent, Louis L. Silva, John E. Gomez, Harold Jessee, William L. Peters, Bobby Weiss, Wilbur Hilderbrand, James Tuinstra, Oscar P. Cardoza, Daniel Caldeira, William C. Gomez, Alvie C. Wyatt, William H. Hechtman, and Adam G. Kinser. — Map (db m17188) |
| California (Tuolumne County), Sonora — Veterans Memorial Building Dedicated 1933 Tuolumne County War Memorials |
| |
[ First Marker - See Photo #1 ]
Veterans Memorial Building
American Legion Post 58 & Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3154 & Auxiliary
Disabled American Veterans Chapter 119 & Auxiliary
Viet Nam Veterans Chapter 391
Korean War Veterans of Tuolumne County
Tuolumne County Veterans Committee, Inc
Re-Dedicated September 3, 1994
In Honor of All Veterans
[ Second Marker - See Photo #2 ] . . . — Map (db m31933) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Shaw — African American Civil War Memorial "Spirit of Freedom" Civil War to Civil Rights and Beyond |
| | This memorial is dedicated to those who served in the African American units of the Union Army in the Civil War. The 209,145 names inscribed on these walls commemorate those fighters of freedom.
[Names of the officers and enlisted men who served with the 166 regiments of the "United States Colored Troops" and other "African" units during the War of the Rebellion.] — Map (db m8410) |
| Georgia (Taliaferro County), Crawfordville — Taliaferro County World Wars Memorial |
| | In sacred memory of the men
of Taliaferro County who
made the supreme sacrifice
World War I
Roy Dozier
World War II
L.A. Cason
Henry C. Simons
Roger W. Gunn
Charles Roberts
On fames eternal camping ground, their silent tents are spread and glory guards with solemn round the bivouac of the dead.
"They died that we might live" — Map (db m32340) |
| Indiana (Knox County), Vincennes — Gold Star - - Honor Roll World War I Memorial |
| |
1917 - Knox County - 1919
[Row One:]
William Clayton Abraham Forrest A. Alton Noble Clarence Baker Chauncy W. Barr John Raymond Barr Andrew Jackson Bennett Lawrence W. Bouchie Rex R. Boyer Ellis P. Cannon James A. Catt George W. Clark Francis Brittian Cockerham D. Reuben Cooper Gilbert Washington Cox John J. Deischer Herbert Elden Donnoe Cecil Henry Ehlers Ralph C. Elliott David Brewer England Joseph D. Ferguson Cecil Frederick Donald . . . — Map (db m23353) |
| Indiana (Kosciusko County), Milford — Milford World Wars Honor Roll |
| | World War I Honored Dead
Ancil Geiger
Charles Frederick Neal
Jesse E. Smith
World War II Honored Dead
Lewis E. Auer
Roy N. Auer
Robert L. Collins
Charles LeCount
Alvin J. Merkle
Harry J. Michael
Charles E. Remy
Charles H. Rogers
Howard C. Stiffler
Ora Stout
Joe A. Tribble
In memory of
Mr. and Mrs.
Charles A. Sparklin
who gave this site to
Town of Milford
Oct. 18, 1935
for park
and
municipal purposes — Map (db m16279) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Pasadena — Veterans of Foreign Wars Fort Smallwood Post 2462 |
| | Dedicate this monument Nov. 11, 1983
To all who made the supreme sacrifice.
To those of us who carry the wounds of war.
To those who's memories will live forever.
Let us with God's help never forget. — Map (db m9282) |
| Maryland (Caroline County), Denton — Great Wars of World Conflict |
| | Dedicated in honor of the men and women from Caroline County who served their country during the great wars of world conflict. — Map (db m4534) |
| Maryland (Caroline County), Denton — John Wilkes Booth Escape of an Assassin War on the Chesapeake Bay |
| | Divided loyalties and ironies tore at Marylanders hearts throughout the Civil War: enslaved African-Americans and free United States Colored Troops; spies and smugglers; civilians imprisoned without trial to protect freedom; neighbors and families at odds in Maryland and faraway battlefields. From the Eastern Shore to the suburbs of Washington, eastern Maryland endured those strains of civil war in ways difficult to imagine today.
Those strains continued even after Confederate General . . . — Map (db m3390) |
| Maryland (Charles County), Newburg — John Wilkes Booth Escape of an Assassin War on the Chesapeake Bay |
| | Divided loyalties and ironies tore at Marylanders hearts throughout the Civil War: enslaved African-Americans and free United States Colored Troops; spies and smugglers; civilians imprisoned without trial to protect freedom; neighbors and families at odds in Maryland and faraway battlefields. From the Eastern Shore to the suburbs of Washington, eastern Maryland endured those strains of civil war in ways difficult to imagine today.
Those strains continued even after Confederate General . . . — Map (db m24540) |
| Maryland (Charles County), Port Tobacco — John Wilkes Booth Escape of an Assassin War on the Chesapeake Bay |
| | Divided loyalties and ironies tore at Marylanders hearts throughout the Civil War: enslaved African-Americans and free United States Colored Troops; spies and smugglers; civilians imprisoned without trial to protect freedom; neighbors and families at odds in Maryland and faraway battlefields. From the Eastern Shore to the suburbs of Washington, eastern Maryland endured those strains of civil war in ways difficult to imagine today.
Those strains continued even after Confederate General . . . — Map (db m1104) |
| Maryland (Charles County), St. Charles — John Wilkes Booth Escape of an Assassin War on the Chesapeake Bay |
| | Divided loyalties and ironies tore at Marylanders hearts throughout the Civil War: enslaved African-Americans and free United States Colored Troops; spies and smugglers; civilians imprisoned without trial to protect freedom; neighbors and families at odds in Maryland and faraway battlefields. From the Eastern Shore to the suburbs of Washington, eastern Maryland endured those strains of civil war in ways difficult to imagine today.
Those strains continued even after Confederate General . . . — Map (db m922) |
| Maryland (Prince George's County), Upper Marlboro — The Right Will Prevail Prince Georges County World War I Monument |
| | This monument perpetuates the memory of the sons and daughters of Prince Georges County who, true to the traditions of their county and the teachings of their forefathers, served their country in the Great War of 1917-1918. To the spirit of that service tribute is here paid by a grateful people.
(tablet on back) These men from Prince Georges County made the supreme sacrifice defending the liberty of mankind. –Roll of Honor–
Albert N. Baden
Henry H. Bosswell
. . . — Map (db m32622) |
| Missouri (Cass County), Harrisonville — Burnt District Monument The Heart of the Burnt District Missouri's Civil War |
| | Missouri's Civil War
The Civil War on the Missouri-Kansas border was an extension of the raiding and looting that took place during the Bleeding Kansas era of 1854 to 1860. Early in the war, Kansas Jayhawkers and Redlegs dressed in blue Union uniforms looted and burned towns such as Osceola, Dayton, Pleasant Hill, Columbus and Butler as well as farms dotting the countryside. In response, guerrillas known as bushwackers rose up to harass the Federals and protect local interests and . . . — Map (db m20318) |
| Missouri (Dunklin County), Campbell — The Battle at Chalk Bluff A State Divided The Civil War in Missouri |
| | The Battle at Chalk BluffDown the hill from this marker is the place where four brigades of Confederates, led by Brig. Gen. John Sappington Marmaduke, crossed the St. Francis into the safety of Arkansas on May 1-2, 1863. The clash with Union troops at Chalk Bluff was the last fight of Marmaduke's second expedition into Missouri, usually known as the Cape Girardeau Raid, in April 17-May 2, 1863. The fleeing Confederates were hotly pursued by Union troops, led by Gen. John McNeil, and their . . . — Map (db m18141) |
| Missouri (Mississippi County), Belmont — The Battle of Belmont A State Divided The Civil War in Missouri |
| | North and west of this location, the Battle of Belmont was fought on November 7, 1861. It was the first battle in which Ulysses S. Grant commanded an army. He had recently been promoted to Brigadier General and placed in command of the federal District of Southeast Missouri with headquarters at Cairo, Illinois. Opposing Grant was Major General Leonidas Polk, an Episcopal bishop turned soldier. Polk was commanding the confederate fortifications at Columbus, Kentucky overlooking the Mississippi . . . — Map (db m17763) |
| New Jersey (Cape May County), Cape May — Henry Washington Sawyer 1830 – 1893 Civil War Hero |
| | Born in Allentown, Pennsylvania May 16, 1830. Moved to Cape May (then Cape Island) in 1848 as carpenter and builder. In 1861 one of first enlisted from Cape May and assigned as 2nd Lt. of Special Guard at the capitol in Washington. Commissioned 2nd Lt. in N.J. Cavalry in 1862, promoted to 1st Lt. and Captain, and wounded and captured at Brandy Station in 1863. In Libby Prison one of two captains chosen to be executed in retaliation for execution of two Confederate spies. President Lincoln . . . — Map (db m10812) |
| New Jersey (Essex County), Newark — The Wars of America |
| | Unveiled and dedicated May 31, 1926. On these historic acres of the “Old Training Place” that lowed by the living memories of personages and events through three centuries of peace and war. The citizens of Newark in 1826 placed the foundation of a monument to commemorate American independence. Today, after one hundred years, their grateful purpose is comprehensively realized in the unveiling of this memorial monument. “The Wars of America,” connoting not only the . . . — Map (db m13182) |
| New York (Chemung County), Elmira — The Sullivan Campaign July 31 to October 15, 1779 One of the Revolutionary War's Largest Campaigns |
| | Congress and General George Washington planned a major offensive campaign against the Seneca, Cayuga, and loyalists in 1779. Washington chose Major General John Sullivan to lead the expedition up the Susquehanna River, while Brigadier General James Clinton led another, smaller expedition from Albany. When Clinton joined Sullivan at Tioga, the force totaled approximately 5,000 Continental sodiers. The only major battle of the campaign occurred here at Newtown on August 29, 1779. Sullivan's army . . . — Map (db m33547) |
| New York (Chemung County), Lowman — Chemung 1775 - 1779 Iroquois War Town |
| | Front this Hidden Stronghold British, Indians and Tories Ravaged the Frontier From the West Branch to the Mohawk Destroyed by Sullivan-Clinton Expedition August 13, 1779 — Map (db m33395) |
| New York (Essex County), Ticonderoga — Troops of Colonial Wars at Ticonderoga |
| | In tribute to the heroism of the troops under the unfortunate Maj. Genl. James Abercromby in the attack on the French lines, July 8th, 1758, to mark the capture of Fort Carillon by Lieut. Genl. Sir Jeffrey Amherst July 27th, 1759 and, to record the names of the British and American military units which served in the Colonial Wars at Ticonderoga. This monument is erected by the Society of Colonial Wars 1949 — Map (db m9585) |
| New York (Kings County), Brooklyn — Prison Ship Martyrs Monument Fort Greene Park Revolutionary War Heritage Trail |
| | The Prison Ship Martyrs Monument memorializes thousands of American soldiers, sailors, and civilians who died aboard British prison ships moored in Wallabout Bay (East River) from 1776 - 1783. — Map (db m13222) |
| New York (Orange County), Village of Chester — Korean and Viet Nam Wars Monument |
| |
American Legion (emblem)
The placement of this monument is to honor and
perpetuate the memory of those veterans who
served and those who died during the Korean
and Viet Nam Wars ... And also to recognize those
other veterans for honorable service lncluding
all future conflicts and wars.
Dedicated this 17th day of May 1997
by the Orange Blossom Post 1167 Inc.
Chester American Legion on behalf of a grateful community, state and nation
Presented by the Board of Trustees . . . — Map (db m22543) |
| New York (Orange County), Washingtonville — Korean and Vietnam Wars Monument |
| | This tablet is erected in honor of the men and women of the Town of Blooming Grove who served their country in the Korean and Vietnam Wars and in memory of those who gave their lives
David Von Eschen, Jr.
Patrick F. Van Duynhoven
James W. Smith
Robert J. Rera
Joseph D. Duelk, Jr.
William H. Mason — Map (db m23333) |
| New York (Orange County), West Point — Wars That Shaped the Nation The Spanish-American War |
| | On 25 April 1898, Congress declared war against Spain after the USS Maine blew up under mysterious circumstances in the port of Havana, Cuba. The U.S. raised an expeditionary army to liberate Cuba and the Philippines from Spanish rule. After a sharp clash at San Juan Hill, the Spanish surrendered Cuba on 17 July. The Spanish surrendered Manila on 13 August after a naval battle in which Admiral Dewey destroyed the Spanish fleet, but for the next three years, Filipinos resisted American rule. The . . . — Map (db m22278) |
| New York (Orange County), West Point — Wars That Shaped the Nation The War of 1812 |
| | The United States declared war on Great Britain in June 1812 after several years of tension stemming primarily from disputes over the British blockade of France during its wars with Napoleon. At first, attention focused on American efforts to invade Canada but those attempts ended in failure by 1813. The British retaliated in 1814 by invading Chesapeake Bay and by attacking Baltimore and Washington, D.C. British and American forces again faced off at New Orleans on New Years Day, 1815, in what . . . — Map (db m22276) |
| New York (Orange County), West Point — Wars that Shaped the Nation The American Civil War |
| | From 1861 to 1865, the United States waged the deadliest and costliest conflict in its history. Union and Confederate soldiers numbering in the hundreds of thousands waged vast campaigns from the east coast to Texas from Pennsylvania to Florida. Although the war left much of the South in ruins, it also left the nation more unified and more dedicated to liberty for all its citizens. For the first time, West Pointers commanded entire armies during this conflict. By the end of the war, graduates . . . — Map (db m20087) |
| New York (Orange County), West Point — Wars That Shaped the Nation The Revolutionary War |
| | In 1775, American minutemen at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, fired the “shots heard around the world.” The colonists fought the British to establish their independence from New York to Georgia and from Massachusetts Bay to the Indian territories beyond the Appalachian Mountains. From 1776 to 1778, fighting centered near New York and Philadelphia. In 1780, the British focused on a campaign in the South. Unsuccessful and pursued by Generals Nathaniel Greene and George . . . — Map (db m22273) |
| New York (Orange County), West Point — Wars That Shaped the Nation The Mexican War |
| | The Mexican War increased the nations 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) |
| New York (Schoharie County), Schoharie — Old Stone Fort Museum Revolutionary War Heritage Trail |
| |
This German Reformed Church (1772)
was enclosed by a wooden stockade in
1777 and known as the "Lower Fort."
It was attacked by forces under Sir John
Johnson and Chief Joseph Brant
in October 1780. — Map (db m24733) |
| North Carolina (Craven County), New Bern — Craven County World Wars 1 and 2 Memorial |
| | South face of monument, near the top:
Sacred to the Memory of Craven County Dead of World War 1 and 2
Names are engraved on all four sides of the base:
World War II
Robert J. Conderman
Charles E. Cook
Elvin Allen Herring
Henry Purefoy Whitehurst Jr.
Wade Meadows Jr.
Furnifold M. Simmons
Douglas Peek
H. Edward Tilghman
Woodrow W. Connor
Donald Ivar Ryman
Clyde A Ballenger Jr.
Donald F. Patterson Jr.
Thomas Wetherington
Francis C. . . . — Map (db m24057) |
| Ohio (Auglaize County), Wapakoneta — Wapakoneta All Wars Memorial |
| | Erected by the
Disabled American Veterans
Chapter 73
Wapakoneta, Ohio
to their departed comrades
and in memory of
all veterans of all wars — Map (db m12414) |
| Ohio (Coshocton County), Coshocton — Coshocton County Korean War Memorial June 1950 -July 1953 The Forgotten War |
| | In memory of all who served and gave the ultimate sacrifice including the following from Coshocton County
Francis E. Appis Charles D. Rubel
George H. Babcock Hubert W. Shurtz
Ralph R. Carr Howard R. Weingarth
Robert F. Dovenbarger Everett H. Wolford Jr.
Arlie D. Mullet
and in memorium of the 8,177 MIA's & POW's — Map (db m14708) |
| Ohio (Defiance County), Defiance — The Indian Wars 1790 - 1795 |
| | When American Pioneers attempted to settle the area north and west of the Ohio River, following the Ordinance of 1787,the Indians aided by the British in Canada, fought valiantly and fiercely for their homes in the Ohio Country. It required the efforts of three American armies to break the Indian resistance. The first Army (1790) under Gen. Josiah Harmar met defeat at the Miami Indian Villages (Fort Wayne, Indiana). The second (1791) under Gov. Arthur St. Clair was ambushed and suffered severe . . . — Map (db m18827) |
| Ohio (Fairfield County), Bremen — Bremen World Wars Memorial |
| | . . . — Map (db m27107) |
| Ohio (Franklin County), Columbus — 32-25 — Birthplace of the Veterans of Foreign Wars |
| | On the evening of September 29, 1899, thirteen recently returned veterans of the Spanish-American War met in a tailor shop that once stood on this site. These men, all veterans of the Columbus-based 17th Infantry Regiment that had fought in Cuba, shared their memories of the conflict, honored their fallen comrades, and discussed issues of concern to all foreign service veterans. The organization that they formed that night, the American Veterans of Foreign Service, was the nucleus of a . . . — Map (db m12458) |
| Ohio (Franklin County), Gahanna — Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial |
| | Dedicated to the Veterans of Foreign Wars They made the supreme sacrifice so that we may live in peace and freedom Forget them not. — Map (db m14442) |
| Ohio (Lucas County), Maumee — The Indian Wars 1790 - 1795 |
| | When American Pioneers attempted to settle the area north and west of the Ohio River, following the Ordinance of 1787, the Indians aided by the British in Canada, fought valiantly and fiercely for their homes in the Ohio Country. It required the efforts of three American armies to break the Indian resistance. The first Army (1790) under Gen. Josiah Harmar met defeat at the Miami Indian Villages (Fort Wayne, Indiana). The second (1791) under Gov. Arthur St. Clair was ambushed and suffered severe . . . — Map (db m18821) |
| Ohio (Meigs County), Chester — Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9053 Memorial |
| |
In honor of
the members of
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post 9053
Lest We Forget
All Gave Some, Some Gave All — Map (db m30458) |
| Ohio (Wood County), Perrysburg — The Indian Wars 1790–1795 |
| | When American Pioneers attempted to settle the area north and west of the Ohio River, following the Ordinance of 1787,the Indians aided by the British in Canada, fought valiantly and fiercely for their homes in the Ohio Country. It required the efforts of three American armies to break the Indian resistance. The first Army (1790) under Gen. Josiah Harmar met defeat at the Miami Indian Villages (Fort Wayne, Indiana). The second (1791) under Gov. Arthur St. Clair was ambushed and suffered severe . . . — Map (db m996) |
| Pennsylvania (Philadelphia County), Philadelphia — All Wars Memorial to Colored Soldiers and Sailors |
| | (Front Inscription): Erected by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in honor of her Colored Soldiers. (Back Inscription):To commemorate the heroism and sacrifice of all Colored Soldiers who served in the various wars engaged in by the United States of America, that a lasting record shall be made of their unselfish devotion to duty as an inspiration to future generations, this monument is dedicated May 30, 1934. Commissioners:
William H. Riley Jones, Chairman;
Hon. Samuel B. . . . — Map (db m8411) |
| South Carolina (Barnwell County), Barnwell — To the Veterans of All The Wars ( Barnwell County, South Carolina ) |
| |
(West Face)
[ US Army Emblem ]
Dedicated
To the Glory of God
To the Veterans of all Wars
Presented by Comrades in Arms
American Legion Post and
Auxiliary Units of Barnwell County
( South Face)
[ Marine Corps Emblem ]
Dedicated
To the Glory of God
To the Veterans of all Wars
( East Face )
[ Coast Guard Emblem ]
Dedicated
To the Glory of God
To the Veterans of all Wars
( North Face )
[ US Navy Emblem ] . . . — Map (db m19790) |
| South Carolina (Hampton County), Hampton — All Wars Memorial |
| | ( North Face)
The Official Roster of South Carolina
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
from Hampton County
who died defending our country
World War I
1917-1918Bennett, Eugene Bowers, Charles E. Buckner, Ben N. Cochran, Dandy Conyers, David Curry, Willie
Griner, John P. Hunter, Sam Kern, John E. Mears, James F. Nix, Jacob Darling Patterson, Mack Patterson,
William Rowell, Perry E. Russell, Isaac Singleton, Herbert Taylor, . . . — Map (db m19814) |
| South Carolina (Laurens County), Laurens — World Wars I & II |
| | Erected in loving memory
of the men of Laurens County, S.C.
who made the supreme sacrifice — Map (db m12063) |
| South Carolina (Spartanburg County), Greer — All Wars Memorial |
| | [Marker's West Face]:
Dedicated
to the memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice, and in honor of all who served their country in time of need.
Duty
Honor
Country
[Marker's South Face]:
The Purple Heart is America's oldest military decoration, It was established and designed by General George Washington on August 7, 1782, then called the Badge of Military Merit.
On Febuary 22, 1932, the Army War Department revived this award as the "Purple Heart" and on . . . — Map (db m10884) |
| Virginia, Lynchburg — Old City Cemetery Lynchburg, Virginia Civil War Sites |
| | “With a graveyard on one side, quartermasters glanders stable on the other, and smallpox hospital in the middle, one (is) reminded of the mortality of man.” “A Confederate Surgeons Story,” Confederate Veteran, 1931, John Jay Terrell, M.D. This Old City Cemetery served three distinct and important roles in the Civil War: it was a burial ground for over 2200 soldiers, both Union Confederate; it was the location of the Pest House smallpox quarantine hospital; and it was . . . — Map (db m3937) |
| Virginia, Manassas — Manassas 1825 Liberia Plantation Plantation & Civil War Headquarters |
| | Built by the Weir family in 1825, this Federal-style home is one of the few pre-Civil War dwellings that remains in the area. Once a prosperous 2,000-acre plantation, Liberia had a general store, a post office, and a school, and boasted a successful farm with as many as 80 slaves. During the Civil War, Liberia was headquarters to both Confederate forces under Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard, and Union forces under Gen. Irvin McDowell. Both Confederate President Davis and President Lincoln are believed . . . — Map (db m28309) |
| Virginia, Manassas — Manassas 1862 Civil War Railroad Turntable & Repair Shop Railroad Central to War |
| | In this vicinity stood the Civil War era Orange & Alexandria Railroad repair shops. Just east of Manassas City Hall stood the sidings and turntable of the railroad, used to reverse the direction of a train. When the Confederates evacuated the Manassas area in March 1862, the turntable, an engine, rolling stock, and other equipment were destroyed to keep them out of enemy hands. Since the railroad track was torn up before the locomotive could be sent south, the engine was wrecked where it sat (see photo on left). — Map (db m23825) |
| Virginia (Accomack County), Onancock — World Wars I and II |
| | Dedicated to the men and women from Onancock and community who devotedly served their country during World Wars I and II — Map (db m7677) |
| Virginia (Spotsylvania County), Fredericksburg — The Slaughter Pen Farm Where the Battle of Fredericksburg Was Decided Civil War Preservation Trust |
| | As hard as it is to believe, the beautiful and historic landscape you see before you was once on the verge of being bulldozed for an industrial park. It was here, on December 13, 1862, that Union forces nearly broke through Confederate lines and snatched victory from the jaws of defeat. More than 5,000 men in blue and gray fell as a result of the fighting on the Slaughter Pen Farm. Five Medals of Honor were awarded for valor on these fields. Despite its historic significance, in December 2005 . . . — Map (db m21113) |
| Virginia (Spotsylvania County), Spotsylvania — Seeing the Elephant The 1st Massachusetts Heavy Artillery at Harris Farm Harris Farm Battlefield Civil War Site |
| | Union heavy artillery regiments serving as infantry shouldered the brunt of the fighting at Harris Farm. The "Heavies," as the members of the heavy artillery units were called, had been pulled from forts protecting Washington, D.C., to make up for the losses Grant had suffered in the Wilderness and at Spotsylvania Court House. Veteran soldiers jibed the green troops in their fresh uniforms, calling them "bandbox soldiers." The 1st Massachusetts Heavy Artillery was one of several regiments that . . . — Map (db m9006) |
| Virginia (Spotsylvania County), Spotsylvania — The Battle of Harris Farm Final Battle Around Spotsylvania Court House Harris Farm Battlefield Civil War Site |
| | From May 8-18, 1864, Union troops battered Gen. Robert E. Lee's lines at Spotsylvania Court House. Unable to defeat the Confederates by direct assault, Union commander Ulysses S. Grant determined to head south, drawing Lee out of his Spotsylvania defense. Suspecting Grant's move, Lee ordered Lt. Gen. Richard S. Ewell to located the Union army's right flank. On May 19, 1864, Ewell sent his entire corps, reduced by recent fighting to just 6,000 men, on a reconnaissance-in-force toward the . . . — Map (db m9046) |
| West Virginia (Hardy County), Moorefield — Maslin House Civil War 1861–1865 |
| | Built in 1848 by Thomas Maslin, one of the leading citizens of the area. During the War Between the States while the town was in the hands of Union Forces, many Confederate sympathizers were hidden in a secret cellar room of the house. — Map (db m9226) |
| West Virginia (Tucker County), Parsons — The Corrick House Corricks Ford Battlefield Silent Witness to War |
| | "We had [the general's] body taken to the house of Mr. Corrick, on the adjacent hill...and the next day we selected Garnett's own ambulance for his remains, which were placed in a box with salt." Capt. Henry W. Benham USA In front of you is the home of William and Deborah Corrick. The Corricks settled here by 1830, and built this structure in 1851, with many later alterations. William worked a large farm as Deborah bore 18 children. Gen. Robert S. Garnett's Confederates fled past the . . . — Map (db m23729) |
| Wisconsin (Sheboygan County), Sheboygan — Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1230 |
| | The Wolf-Olson VFW Post took its name to commemorate two Sheboygan veterans, Lt. August Wolf (WWI) and Lt. Herman Olson (Spanish-American War). Upon its creation on August 2, 1924, membership was comprised of veterans from these two wars, but today the Post welcomes all veterans.
Since its creation, the Post has been devoted to community service. From 1924 until 1986, the Post organized junior and adult Drum and Bugle teams. In the 1940s the Post established a . . . — Map (db m32055) |
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| Florida (Hillsborough County), Tampa — War Memorial |
| | (Front face, left side)
Dedicated to
the memory of
those Americans who valiantly fought and
died in the service of their country
during the great World War
April 6, 1917 - November 11, 1918
——
It is hoped that the generations to follow will well
remember places such as Chateau-Thierry, Belleau Wood,
Saint Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, and Verdun, as being locations
where suffering and death existed because those participating
believed in and fought for an . . . — Map (db m30652) |
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| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Monroe — Monroe Veterans Memorial |
| | [ Left column]
To All Of
Those Veterans
From The
Town of Monroe
Who Served
Their Country:
Honor, Hope,
Remembrance,
Gratitude, Peace
And Eternal Rest
[ Right column]
Those Who Have
Made the Supreme
Sacrifice
Revolutionary War
1775 – 1783
War of 1812
1812 – 1815
Civil War
1861 – 1865
World War I
1917 – 1918
World War II
1941 – 1945
Victor Sippin
David P. Winspur . . . — Map (db m26095) |
| Ohio (Marion County), Waldo — Waldo Township Veterans Memorial |
| | [Honor Roll of township citizens who served in World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, and the Gulf War] — Map (db m22965) |
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| District of Columbia (Washington), Brightwood — Fort Slocum Civil War Defenses of Washington 1861-1865 |
| | No visible evidence remains of Fort Slocum, which stood here and across Kansas Avenue to your left. Cannon mounted at Fort Totten helped repulse a Confederate attack on Fort Stevens, July 11-12, 1864. — Map (db m3012) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Northeast — Fort Totten Civil War Defenses of Washington 1861-1865 |
| | Earthworks of Fort Totten are visible within the wooded area 50 yards at the top of this hill. Cannon mounted at Fort Totten helped repulse a Confederate attack on Fort Stevens, July 11-12, 1864. — Map (db m2993) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Northwest — Fort Stevens |
| | Civil War Defenses of Washington 1861-1865 The partial reconstruction of Fort Stevens that you see today was done by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1937. No visible evidence of the original fort remains. Battle of Fort Stevens July 11-12, 1864 On July 11-12, 1864, Fort Stevens was the focal point of a Confederate attack by Gen. Jubal Early with his force of 15,000 soldiers. Defended by a meager force of convalescents, quartermaster employees and 100 day militia volunteers, Fort . . . — Map (db m3028) |
| Pennsylvania (Bucks County), Bristol — Pennsylvannia War Dog Memorial In Honor of the Heroes America Forgot Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marines |
| | In Honor of the Heroes America Forgot
Few Americans are aware of the invaluable service given by War Dog teams during the Vietnam War. Dog teams consisting of Scout, Combat Tracker, Sentry and Mine and Tunnel dogs saved thousands of lives. Routinely braving danger these intelligent and adaptable dogs would locate injured GI's, search out Vietcong weapon caches, locate deadly booby traps and would alert and thwart enemy attacks and ambushes.
The handlers responsible for the dog . . . — Map (db m24040) |
| Virginia (Fairfax County), McLean — Fort Marcy |
| | Civil War Defenses of Washington 1861-1865 The earthworks and other visible remnants of Fort Marcy and related batteries still remain. Fort Marcy was built in 1862 to protect the Chain Bridge approach to Washington, D.C. — Map (db m3030) |
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| Florida (Hillsborough County), Tampa — Oaklawn Cemetery |
| | This hallowed ground set aside as a town
burial site in 1850 "for whites & slaves alike"
is the resting place for many of Tampa's founding fathers, mayors, and county officers.
A governor of Florida, two Supreme Court
Judges, framers of all five Florida Constitutions
1839-1885, and soldiers of seven wars. Second
Seminole War, Mexican War, Billy Bowlegs
Indian War, Civil War, Spanish-American War,
World War I and World War II, rest here. — Map (db m27604) |
| 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) |
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| Arizona (Apache County), Window Rock — In Remembrance of Our Warriors / Navajo Warrior Memorial |
| |
In Remembrance of Our Warriors
Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice and/or
Missing in Action,
They will never be forgotten
and to us they will always be young in our thoughts.
Nelson Lewis Walter Nelson Willie A. Notah Edie Charlie Begaye Lee D. Tsosie John C. Nelson Calvin D. Largo Bobby J. Martinez Wilson Begaye Kee Edmund Smith Hosteen Plum* Leonard Tellowhair Lee Duane Todacheene Norman Graham Ralford J. Jackson Paul Kinlacheeny Raymond ***lie . . . — Map (db m27911) |
| Arizona (Maricopa County), Phoenix — Memorial to Arizona Confederate Troops |
| | Memorial to Arizona Confederate Troops
1861 - 1865
United Daughters of the Confederacy
1961
"A Nation That Forgets its Past has no Future" — Map (db m27400) |
| California (Calaveras County), Angels Camp — Veterans Memorial Hall |
| |
Dedicated to the memory of the men and women who made the supreme sacrifice in the service of the United States of America.
February 25, 1967 — Map (db m19333) |
| California (El Dorado County), Placerville — El Dorado County Veterans Monument |
| |
[Marker located on right planter stand on walkway of entrance to Monument:]
El Dorado County
Veterans Monument
Dedicated on Veterans Day
November 11, 2006
By
The Friends of the Monument
And
The Grateful Citizens
Of El Dorado County
To Honor Those Who Have Served
The Cause of Freedom
Marker located on Stand Holding Eagle Sculpture - left side of entrance walkway.]
El Dorado County
Veterans Monument
Monument Founders
Richard W. . . . — Map (db m21750) |
| California (Sacramento County), Folsom — Folsom Veterans Memorial |
| | The Folsom Veterans Memorial honors those brave individuals who serve our country and those who have fallen in service to our country. The memorial is composed of several distinct elements.
The Flag Court pays homage to all those who have served or are serving in the various branches of the military.
The large Granite Rock bears the names of those Folsom residents that have paid the ultimate sacrifice while preserving our freedom.
The Eagle represents the pride, honor and protection . . . — Map (db m15619) |
| California (San Francisco City and County), San Francisco — The Ordoρez Gun A “War Prize” from the Philippines – 1899 |
| | The Presidios Ordoρez gun was originally mounted in a Spanish coastal fort at Subic Bay in the Philippines. Undamaged during the Spanish American War, the gun was captured by Filipino nationalists, who were known as “Insurrectos” by the occupying Americans.
In September 1899, a combined U.S. Army-Navy force attacked the Filipino positions at Subic Bay. This gun was reported to have been destroyed by shellfire from the American cruiser USS Charleston. Some historians . . . — Map (db m12619) |
| California (San Joaquin County), Manteca — Liberty Plot |
| | Dedicated to the boys
Who Fought Overseas
— In 1917 — — Map (db m19532) |
| California (Yolo County), West Sacramento — Veterans Plaza |
| |
[First Marker]
SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR 1898
The Spanish-American War was a turning point in American history. It marked the first time that we sent troops overseas to defend freedom. Whether at San Juan Hill or Manila Bay, these founders of the VFW distinguished themselves heroically.
We Pause to Remember
VFW Post #8762
[Second Marker]
WORLD WAR I 1917 - 1918
America's veterans rose to the challenge of the first world war with courage and dedication. In doing so, they won . . . — Map (db m15707) |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), Bristol — Dedicated to the Memory of Our Fallen Comrades |
| | Dedicated to the Memory
Of Our Fallen Comrades
And Presented to the City of Bristol By
Harold F. Emmett Post No. 994
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Of The United States.
July 17, 1926 — Map (db m33461) |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), New Milford — New Milford WW II Memorial |
| |
Town of New Milford
In memory of those who
gave their lives in
World War II
William H. Adams Frederick N. Aldrich Albert J. Boucher Judson T. Holmes Fernald J. Hillman George E. Keach Charles L. Marsh Rolli C. Marsh Ralph Oviatt Charles A. Parcells Robert J. Peagler, Jr. Clayton G. Petersen Walter D. Sloat Gerald Swanson Paul D. Wallbank Daniel B. Weaver Thomas W. Wojciechowski Edward J. Yablonski
Dedicated by
Andrew B. Mygatt Post 1672 . . . — Map (db m21004) |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), Torrington — VFW 155mm Howitzer |
| | Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post 9086 Torrington, CT.
155mm Howitzer
Presented to the
City of Torrington
All Veterans Memorial
1995
[ lower plaque ]
M114A2 Howitzer, Medium
Towed 155mm Cannon
Max Range: 30, 000 Meters
Rate of Fire: 4 Rnds per min. (maximum)
Carriage Mfg by: Lufkin Foundry & Machine Co. in 1944
Barrel: Mechanized, Recoil M6A2 Rock Island Arsenal, IL
A military 1-1/2 up to 5 Ton truck towed this field artillery weapon along with a . . . — Map (db m30101) |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), Watertown — Memorial to Our Sons and Daughters Who Served Their Country in the World War 1914-1918 |
| |
Memorial to Our Sons and
Daughters Who Served Their Country in the World War 1914-1918
Dedicated in grateful recognition by the People of Watertown May 30th 1921
[Names on the northwest face:]
Earl D Anderson J H Haydn Bryan John J Egan Nelson C Henger Stanley H Andrews Wilfred B Bryan Thomas C Egan Thomas W Herring Joseph M Angel Harold J Budge Thomas P Farrell Clifford A Holleran * Harold R Archer Charles Burton Willian A Fenn Floyd D . . . — Map (db m19662) |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), Watertown — Watertown Killed in Action Memorial |
| |
Killed in Action
1950 Korea 1955
All Returned
1964 Vietnam 1973
Argenta, Allen C. Childs, Christopher J. Greenwell, Joseph E. Palmer, Douglas T. — Map (db m19664) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Wolcott — Wolcott Veterans Monument |
| | To Those Who Served Our Country In Time of War They Gave Their Today For Our Tomorrow World War I World War II Korean War Vietnam War Persian Gulf War Iraqi Freedom Donated by Junior Womens Club of Wolcott Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1979 American Legion Post 165 Dedicated Nov. 14, 1982 — Map (db m22368) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Anacostia — "The Gun" Hontoria 140 mm. |
| | This Hontoria 140 mm. (5.9 in.) naval gun was taken from the Spanish cruiser Almirante Oquendo following her capture at the Battle of Santiago de Cuba on 3 July 1898 during the Spanish-American War. Almirante Oquendo, of the Infanta Maria Teress class, was one of six Spanish ships which sortied from the Cuban port in order to avoid capture in the harbor. None escaped the blockading U.S. Naval Squadron. The hole in the gun's shield was inflicted by one of approximately 50 rounds . . . — Map (db m13341) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Penn Quarter — The Navy Memorial - from Bow to Stern National Mall & Memorial Parks, Washington, DC |
| | “...without a decisive naval force we can do nothing definitive, and with it, everything honorable and glorious.” George Washington.
The United States Navy Memorials roots are as old as the Nations Capital itself . Major Peter C. LEnfant envisioned a great federal city that would be home to grand government buildings and prominent memorials. LEnfant signaled the importance of the Navy by selecting the notable 8th Street vista - midway between the . . . — Map (db m27184) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — Haitian Monument |
| | (West face)
In its fourth year, the American Revolution had become an international conflict. Rebelling American Colonies and their
French allies attempted to capture Savannah from the British in 1779. Haitian soldiers of African descent were part of the
allied forces. Following the battle, many of these Haitians were diverted to other military duties, returning to their homes
years later, if at all. Several veterans of the campaign became leaders of the movement that made . . . — Map (db m22345) |
| Georgia (Emanuel County), Swainsboro — Swainsboro Georgia Veterans Memorial |
| | [VFW Emblem Plaque] Dedicated
To the Glory of God and
To All Veterans Who Have
Served Their Country
In Peace or War — Map (db m20834) |
| Georgia (Glynn County), St Simons Island — Battle of Bloody Marsh |
| | We are resolved not to suffer
defeat - we will rather die like
Leonidas and his Spartans - if we
can but protect Georgia and
Carolina and the rest of the Americans
from desolation Oglethorpe
Erected on the battlefield of
Bloody Marsh - by the Georgia
Society of Colonial Dames of America
and the Georgia Society of Colonial
Wars in memory of the great victory
won over the Spainiards on this spot
July 7 - 1742
Tiffany & Co. — Map (db m12915) |
| Illinois (Coles County), Charleston — Coles County War Memorial |
| | This Memorial is dedicated to the men and women of the Armed Forces in all wars for the United States of America. — Map (db m11000) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Danville — Aircraft in Honor of Chanute Air Force Base |
| | This aircraft is in honor of Chanute Air Force Base and all its personnel
1917 1993
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Jewell Whyte Post No. 728
Commander - Bob French
Co-Chairman - Hershall lee & Bob Smith
Mayor of Danville - Bob Jones — Map (db m10729) |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — Fort Miamis |
| | [Marker Front]:
French built a palisaded fort on this strategic site in 1722; named Fort Saint Philippe des Miamis. One of three French forts built in what is now Indiana to protect French fur trade from encroaching English. First of five forts built over time within a square mile of the center of present-day Fort Wayne.
[Marker Reverse]:
Nearby confluence of St. Mary's and St. Joseph's Rivers forms Maumee River, a strategic central part of the waterways system . . . — Map (db m21029) |
| Indiana (Fountain County), Hillsboro — Hillsboro Service Memorial |
| | World War - I
Orel A. Smith, Born 1898, 32nd Co. 6th Marine Vol., Killed In Action, Nov. 2, 1918 Lieut. W. E. G. Cooper, Born March 29, 1888, Killed In Action at Chateau Thierry, July 20, 1918 Claude L. Wilkinson, Born June 9, 1893, Killed in Action at Verdun Sector, April 20, 1918 John F. Conner, Born Dec. 1, 1890, Died in France Oct. 28, 1918 Harry Robert Williams, Born April 1, 1897, Died from wounds in Battle of Verdun Sector April 2, 1918.
World War - II
Billy L. Krug, U. . . . — Map (db m7884) |
| Indiana (Greene County), Bloomfield — Veterans of All Conflicts Greene County Indiana |
| |
Dedicated to The
Veterans of All Conflicts
Sept. 3, 1979
Greene County Veterans
Council — Map (db m21780) |
| Indiana (Knox County), Vincennes — Knox County Veterans Memorial Park |
| | [ Upper Left Section ]
Welcome to the Knox County Veterans Memorial Park. The monuments that stand before you are dedicated to the memory of all the military veterans from Knox County. Most prominent is the “Soldiers and Sailors Civil War monument. Completed in 1914 and restored in 2008, it is dedicated to all Knox County veterans of the Civil War. Two hundred thousand Indiana citizens joined the Union War effort. Over two thousand of these citizens came from Knox County. . . . — Map (db m23581) |
| Indiana (Montgomery County), Crawfordsville — Spanish American War Memorial Crawfordsville - Montgomery County Indiana |
| |
[Left Side - Entry]
(Small Stone)
April 26, 1898
(Large Stone)
Remember the Maine Destroyed Feb. 15, 1898
- - - - - - -
[Right Side - Entry]
(Small Stone)
July 4, 1902
(Large Stone)
To All Montgomery County Veterans of the War with Spain
- - - - - - - -
[Front of Obelisk]
Co. M. 158th Ind. Vol. Inf. War with Spain
[Right of Obelisk]
Charles O. Wilhite Captain
[Left of Obelisk] . . . — Map (db m18838) |
| Indiana (Sullivan County), Sullivan — Global War on Terrorism |
| |
In Loving Memory
Global War on Terrorism
Norman Kyle Snyder
Matthew A. Kimmell — Map (db m21769) |
| Kansas (Johnson County), Olathe — Olathe World War Memorial |
| | In Memory of World War Veterans — Map (db m21663) |
| Kansas (Miami County), Paola — Paola Veterans' Memorial |
| |
Erected in 1916, in honor of our Country's Defenders, by the school children of Miami County and the D.O. Sellers Family. Dedicated in 1968 to those who have made the Supreme Sacrifice.
Miami County Honored Dead
Spanish War And Phillipines
Killed in Action
A.V.Ricketts - Co.A - 20 Kans. Arthur Rowe - Co. A - 20 Inf. Jay Sheldon - Co. I - 20 Kans.
Died in Service
J. E. Johnson - Co. E - 8 Inf. G. G. Presson - Co. H - 40 Inf. W. H. Trumbull - Co. L - 11 Inf. . . . — Map (db m21498) |
| Kansas (Wyandotte County), Bonner Springs — Bonner Springs Veterans' Memorial |
| |
GAR Marker
In memory of
those who gave
their lives in
defence of
their Country
American Legion Marker
Dedicated to
the memory of
those who served
our Country
with Honor — Map (db m21259) |
| Kentucky (Barren County), Cave City — 1489 — Cave City Raid |
| | CSA General John Hunt Morgan and a company of troops arrived here, May 11, 1862. They seized a train reported to be carrying some of Morgan's men captured at Lebanon, Tenn. Instead, it carried railroad employees whom he released. Morgan burned the train; later detained a second one carrying passengers. Among them were two officers of the command of Col. Frank Wolford, USA. — Map (db m321) |
| Maryland, Baltimore — Lafayette Monument |
| | La Fayette, immortal because a self-forgetful servant of justice and humanity.
Beloved by all Americans
because he acknowledged no duty more sacred than to fight for the freedom of his fellow men.
—Woodrow Wilson
En 1777 La Fayette traversant les mers avec des volontiers franηais est venu apporter une aide fraternelle au peuple amιricain qui combattait pour sa libertι nationale. En 1917 La France combattait ΰ son tour pour dιfendre sa vie et la libertι du monde. LAmιrique qui . . . — Map (db m2394) |
| Maryland, Baltimore — Rectory of Old St. Pauls Parish |
| | Incorporated 1692, 37 years before Baltimore Town itself, St. Pauls moved to this vicinity in 1731. It was Citys first place of public worship. this rectory, the “parsonage on the hill” built 1788–1791 on half acre lot given by Col. John Eager Howard replaced earlier house at present location of Fidelity Building, Charles and Lexington Streets. The Church at Charles and Saratoga Streets designed by Richard Upjohn in 1854 is fourth on Baltimore original “Lot 19.” — Map (db m2538) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Galesville — Overlooking West River Cedar Park, Tulip Hill |
| | Cedar Park
Patented to Richard Ewen in 1666 as “Ewen upon Ewenton.” Brick house built c.1697 by Richard Galloway II around earlier frame structure possibly dating back to 1656. Known as “West River Farm” in 18th Century. Home and burial place of John Francis Mercer, 10th Governor of Maryland (1801–1803.)
Tulip Hill
Patented 1659 to Richard Talbott as “Poplar Knowle.” Brick house built c.1756 by Samuel Galloway, Quaker merchant. George . . . — Map (db m3037) |
| Maryland (Caroline County), Hillsboro — St. Pauls Episcopal Church (St. Johns Parish) |
| |
Established 1748 at nearby Tuckahoe Bridge in Queen Anne's County. Congregation built church here in 1768, but it fell into decline as influence of Methodism grew on Eastern Shore. Under guidance of Rev. Robert William Goldsborough, present Gothic revival structure was begun 1853, patterned after design of Richard Upjohn. Despite destructive windstorm, church was completed, consecrated in 1858. — Map (db m3393) |
| Maryland (Cecil County), Perryville — Rodgers Tavern |
| | In memory of
Colonel John Rodgers
1726-1791
Patriot-Innkeeper
and
friend of Washington
___________________________
Organized and Commanded
5th Co. MD. Militia, 1776
— Map (db m27873) |
| Maryland (Charles County), Waldorf — Eutaw |
| | Home of Captain William Fendlay Dement. 1st Maryland Artillery, C.S.A. He served with distinction at Seven Pines, Second Manassas, Cedar Run, Harper's Ferry, Gettysburg, Appomattox, and Sharpsburg. Buried at Pomfret. — Map (db m33084) |
| Maryland (Harford County), Aberdeen Proving Grounds — Spesutia Island |
| | The name is derived from the Latin for Utie's Hope, a 2,300-acre manorial grant in 1661 to Col. Nathaniel Utie, for whom this island was surveyed in 1658. Settling here from Virginia, Utie traded with the Indians, became a member of the Maryland Governor's Council and represented Lord Baltimore in a boundary dispute with the Dutch in Delaware. A peace treaty with the Susquehannoughs was signed on the island by Gov. Philip Calvert and his council May 16, 1661. A house built by Utie at this end of the island no longer stands. — Map (db m4707) |
| Maryland (Howard County), Mariottsville — Waverly |
| | The forested land was patented in 1726 by Daniel Carroll of Upper Marlboro, who called it "The Mistake". Earliest part of house was built c. 1760 by Nathan and Sophia Dorsey. In 1786 Edward Dorsey sold 650 acres, including "The Mistake" to Col. John Eager Howard, Revolutionary hero and later governor. When his son, George Howard, married prudence Gough Ridgely of "Hampton" in 1811, "The Mistake", then totaling 1,313 acres, became a wedding present to the couple. They changed the name to "Waverly" after a popular 1814 novel by Sir Walter Scott. — Map (db m3343) |
| Maryland (Montgomery County), Chevy Chase — Colonel Joseph Belt |
| | 1680 Maryland 1761. Patentee of "Cheivy Chace", Trustee of first free schools in Maryland, one of the founders of Rock Creek Parish, member of the House of Burgesses, Colonel of Prince George's County militia during the French and Indian War. — Map (db m378) |
| Maryland (Washington County), Funkstown — Battle of Funkstown At Bay another Day Gettysburg Campaign |
| | The Confederate presence at Funkstown threatened any Union advance against Gen. Robert E. Lees position near Williamsport and the Potomac River as he retreated to Virginia after the Battle of Gettysburg. Gen. J.E.B. Stuarts cavalry, posted at Funkstown, posed a serious risk to the Federal right and rear if the Union army lunged west from Boonsboro.
Stuart, meanwhile, determined to wage a spirited defense to ensure Lee time to complete fortifications protecting his army and his avenue of . . . — Map (db m1158) |
| Maryland (Washington County), Williamsport — Williamsport The Beginning and the End |
| | On June 15, 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lees second invasion of the North began here as 2,000 of Gen. Albert G. Jenkinss infantrymen splashed across the Potomac River. For the next eleven days, almost 50,000 soldiers under Gens. James Longstreet and A.P. Hill entered Maryland here at Williamsport. Hungry Confederates temporarily occupied the town, and many residents welcomed them with tables in the streets loaded with milk, bread, and meat.
Less than a month later, Lees Army of . . . — Map (db m1117) |
| Maryland (Wicomico County), Whitehaven — Whitehaven |
| | Chartered by Charles Calvert, 3rd Lord Baltimore, c. 1685. Town Incorporated c. 1702.
Ferry operated here as early as 1692. Settlers were led by Col. George Gale of Whitehaven in the North of England. His first wife, Mildred Warner Washington who by previous marriage was George Washington's grandmother, lived nearby before her death in 1701. "Whitehaven Company" of Somerset County Militia fought with the Maryland Line in Revolutionary War. — Map (db m3864) |
| Minnesota (Hennepin County), Minneapolis — George Washington Bi-Centennial Tree |
| | Planted April 27 1932
This tablet placed
Americanization Day
April 27 1934
By Halvarson-Bowers Aux' 187
Veterans of Foreign Wars — Map (db m17227) |
| Montana (Big Horn County), Crow Agency — Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument |
| | (Bottom of Marker):
In memory of
Officers and soldiers who fell near this place
fighting with the 7th United States Cavalry
against the Sioux Indians
on the 25th and 26th of June,
A.D. 1876
(The rest of the marker includes names of the officers and soldiers who died on the battlefield. They include):
Bvt. Maj. Genl. G. A. Custer
Captains
M. W. Keogh G.W. Yates T. W. Custer
Lieutenants
W. W. Cooke A. E. Smith Donald McIntosh James Calhoun . . . — Map (db m7022) |
| Nevada (Carson City County), Carson City — Nevada Viet Nam Memorial |
| | In memory of our Brothers who Never Returned From
Republic of VietNam 1954 – 1975
POW – MIA
[Column 1:]
Perry Richard Clark – LDCR – Navy – Carlin – 31 Aug. 1967 Whittemore Frederick H. – CDR – Navy – Carson City 11 Apr. 1968 Bower Joseph Edward – MAJ – Air Force – Ely – 3 Aug. 1965 Garcia Joseph Andrew – SP4 – Army – Ely – 31 Jan. 1968 Hill Billy David – SFC . . . — Map (db m21348) |
| Nevada (Douglas County), Minden — Douglas County World War II Memorial |
| | In Commemoration
of Douglas County men who gave
their lives in World War II
Franklin Mack Andrews ● Semore Arnold ● Donald Cornbread ● Giles Cornbread ● Wilber Frank ● Harlan Fricke ● Walter Leehman ● Howard G. Park ● Charles N. Roberts ● Kenneth G. Storke ● Earl Watson
Carson Valley 20 – 30 Club No. 85
Dedicated June 14, 1952 — Map (db m20881) |
| New Jersey (Essex County), Newark — First Constitution of the Province of New Jersey |
| | To commemorate the granting of the Concessions and Agreements, the first Constitution of the Province of New Jersey by Lord John Berkeley, Baron of Stratton, and Sir George Carteret, Knight and Baronet Lords Proprietor to the Settlers of their Province of Nova Caesarea or New Jersey on February 10, 1665, and to commemorate the commissioning of Philip Carteret as governor of the province on the same date, this tablet is erected on the two hundred and seventy-fifth anniversary by the Society of . . . — Map (db m12980) |
| New Jersey (Hunterdon County), Sunnyside — Clinton Township 9-11 Memorial To Plant A Tree |
| | "To plant a tree is to trust in the future"
Dedicated to those lost and those left behind.
September 11, 2001 — Map (db m22521) |
| New Jersey (Mercer County), Stoutsburg — Province Line Road |
| | In 1664, the Duke of York sold New Jersey, or "Nova Caesaria" to Lord Berkley and Sir George Carteret.
East Jersey: Carteret's Trustees sold a "Half" in 1682 to twelve associates, thereafter proprietors of East Jersey.
West Jersey: Berkley sold a "Half" in 1673 to associates of the Society of Friends, thereafter proprietors of West Jersey.
Location of a line between the "Halves" persisted in convention. Although not final, the Keith Line of 1687 permanently influenced the . . . — Map (db m16862) |
| New Jersey (Mercer County), Titusville — Bicentennial of General George Washington's Birthday |
| | To commemorate
the Bicentennial of the birthday of
General George Washington
at this spot hallowed by his stroke
of military genius in the crossing of
the Delaware on Christmas night – 1776
and to remind us
that the triumphs of the Revolution
were made possible only by his training
and experience gained in the Colonial Wars — Map (db m7276) |
| New Jersey (Mercer County), Trenton — William Trent House |
| | This house built in 1719 by William Trent
Chief Justice of New Jersey 1723-1724
from whom Trenton derived its name
was his home until his death in 1724
Other owners or occupants of the house were
Lewis Morris
First Governor of New Jersey
as a separate Province
Resident 1742-1746
Col. John Cox
Assistant Quartermaster General
of the Continental Army
Owner 1778-1792. Resident 1778-1790
Philemon Dickerson
Governor of New Jersey 1836-1837
Owner . . . — Map (db m4154) |
| New Jersey (Monmouth County), Atlantic Highlands — Friends of Monmouth County 9/11 Memorial |
| | On September 11, 2001, many came to this site to witness the horrific tragedy just a few miles away in Lower Manhattan, and, for days afterward, they continued to come to view the smoke spiraling up from the site, most still in shock, not believing what they were seeing. From their beginning, the World Trade Center Towers dominated the view from here. Through the years, many have come to visit this site and enjoy the view. Now, the towers no longer in view, we remember a loved one, a relative, . . . — Map (db m5981) |
| New Jersey (Morris County), Chester — Chester Area Veterans Monument |
| | Dedicated to Those From the Chester Area Who Served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America.
With faith and courage they left their homes and committed themselves to the horrors of armed conflict, many sacrificing their lives as part of the cost to achieve peace. Through their actions they leave a legacy that is our responsibility to preserve. That legacy is a free nation, where liberty and justice are more than just words, where anyone's hopes and dreams can become reality, . . . — Map (db m23021) |
| New Jersey (Passaic County), Passaic — General John J. Pershing |
| | Erected by Passaic City Post
No. 504 V.F.W.
To honor
General John J. Pershing
who stood here May 30, 1924
to review and address the
World War veterans
Dedicated November 11, 1938 — Map (db m7044) |
| New Jersey (Somerset County), Basking Ridge — Bernards Township 9-11 Memorial September 11, 2001 |
| | We shall never forget our friends and neighbors who rode the rails with us that morning but did not return with us that night.
May this tree serve as a living memorial to the following community members who died in the tragic attack on the World Trade Center:
David O. Campbell
Stepen P. Dimino
Fohn W. Farrell
Louis V. Fersini Jr.
Michael B. Finnegan
Christopher H. Forsythe
Steven G. Genovese
Robert J. Halligan
Kevin J. Hannaford
John Hartz . . . — Map (db m22510) |
| New Jersey (Somerset County), Woodfern — Hillsborough Will Never Forget |
| | In memory of those who lost their lives in the tragic events of September 11, 2001
An Eagle Scout project by Ernie Guaimano
Boy Scout Troop 186 — Map (db m17245) |
| New Jersey (Sussex County), Newton — Home of Thomas Anderson |
| | Admitted to New Jersey Bar as Counsellor 1765.
Appointed first Surrogate of Sussex County by Royal Governor William Franklin, 1768
Office held by reappointment until death 1805.
Acting Clerk of Sussex County 1770-1777.
Assistant Deputy Quartermaster General during Revolutionary War.
Placed by Society Daughters of Colonial Wars
in the state of New Jersey, 1958 — Map (db m8077) |
| New Jersey (Sussex County), Newton — Sussex County |
| | To commemorate the establishment of Sussex County by Act of the Legislature, June 8, 1753. To Commemorate the setting up of the Court of General Sessions and the Inferior Court of Common Pleas by decree of Governor Jonathan Belcher in the name of King George II, October 13, 1753. and To commemorate the building of the first Court House on this site in 1765.
This tablet is erected by the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of New Jersey in 1949 — Map (db m8089) |
| New Jersey (Union County), New Providence — New Providence Veterans Memorial Park A Memorial Tribute |
| | A Memorial Tribute
Dedicated to Those man and women of New Providence, N.J. who lost their lives while serving in the armed forces of our country.
Memorial Day May 30, 1994
(Korea):
A Memorial Tribute
Dedicated to those men and women of New Providence, New Jersey, who served in the armed forces of our country in
Korea Freedom Is Not Free
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, Beacon Hill Post 190
(Vietnam):
A Memorial Tribute
Dedicated to . . . — Map (db m21976) |
| New Jersey (Warren County), Oxford — Oxford Furnace Memorial |
| |
In memory of Veterans
who served honorably
in the Armed Forces — Map (db m20226) |
| New Mexico (Dona Ana County), Mesilla — All Servicemen and Women |
| | In memory of:
all Servicemen and Women
of the Armed Forces
who served their God and Country
Dedicated July 4, 1957
by Ray McCorkle Post No. 3242
Veterans of Foreign Wars — Map (db m6989) |
| New York (Albany County), East Berne — Anti-Rent Riots |
| | More Leased Land in Berne than any other Town in Albany County Led to Serious Outbreaks After 1840 — Map (db m4351) |
| New York (Albany County), Town of New Scotland — Site of the Battle of Clarksville |
| | On Dec.3, 1839, during the Anti-Rent Wars, Sheriff Artcher and his posse marched from Albany to Clarksville. They met their first resistance here. — Map (db m28530) |
| New York (Essex County), Ticonderoga — Colonial Battles Fought in this Vicinity A.D. 1900 |
| | The Society of Colonial Wars in the State of New York erected this tablet to commemorate the colonial battles fought in this vicinity. Champlain with Hurons and Algonquins defeated the Iroquois July 30, 1609 near the shore. Montcalm defeated Abercrombie July 8, 1758 at the Assault of Fort Carillon or Ticonderoga. Amherst captured the fort July 27, 1759. — Map (db m9560) |
| New York (Kings County), Brooklyn — John J. Fraser |
| | Dedicated in memory of Patrolman John J. Fraser killed in performance of duty Sept 28, 1934. Private First Class-Battery D, 59th Field Artillery C.A.C. of the A.E.F. — Map (db m18402) |
| New York (New York County), New York — Robert Magaw Defended this Position |
| | To the memory of a brave and unselfish patriot Robert Magaw Colonel Commandant of Fort Washington who in his own words “Actuated by the most glorious cause that mankind ever fought in” and specially charged with the duty by General Washington defended this position in the momentous assault November 16, 1776 Born at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.......1738 Member of the Committee of Safety......1774 Major of Thompsons Battalion..............1775 Colonel 5th Pennsylvania . . . — Map (db m12675) |
| New York (New York County), New York City — Men who died whilst imprisoned in this City Trinity Church Cemetery |
| | Sacred the memory of those brave and good Men who died whilst imprisoned in this City, for their devotion to the cause of American Independence. At a meeting of Citizens held in the City Hall of the City of New York June 8, 1852, It was resolved that the erection of a becoming Monument with appropriate inscriptions by Trinity Church to the memory of the great and good men who died whilst in captivity in the old Sugar House and were interred in Trinity Church Yard in the City will be . . . — Map (db m13358) |
| New York (Schoharie County), Schoharie — George Mann Tory Tavern |
| | George Mann Tory Tavern
Known in Revolutionary Days as “The Brick House at the Forks of the Road.” — Map (db m7687) |
| New York (Warren County), Lake George — Battle of Lake George Sept. 8, 1755 |
| | Right of Monument: Defeat would have opened the road to Albany to the French Back of Monument: 1903 The Society of Colonial Wars erected this monument to commemorate the victory of the colonial forces under General William Johnson and their Mohawk allies under Chief Hendrick over the French regulars commanded by Baron Dieskau with their Canadian and Indian allies Left of Monument:Confidence inspired by this victory was of inestimable value to the American Army in the War of the . . . — Map (db m9410) |
| New York (Warren County), Lake George — Fort George 1759 |
| | In the State Park to the left are the ruins of old Fort George. About here in 1755 the French under Baron Dieskau were defeated by the British Colonials under Sir William Johnson. — Map (db m9413) |
| New York (Westchester County), Katonah — John Jay Homestead State Historic Site |
| | The United States first Chief Justice, Jay, retired here after drafting New Yorks first constitution and serving as President of the Continental Congress and Minister to Spain.
* Revolutionary War Heritage Trail Sites
The Revolutionary War Heritage Trail links historic sites that tell the story of New Yorks decisive role in Americas fight for independence. — Map (db m24699) |
| New York (Westchester County), West Harrison — VFW Post 5463 Veterans Memorial |
| | Dedicated by Post No. 5463 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States in honor of those who gave their lives in the defense of their country Silver Lake Park 1952 — Map (db m24792) |
| North Carolina (Alamance County), Burlington — Camp Alamance |
| | At this site on 1 June 1861 soldiers of the 6th NC State Troops, commanded by Col. Charles Fisher president of the NC Railroad, drilled before departing for the war front. In July 1861, they became the first troops ever carried by rail into battle. Their first conflict was 1st Manassas where Col. Fisher was killed. The 6th NC fought bravely in all major battles as members of the army of Northern Virginia. They were paroled by the Union in April 1865 at war's end in Appomattox, Virginia. — Map (db m29626) |
| North Carolina (Alamance County), Burlington — G 60 — Tryon's Camp |
| | Before and after the Battle of Alamance, the Militia of the Governor William Tryon camped nearby, along Alamance Creek. May 13-19, 1771. — Map (db m28526) |
| North Carolina (Alamance County), Snow Camp — G 21 — Lindley's Mill |
| | In a Battle, September 13, 1781, Four Miles Southwest, Butler's Whigs Failed to Rescue Governor Burke From Fanning's Tories. — Map (db m30270) |
| North Carolina (Cleveland County), Shelby — Cleveland County World War II Memorial 1941-1945 |
| | In honor of the men and women who served from Cleveland County and in grateful memory, from a grateful people, of these who gave their lives in World War II
[List of 192 names]
May liberty, freedom and justice forever be the guide of our people. — Map (db m23536) |
| North Carolina (Dare County), Buxton — Paukenschlag Operation Drumbeat |
| | "The losses by submarines off our Atlantic seaboard and in the Caribbean now threaten our entire war effort." Chief of Staff George C. Marshall, 19 June, 1942
During the first six months of 1942, these beaches revealed crude oil, twisted metal, and corpses from the Atlantic Ocean. The grisly flotsam was evidence of War's toll imposed by Unterseeboote ("U-boats") of the German Navy. Paukenschlag was the first of these campaigns undertaken by Germany to strike a devastating blow on the . . . — Map (db m32129) |
| Ohio (Belmont County), Barnesville — VFW Post 2792 Veterans Memorial |
| | For
God and Country
in honor of those
who served in all wars
Lest We Forget
Memorial Day 1979 — Map (db m26749) |
| Ohio (Champaign County), St. Paris — St. Paris Korea and Vietnam Veterans Memorial |
| | Dedicated to the men and women of this community who helped preserve the freedom of all humanity for all ages to come.
Killed in Action Korea
Kermit E. Jenkins Nelson A. Biddle
Vietnam Philip L. Grieser William M. Short — Map (db m13805) |
| Ohio (Clark County), North Hampton — North Hampton Veterans Memorial |
| | In memory of those who served God and Country.
[Post 4358 Veterans Panel on Memorial]:
Post 4358
Gerald Armstrong
George Armstrong
Harry Baker
James Baker
Robert Donnelly
Glen Fuller
Robert Fuller
Howard Grieser
Clarence Gruse
Virgil Hoberty
Robert Hardman
Floyd Johnson
Lyman Lipincott
Kenneth MacGillivray
Robert MacGillivray
Archie Miller
Phillip Neese
George Trego
Rebert Wade
Joseph Scott . . . — Map (db m13905) |
| Ohio (Cuyahoga County), Fairview Park — Rockport Cemetery of Pioneer Days - Now Fairview Park Cemetery |
| | [Main Marker]:
Here rest early settlers of this area of old Rockport Township, soldiers of the American Revolution and of four succeeding wars. Dates of first burials have been lost to memory in their antiquity.
[Top of two nearby secondary markers]:
Designated Historical Landmark
City of Fairview Park
Ordinance No. 80-62
May 31, 1982
[Bottom of two nearby secondary markers]:
In Grateful Memory of Jared A. Farrand, Robert B. Fife, Josiah Kellog, and Robert . . . — Map (db m11548) |
| Ohio (Fairfield County), Baltimore — Liberty Union VFW Post 3761 Veterans Memorial |
| |
In honor and tribute to
veterans of all wars
Dedicated November 11, 1973 — Map (db m29008) |
| Ohio (Franklin County), Galloway — Sunset Cemetery All Veterans Memorial |
| | Dedicated to those who answered the call of our country in times of strife.
Our free America lives on in peace defended by their heroism.
[Dedication marker immediately in front of memorial]:
Erected by
Howard M. Harrison Post 9092
Veterans of Foreign Wars
in memory of
Howard M. Harrison
U.S.N.R.
Missing in Action
Shot Down Near Tokyo
V-J Day Aug. 15, 1945 — Map (db m12526) |
| Ohio (Franklin County), Galloway — Sunset Cemetery Spanish-American War Memorial |
| | In Memory
of
All Americans
who served their country
in
The Spanish-American
War
1898 1902
[Metal dedication marker]:
Dedicated to
the founders
Oscar Brookins-CMH-George Kelly
Walker Waddington
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Columbus, OH. September 29, 1999 — Map (db m12529) |
| Ohio (Franklin County), Worthington — Veterans Fountain |
| | The people of Worthington dedicate this memorial to those here named who entered the Armed Services from this community in time of war and died in service to our country.
Their names are etched in our hearts.
Our freedom is their gift.
Persons who entered the Armed Forces from Worthington who were killed in action or died from injury or disease
War of 1812
Luther Palmer Zophar Topping
Civil War
Eli Barker Henry C. Burr George McIlvan Walter A. Tuller World War I . . . — Map (db m12720) |
| Ohio (Gallia County), Gallipolis — 7-27 — The Dunmore War 1774 |
| | [Front Side]
The Shawnee and Delaware Indians grew restless as numbers of Virginians encroached on their lands by settling along the Ohio River. On October 10, 1774, Lord Dunmore, of the Virginia Colony, ordered Colonel Andrew Lewis and his 1100 Virginia militiamen to attack the Shawnee Indians near Chillicothe, Ohio. While Lewis's army camped across the Ohio River at Point Pleasant, West Virginia, Shawnee Chief Cornstalk, with 1000 warriors, crossed the river upstream for a . . . — Map (db m20825) |
| Ohio (Greene County), Xenia — 3-29 — Birthplace of Tecumseh |
| | [Marker Front]:
The great Native American Shawnee leader, Tecumseh, was born on the bank of a large spring at this site in 1768, at the very instant that a great meteor seared across the skies. The birth occurred while his parents, Shawnee war chief, Pucksinwah, and his wife, Methotasa, were en route from their village of Kispoko Town, on the Scioto River, to a major tribal council at the Shawnee tribal capital village of Chalahgawth (Chillicothe - now Oldtown), which was located . . . — Map (db m14064) |
| Ohio (Guernsey County), Cambridge — Robert T. Secrest Congressman and Senator |
| | 50 years of public service to our great country and all its citizens.
This tribute is presented by the Veterans of Foreign Wars and its Auxiliaries of District Five of Ohio, August 5, 1978 — Map (db m18010) |
| Ohio (Hamilton County), Cincinnati — 12-31 — 1749 French Claims to Ohio River Valley |
| | Side A:
In 1749, the French in North America perceived a threat by British expansion west of the Allegheny Mountains to the Ohio River Valley and beyond. The French commander, Pierre Joseph Celeron, sieur de Blainville, with 250 men, left Montreal, New France, to establish French claims. They buried inscribed lead plates at the mouths of six important tributaries to the Ohio River. Three lead plates have been recovered, one was sent to England, and two are in American historical . . . — Map (db m24610) |
| Ohio (Holmes County), Killbuck — VFW Post 7079 POW/MIA Memorial |
| |
In memory of
Prisoners of War
Missing in Action
All Wars
You Are Not Forgotten
In God is Our Trust — Map (db m28817) |
| Ohio (Licking County), Johnstown — VFW Post 3097 Veterans Memorial |
| | Remembering all veterans and their unfailing love of country; loyalty to its institutions and ideals; eagerness to defend it against all enemies; undivided allegiance to the flag; and a desire to secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and posterity. — Map (db m25529) |
| Ohio (Miami County), West Milton — West Milton Korean War Memorial |
| | A Korean War Memorial
1950 to 1953
5.7 Million Americans Served 55,000 Americans Killed
103,000 Were Wounded and
8200 Americans Missing in Action
Dedicated 24 December 1988 — Map (db m18423) |
| Ohio (Morrow County), Mt. Gilead — Morrow County War Memorial |
| | Dedicated in honor to those of this county who served their country in all wars. — Map (db m19864) |
| Ohio (Noble County), Caldwell — VFW Post #4721 Veterans Memorial |
| | Dedicated to the memory of our fallen comrades in war and in peace.
Nov. 11. 1992 — Map (db m18002) |
| Ohio (Putnam County), Columbus Grove — Columbus Grove Veterans Memorial Flagpole |
| | Dedicated to
All Veterans of all Wars
by
The Veterans of Foreign Wars
&
The American Legion
November 8, 1986 — Map (db m29930) |
| Ohio (Richland County), Mansfield — Commander Edward Parker Wood |
| |
In memory of
Commander
Edward Parker Wood
United States Navy
who commanded the U.S.S. Petrel
at the Battle of Manila Bay
May 1, 1898.
Born in Mansfield August 16, 1848
Died in Washington December 11, 1899 — Map (db m20883) |
| Ohio (Washington County), Belpre — Belpre Veterans Memorial |
| |
In Honor of All Veterans
Who Served Their Country.
Presented by the people of
the Belpre area.
May 30, 1981 — Map (db m20125) |
| Oregon (Clackamas County), Oregon City — Veterans Memorial Building Clackamas County |
| | In memory of all who gave their lives for the preservation of American Freedom
Spanish American War
World War I
World War II
Harold L. Adams
Harold D. Alt
Alfred W. Anderson
Harold A. Anderson
Robert C. Baker
Herman v. Barksdale
Robert L. Bates
Talbot S. Bennett
Wesley O. Blevins
Ralph W. D. Brown
Robert R. Bunnell
Michael R. Burke
Vernon L. Burley
Gordon L. Carney
Robert J. Clarke Jr.
William E. Collins
Guy A. Combs Jr.
Lauren G. . . . — Map (db m13264) |
| Oregon (Clackamas County), Sandy — The Vietnam Monument Never to be Forgotten |
| | [Marker on Monument's front]:
In memory of veterans who served in all wars
"Never to be Forgotten"
Donated to the City of Sandy, Oregon
and dedicated on November 11, 1987 by members
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of
the United States of America
Post 4273 and Auxiliary
[Marker on reverse of Monument]:
In loving memory
E. W. "Ernie" Eldridge
and all veterans of foreign wars
The Eldridge Family — Map (db m8573) |
| Pennsylvania (Adams County), Gettysburg — United States Army Tank Corps |
| | This spot marks the site of Camp Colt, the birthplace of the Tank Corps of the United States Army in the spring of 1918. Behind this marker stands a tree planted in soil from each of the 48 States and dedicated in honor of The commanding Officer Captain Dwight D. Eisenhowerwho on January 2, 1953 was inaugurated the 34th President of the United States of America. This living testiment is a tribute of the affection and high esteem of his 1918 Tank Corps comrades. Dedicated August 23, 1954 . . . — Map (db m17458) |
| Pennsylvania (Cumberland County), Newville — Newville War Memorial They Died That We Might Live - They Rest In Honored Glory |
| | Erected in honor of the men and women of this community who served in our armed forces and to those who made the supreme sacrifice that we may be a free nation — Map (db m19561) |
| Pennsylvania (Fulton County), McConnellsburg — Fulton County Veterans Memorial |
| |
In Memory of All
Fulton County
Veterans — Map (db m19551) |
| Pennsylvania (Fulton County), McConnellsburg — Fulton County World War II, Korea, and Vietnam Memorial |
| |
My God My Country
Dedicated to all
Veterans
of
World War II,
Korea and Vietnam — Map (db m19553) |
| Pennsylvania (Lehigh County), Coopersburg — VFW Post 3405 Veterans Memorial |
| |
In honor of the men and women
from southern Lehigh who served
in the Armed Forces of the
United States of America
from 1775 to the present — Map (db m26853) |
| Pennsylvania (Lehigh County), Coopersburg — VFW Post 3405 Vietnam Memorial |
| | In gratitude to those people
of southern Lehigh area
who have served in Viet Nam — Map (db m26855) |
| Pennsylvania (Luzerne County), Wyoming — Battle of Wyoming July 3, 1778 |
| | The British battle line was formed almost parallel with and a little north of this street by Major John Butler, the commander, and Sayenqueraghta, chief of the Senecas. After advancing in formation for a mile to about 100 yards south of the British line, the Americans, led by Col. Zebulon Butler, were defeated and surrounded, and the large number captured were massacred that night by the Indians. Erected November 1950 by The American Legion and The Veterans of Foreign Wars of Exeter. — Map (db m10514) |
| Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Mount Pleasant — Mount Pleasant Veterans Memorial |
| | We Are Free Because They Served
World War I
World War II
Korea
Vietnam
July 4, 1973
Andrew P Palenchar, Army KIA
Clyde E Whetsel, Army KIA
John Macheska, Army POW
George Stefano, Army KIA
John M Ulrey, Army KIA
Frank C Kurpiel, Coast Guard KIA
Charles E Overly, Army KIA
Clyde E Wiltrout, Air Force KIA
Harold J Morgan, Army KIA
Leslie A Snider, Army KIA — Map (db m22378) |
| Rhode Island (Washington County), West Kingston — The Great Swamp Fight 19 December 1675 |
| | Attacked
within their fort upon this island
the Narragansett Indians
made their last stand
in King Philip's War and
were crushed by the united forces
of the Massachusetts Connecticut
and Plymouth Colonies
in the
“Great Swamp Fight”
Sunday 19 December 1675
This record was
placed by the Rhode Island Society
of Colonial Wars
1906
Note: A second marker, now missing, was placed on the opposite side of the obelisk on Nov. 3, 1916. It read:
In . . . — Map (db m22879) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Charleston — 10-12 — John Rutledge Home |
| | This house, built before the American Revolution, was the residence of John Rutledge (1739-1800), first Governor of the State of South Carolina. He was President of South Carolina, 1776-78, and Governor, 1779-82, signer of the U. S. Constitution, 1787, Chief Justice of South Carolina 1791-95, and Chief Justice of the United States, 1795. The house was altered in 1853 by P. H. Hammarskold, who added the ornamental iron. — Map (db m27466) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Charleston — 10-5 — St. Michael's Church |
| |
Here in the churchyard of
St. Michael's lie buried
two Signers of the
U.S. Constitution
CHARLES COTESWORTH
PICKNEY
(1746-1825)
Lawyer and Legislator
Major General, U.S. Army
Minister to France
Presidential candidate
JOHN RUTLEDGE
(1739-1800)
Lawyer and Statesman
Governor of South Carolina
Chief Justice of the U.S.
Their years of public
service, 1762-1825, saw
both State and Nation well
on the road to greatness. — Map (db m19102) |
| South Carolina (Dorchester County), Summerville — 18-4 — Middleton Place / Arthur Middleton |
| | (Front text)
Middleton Place
These famous gardens were laid out about
1741 by Henry Middleton (1717-84), President
of Continental Congress. His son Arthur,
Signer of the Declaration Of Independence,
lived here as did his son Henry (1770-1846),
Governor of S.C. and Minister to Russia,
who introduced the comellias. His son
Williams (1809-83) planted the first azaleas.
The original residence was looted and burned
by Federal forces in 1865.
(Reverse text)
Arthur . . . — Map (db m16281) |
| South Carolina (Greenwood County), Greenwood — Textile Workers Monument |
| |
Not until each loom is silent
And the shuttles cease to fly
Will God unroll the pattern
And explain the reason why...
The dark threads are as needful
In the weaver's skillful hand,
As the threads of gold and silver...
For the pattern which he planned.
In dedication to management and workers of the testile industry whose sacrifices helped to achieve the goals of our armed forces in past wars. — Map (db m16359) |
| South Carolina (Spartanburg County), Lyman — District Five War Memorial |
| |
This memorial is dedicated to the men and women of this area who have served in the armed forces of the United States and to those who gave their life in Performance of the service.
Erected by the people of District 5 School Area
Spartanburg County and dedicated May 26, 1991
[Face dedicated to U.S. Army killed in action]:
GOD
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
JN. 15:13 KJV
WW II
Allison, J. . . . — Map (db m10751) |
| South Carolina (Spartanburg County), Moore — Nazareth Church Stone Marker |
| |
In 1765 Narareths first meeting house was built on this site. Made of logs cut from surrounding forest, pulpit of clapboard, seats of crude wooden plank, without backs and dirt floor. — Map (db m9948) |
| South Carolina (Spartanburg County), Spartanburg — American Legion Memorial Archway |
| |
This archway constructed and donated in memory of our fallen comrades who fought and died in the name of freedom by the following veterans
[List of names follows on both columns] — Map (db m13476) |
| Tennessee (Greene County), Greeneville — The Dickson - Williams Mansion A House Divided |
| | Dr. Alexander Williams. Catharine Williams, a famous Greeneville hostess, counted Presidents Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk, and Andrew Johnson among her guests. She and her husband also entertained Davy Crockett, John C. Calhoun, Henry Clay, South Carolina Gov. Wade Hampton and his daughters.
Dr. Williams died in 1852, but his wife kept the home prominent until her death in 1870. During Greeneville's Civil War years, it was truly a house divided. Her daughter, Elizabeth, married William . . . — Map (db m23681) |
| Tennessee (Knox County), Knoxville — Civil War Knoxville |
| | What Brought the Armies of the Blue and the Gray to Knoxville?
Knoxville was a pro-Confederate town of some 3700 persons when Tennessee seceded from the Union in June of 1861. It was the commercial and light manufacturing center of East Tennessee, a region of considerable agricultural importance that provided large quantities of wheat, corn, pork and other foodstuffs to areas beyond the great valley of the Tennessee River. Lying near the head of navigation of this great stream, . . . — Map (db m4317) |
| Tennessee (Shelby County), Memphis — 4E 72 — Elmwood Cemetery |
| | Elmwood Cemetery was established on August 28, 1852. Buried here are Memphis pioneer families: 14 Confederate generals; victims of the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1878; Governors Isham G. Harris and James C. Jones; U.S. Senators Kenneth D. McKellar, Thomas B. Turley, and Stephen Adams, who succeeded Jefferson Davis in the Senate; E.H. Crump, prominent political leader for decades, along with 21 other mayors of Memphis; and Robert Church, the South's first black millionaire. — Map (db m21334) |
| Virginia, Norfolk — USS Cole DDG 67 "Determined Warrior" |
| | [Rendering of the guided missile destroyer USS COLE]
At 1118 on the morning of October 12, 2000, as USS COLE (DDG 67) was refueling in Aden Harbor, Yemen, suicide bombers detonated an explosive-laden boat directly against the port side of the ship. The resulting blast killed 17 Sailors, wounded 37 others, and tore a hole forty by sixty feet in the ship's hull. In the aftermath of the explosion, the crew of USS COLE fought tirelessly to free shipmates trapped by the twisted wreckage . . . — Map (db m16251) |
| Virginia, Richmond — Canons and Corpses |
| | Big guns on the hill deterred riots - in the over crowded prison encampment to your left. Few escaped, most died of starvation, dysentery, and disease. In total about 1,000 perished. The cemetery, now empty, was to your right where trees grow today. — Map (db m13994) |
| Virginia, Richmond — Libby Prison CSA 1861-65 |
| | On This Site Stood Libby Prison CSA
1861-65
For Federal Prisoners Of War
Placed By Confederate Memorial Literary Society
A.D. 1911 — Map (db m30295) |
| Virginia, Salem — 9-11-2001 Memorial |
| | Old Virginia Brick Companys employees, officers and directors dedicate this memorial to all the innocent people killed by the terrorists on September 11, 2001. These two beams are from the 33rd – 36th floors of the North tower of the World Trade Center in New York City.
The following is the total number of innocent people that perished in each tragedy on 9/11.
World Trade Center, New York, NY 2,645
American Airlines Flight 11, New York, NY . . . — Map (db m15093) |
| Virginia, Winchester — Major General Daniel Morgan |
| | Fought everywhere, was beaten nowhere.
Major General Daniel Morgan Response Letter to Congress, c. 1798
The Epitaph on Daniel Morgan's original grave marker at this site: Major General Daniel Morgan
On July 6th, 1802 in the 67th year of his age.
Patriotism and valor were the prominent
features of his character and the
honorable services he rendered
to his country during the Revolutionary War
crowned him with glory and will remain
in the hearts of his countrymen
a perpetual . . . — Map (db m4740) |
| Virginia (Accomack County), Accomac — Accomack County Virginia World War II, Korea & Vietnam |
| | In honor of the men of Accomack County, Virginia who died in the service of our country in World War II, The Korean war and the Vietnam War. — Map (db m7826) |
| Virginia (Arlington County), Arlington — Pentagon Memorial |
| | [Panel 1]:
We claim this ground in remembrance of the events of September 11, 2001.
To honor the 184 people whose lives were lost, their families, and all who sacrifice that we may live in freedom.
We will never forget.
[Panel 2]:
We will be forever grateful to the thousands of people from across the nation and around the world who contributed their time, resources and energy to create this Memorial.
The Pentagon Memorial Fund, Inc. Board of Directors: . . . — Map (db m13109) |
| Virginia (Arlington County), Arlington National Cemetery — Canadian Cross of Sacrifice WW I / WW II / Korea |
| | [Panel 1]:
Erected by the Government of Canada in honour of the citizens of the United States who served in the Canadian Army and gave their lives in the Great War, 1914-1918.
[Panel 2]:
In honour of the citizens of the United States who served in the Canadian Armed Forces and gave their lives in the Second World War, 1939-1945.
[Panel 3]:
In honour of the citizens of the United States who served in the Canadian Armed Forces and gave their lives in the Korean Campaign, 1950-1953. — Map (db m11138) |
| Virginia (Arlington County), Arlington National Cemetery — The Embassy Bombings Nairobi - Dar Es Salaam |
| | Dedicated to the memory of all those who lost their lives in the embassy bombings in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania - August 7, 1998. [Outline map of Kenya and Tanzania on continent of Africa.] — Map (db m15365) |
| Virginia (Arlington County), Arlington National Cemetery — The Hiker 1898 - 1902 |
| | Cuba, Philippine Islands, Porto-Rico [sic], USA
[Seal of the Spanish War Veterans,] — Map (db m17911) |
| Virginia (Arlington County), Arlington National Cemetery — They Served with Honor - The Persian Gulf 1990-1991 |
| | To the Brave Hearts Who gave their lives, May we all know the peace For which they died. Dedicated by No Greater Love, February 28, 1992. — Map (db m12331) |
| Virginia (Arlington County), Arlington National Cemetery — Victims of Terrorist Attack on the Pentagon September 11, 2001 |
| | [List of the 184 victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the Pentagon.] — Map (db m11078) |
| Virginia (Fairfax County), Fairfax — Battle of Chantilly - Ox Hill |
| | On September 1, 1862, Confederate forces under the command of Major General Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson moved across and to the southwestern edge of this site to engage Union forces determined to prevent a glancing movement on demoralized Union troops fleeing the field at Second Manassas. The ensuing battle raged on for a little less than three hours terminating in ferocious hand-to-hand combat in a violent late afternoon thunderstorm. Tactically the battle ended in a stalemate leaving . . . — Map (db m110) |
| Virginia (Fairfax County), Fairfax — B 29 — Maryland (Antietam / Sharpsburg) Campaign |
| | Following the Battle of Ox Hill (Chantilly) on 1 Sept. 1862, Gen. Robert E. Lee pondered his options and strategy. Encouraged by Confederate victories and Federal disorganization, Lee acted quickly to continue the offensive. On 3 Sept., Lee's Army of Northern Virginia marched north towards Leesburg, from where it could cross into Maryland, flank the Washington fortifications, and draw the Union army out of Virginia. The troops of Maj. Gens. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson and James Longstreet . . . — Map (db m111) |
| Virginia (Fairfax County), Herndon — Battle of Dranesville “First Federal Victory South of the Potomac” |
| | In the fall of 1861, Fairfax County found itself between two large armies. Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston and his army occupied the Centreville area. The Federal army, still regrouping after the devastating defeat at the First Battle of Manassas, manned the growing line of fortifications protecting Washington, D.C. Union morale was low, and a battlefield victory was desperately needed.
Learning that Confederates were harassing Unionists near Dranesville, Gen. George McCall ordered . . . — Map (db m1099) |
| Virginia (Loudoun County), Leesburg — 1862 Antietam Campaign Lee Invades Maryland |
| | Fresh from the victory at the Second Battle of Manassas
General Robert E. Lees Army of Northern Virginia crossed the Potomac River on September 1-6, 1862,
to bring the Civil War to Northern soil and to recruit sympathetic Marylanders. Union Gen. George B.
McClellans Army of the Potomac pursued Lee, who had detached Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jacksons
force to capture the Union garrison at Harper's Ferry.
After the Federals pushed the remaining Confederates
out of the South . . . — Map (db m1110) |
| Virginia (Loudoun County), Leesburg — 1862 Antietam Campaign Lee Invades Maryland |
| | Fresh from victory at the Second Battle of Manassas, Gen. Robert E. Lees Army of Northern Virginia crossed the Potomac River on September 4–6, 1862, to bring the Civil War to Northern soil and to recruit sympathetic Marylanders. Union Gen. George B. McClellans Army of the Potomac pursued Lee, who had detached Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jacksons force to capture the Union garrison at Harpers Ferry. After the Federals pushed the remaining Confederates out of the South . . . — Map (db m1220) |
| Virginia (Loudoun County), Leesburg — Leesburg From Paradise to Peril Antietam and Gettysburg Campaigns |
| | “Leesburg! Paradise of the youthful warrior! Land of excellent edibles and beautiful maidens!” — so wrote a Confederate artilleryman in late 1861. A year later, a northern correspondent found Leesburg a weary town full of battle-scarred buildings and wary inhabitants.
A prosperous Southern town of about 2000 at the outbreak of the Civil War, Leesburg was strategically located on the border between the Union and Confederacy. By wars end, the town had endured bombardment, . . . — Map (db m1544) |
| Virginia (Loudoun County), Leesburg — Oatlands Civil War Comes to Oatlands |
| | The Civil War arrived in Loudoun County on October 21, 1861, with the Battle of Balls Bluff. As Confederate forces gathered to protect Leesburg, Elizabeth Grayson Carter, the widowed mistress of Oatlands, wrote in her journal on October 17, “Our troops falling back on Centerville - Mississippi Regts encamped at the Mill – Solders here all day.”
Elizabeths son Benjamin served with the 8th Virginia Infantry Regiment, while her son George acted as a courier. On the day . . . — Map (db m1164) |
| Virginia (Loudoun County), South Riding — B 11 — Campaign of Second Manassas |
| | Stonewall Jackson, sent by Lee to move around Pope's retreating army at Centreville and cut if off from Alexandria, reached this place, August 31, 1862. Here Jackson turned east towards Fairfax. — Map (db m2262) |
| Virginia (Loudoun County), Upperville — Attack at Goose Creek Bridge “Take That Bridge At All Hazards” Prelude to Gettysburg |
| | Leapfrogging westward in a delaying action against advancing Union cavalry June 21, 1863, the rear guard of Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, commanded by Gen. Wade Hampton, took up a strong position on the steep ridge just behind you. From there two Confederate horse batteries opened volleys at blue-coated soldiers assembling on the high ground to the east across Goose Creek in front of you. Two batteries of Federal cannon unlimbered on the bluffs and returned direct fire at a ferocious pace. . . . — Map (db m1549) |
| Virginia (Prince William County), Dumfries — “Camp Fisher” Civil War Campsite |
| | The 2nd & 11th Mississippi Infantry Regts. (C.S.A.) camped here from Oct 1861 to Mar 1862. They named their camp in observance of the 6th North Carolinas Camp Fisher (1 Mile to the NW). The 6th N.C. was the first Regt. to establish quarters in the Montclair area and named the site in honor of their fallen commander Col. Charles F. Fisher (KIA at First Manassas). The extended camps formed part of a Confederate Division in the Dumfries area (Ref. 1861–62 Blockade of the Potomac River). — Map (db m3820) |
| Virginia (Prince William County), Manassas — Prince William County World War I Memorial |
| |
Dedicated to the Citizens
of
Prince William County
who lost their lives in
the service of their country in
the the 1917 - World War - 1919
Fewell Athey
Carrington Bailey
Maurice Beavers
John Blackwell
John C. Blight
Melvin Cornwell
Vernard Cornwell
Hugh Corum
Archer Crawford
McKinley Dodd
Randolph W. Fair
Wilson D. Garner
Frank Green
Harry Hatcher
Perry Herring
Champ L. Jones
M. M. Lake
G. O. Lynch . . . — Map (db m21983) |
| Virginia (Prince William County), Woodbridge — 9/11 Liberty Memorial |
| | This memorial is dedicated to the greater Prince William area residents and all those who died as a result of the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001. The shape of the reflecting pool and plaza recall the 184 lives lost at the Pentagon. The two columns of water represent the 2,749 lives lost at the World Trade Center in New York City. The stone that encircles the plaza is Pennsylvania Flagstone, a tribute to the 40 lives lost near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The single stone to . . . — Map (db m3221) |
| Virginia (Stafford County), Quantico Marine Corps Base — F/A – 18A Hornet Bureau Number 161970 |
| | Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, members of Marine Fighter attack Squadron 321 reported to Andrews Air Base to prepare for their role in defense of Washington D.C. On the morning of September 12th, the squadron Commanding Officer, LtCol Robert A. Ballard, flew aircraft 01, buno 161970, on the first armed Combat Air Patrols by USMC aircraft over the Nations Capital. The aircraft was flown in the paint scheme presently displayed and was loaded with AIM-9M Sidewinder missiles and 500 . . . — Map (db m2836) |
| Virginia (Stafford County), Stafford — In Memory of September 11, 2001 |
| | The Pentagon The World Trade Center
Somerset County, PA
"All Gave Some" "Some Gave All"
For those who were lost
For those who lost family and friends
For those protecting our families
For those protecting our freedoms
God Bless Them All
God Bless America
Dedicated by the Board of Supervisors
and Citizens of Stafford County — Map (db m7293) |
| Virginia (Stafford County), Stafford — In Memory of the Oklahoma City tragedy April 19, 1995 |
| | Purple: Courage
White: Innocence
Blue: Statehood (Our Flag)
Yellow: Hope
The Citizens of Stafford County
April 19, 1996
In honor of those who came to their aid — Map (db m7292) |
| Washington (Clark County), Vancouver — Clark County Veterans Memorial |
| | Dedicated in memory of those who died in the defense of our Country
Lest We Forget — Map (db m8536) |
| West Virginia (Berkeley County), Martinsburg — Belle Boyd House |
| | Isabelle “Belle” Boyd, the Confederate spy, lived here during part of her childhood. The ten-year-old and her family moved here in 1853 and left in 1858 for a dwelling (no longer standing) on South Queen Street. According to Boyd, when Union Gen. Robert Pattersons army occupied Martinsburg in July 1861, she escaped prosecution after
she shot
dead a soldier who invaded the Queen Street house and insulted her mother, Mary Glen Boyd.
In the spring of 1862, Belle Boyd paid a . . . — Map (db m1884) |
| Wyoming (Sheridan County), Banner — Fort Phil Kearny Registered National Historic Landmark |
| | The Land
The land under view where the Great Plains meets the Rocky Mountains was once the Red Man's land of milk and honey, then as now teaming with wildlife. It was a most productive--thus favorite--hunting ground. But it was also a natural route used from time immemorial by nomadic men and migratory beasts. Lying hundreds of miles beyond the 1860 frontier, it was treaty-confirmed Indian country.
Here came a frontiersman, John Bozeman, pioneering a wagon road which followed . . . — Map (db m21870) |
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| Ohio (Franklin County), Columbus — “These Are My Jewels” |
| | General Ulysses S. Grant General Philip Sheridan Edwin M. Stanton James A. Garfield Rutherford B. Hayes Salmon P. Chase General William T. Sherman — Map (db m9895) |
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| New Jersey (Somerset County), Branchburg — Branchburg Veterans Memorial |
| | Main Marker:
In Honor and Memory of all the Men and Women of Branchburg who proudly served our country in the armed forces of the United States of America.
In recognition of the Branchburg Veterans Memorial Committee.
Dedicated November 11, 2000
American Revolution Marker:
Honoring those who served in the American Revolution For eight years from 1775 until 1783 American Patriots flocked to the cause of liberty and independence. From Lexington & Concord to the . . . — Map (db m16993) |
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| Virginia (Prince William County), Triangle — Quantico |
| | Quantico, the Algonquian term for the once navigable creek to the port of Dumfries, lends its name to the Marine Corps installation established in 1917 and to the Potomac River town chartered in 1927. Early land patents date to 1654. “Dipple” plantation became the Glebe for Overwharton Parrish in 1724. Virginia naval units were based here during the Revolutionary War. Early names for the port town were Carrborough, Evansport, and Potomac, a resort community. Quantico shipyard was . . . — Map (db m2178) |
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| Kiribati, Tarawa, Betio — Battle of Tarawa Memorial U.S. Marines War Memorial |
| | Marker front, upper plaque:
“Follow Me”
2nd Marine Division
United States Marine Corps
Battle of Tarawa
November 20, 1943
To our fellow Marines who gave their all!
The world is free because of you!
God rest your souls
1,113 killed 2,290 wounded
The Central Pacfic spearhead
To world victory in World War II
“Semper Fidelis”
Marker front, lower plaque:
To the People of Kiribati
“During World War II, many lives were . . . — Map (db m25737) |
| Alabama (Calhoun County), Alexandria — Tallasseehatchee Creek Indian War 1813-14 Nov. 3, 1813 |
| | Gen. John Coffee, commanding 900 Tennessee Volunteers, surrounded Indians nearby; killed some 200 warriors. This was first American victory. It avenged earlier massacre of 517 at Ft. Mims by Indians. — Map (db m27610) |
| Alabama (Etowah County), Attalla — Camp Sibert World War II: 1942-1945 |
| | On 6/18/1942 the U.S. took possession of 36,300 acres in Etowah and adjoining St. Clair County to establish Alabama's first Chemical Warfare Center. The area was dedicated on 12/25/1942 and named for U.S. Army M/G William Luther Sibert, first Chief of Chemical Warfare Service and a native of Etowah County. The camp served as a Unit Training Center and a Replacement Training Center for the CWS and could accommodate up to 30,000 troops. Forty-seven percent of all CWS units of WW II were trained here. The camp was deactivated on 12/31/1945. — Map (db m33304) |
| Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — "Lest We Forget" Avondale World War II Memorial |
| |
Dedicated to the sacred memory
of the Avondale Boys of
World War II who made the Supreme
Sacrifice for Liberty and Humanity.
Thomas Nelson
Albert W. Moore
James A. Williams
John L. Warner
Wayne Daily
Chester Smith
Ernest Cumb
LeRoy J. Patterson
Norman H. Butts
Donald B. Funderburk
Weyman Milton
George Tucker
Herman Kelly
Earl W. Franklin
Oscar L. Cagle, Jr.
Leon Fulghum
Fred W. Hosmer, Jr.
Louis H. Boone, Jr. . . . — Map (db m27074) |
| Arizona (La Paz County), Bouse — 738th Medium Tank Battalion, Special World War II 1943 – 1945 |
| | Dedicated to the men who gave time in their lives to serve honorably and courageously for our country. We take this moment in time to recognize their achievements which were done with pride and dignity.
* * *
Campaigns
Ardennes - Alsace - Rhineland
Central Europe — Map (db m29160) |
| Arizona (La Paz County), Bouse — The 526th Armored Infantry Battalion World War II |
| | In honored memory of those soldiers of the battalion who trained here at Camp Bouse and gave their lives in combat to preserve the freedom of the United States and to set the Peoples of Europe free.
Headquarters Company
Donald D. Hauger, Harry J. Moyles, Robert R Sullivan
"A" Company
Harland S Bittinger, Raymond R. Dukes (Kia, Korea), Jack W. Ellery, James A. Evans, Lloyd E Fisher, Dale B. Nelson, Ralph Quesenberry
"B" Company
Donald J . . . — Map (db m29211) |
| Arizona (Maricopa County), Phoenix — Navajo Code Talkers United States Marine Corps - World War II |
| |
"Were it not for the Navajos, the Marines would never have taken Iwo Jima" Major Howard Connor, USMC 5th Marine Division
Signal Officer
In recognition of the Navajo Code Talkers who
distinguished themselves in developing a Navajo
language code - the only unbreakable code in
modern military history. As members of the United
States Marine Corps these young Navajo men
performed a unique and exemplary military service
that saved countless lives and hastened the end of . . . — Map (db m26823) |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — The Maine Memorial Spanish War Veterans Memorial |
| | At forty minutes past nine, on the evening of the 15th of February 1898, the United States Battleship Maine was ripped by a sudden and devastating explosion, demolishing the entire forward section and sending the ship to the bottom of Havana Harbor. After 23 days of testimony and examination of the evidence, a court of inquiry found that the Maine was destroyed by the explosion of a submarine mine, which caused the subsequent explosions in two or more of the ships magazines.
Of the 355 . . . — Map (db m12520) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Shelton — Shelton Veterans Monument |
| | A Victory Denied
Vietnam War 1961 – 1975
The Forgotten War
Korean War
1950 – 1953
Freedom Is Not Free
World War II
1941 – 1945
The War To End All Wars
World War I
1917 – 1918
[ Names inscribed on the back ]
World War I
Charles W. Sutter USA Thomas Arena USA Joseph Bernabeo USA Chester A. Burke USMC John Dudginsky USA Edward Gardner USA William R. Dunn USA John McKay USA . . . — Map (db m25613) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Wilton — Wilton Veterans Memorial |
| | Wilton Veterans Memorial
Honoring
Those who served
Revolutionary War 1775 – 1784
War of 1812 1812 – 1814
Mexican War 1846 – 1848
Civil War 1861 1865
Spanish – American War 1989 – 1902
World War I 1917 – 1918
World War II 1941 – 1946
Korean Conflict 1950 – 1955
Vietnam War 1964 – 1973
Dedicated Memorial Day 1988
by
The American Legion
James B. Whipple Post 86
and
Rotary Club of . . . — Map (db m32254) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Middlebury — Middlebury Veterans Memorial |
| | Middlebury Honors Those Who Have Served
In The Wars Of Their Country
French – Indian War
Abner Munson
Revolutionary War
David Abbott, Benjamin Bemont, Aaron Benedict, Enos Benham, Samuel Benham, Edward Blackman, Michael Bowers, Asahel Bronson, Elijah Bronson, Isaac Bronson, Andrew Clark, Daniel Clark, Benjamin Fenn, Samuel Fenn, Israel Frisbie, Stephen Hawley, Reuben Hickox, Timothy Higgins, Benjamin Hine, Justus Johnson, Simeon Manvil, Augustus Peck, Gideon Platt, James . . . — Map (db m29503) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Waterbury — Waterbury Veterans Monument |
| |
In honor of all those who served in the wars of our country
Revolution 1775 – 1783
War of 1812 – 1814
Mexican War 1846 – 1848
Civil War 1861 – 1865
Spanish American War 1898
Korean War 1950 – 1953
Vietnam War 1964 – 1975 — Map (db m19923) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Anacostia — Battery Ricketts Civil War Defenses of Washington 1861-1865 |
| | Earthworks of Battery Ricketts are visible inside the wooded area in front of you. Battery Ricketts, built to defend an area in front of Fort Stanton, was named for Maj. Gen. James B. Ricketts. — Map (db m10622) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Anacostia — Fort Carroll Civil War Defenses of Washington 1861-1865 |
| | Earthworks of Fort Carroll are visible 100 yards to the right at the top of the hill. Fort Carroll was named in honor of Maj. Gen. Samuel Sprigg Carroll, a West Point graduate from the District of Columbia. — Map (db m10614) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Anacostia — Fort Greble Civil War Defenses of Washington 1861-1865 |
| | Earthworks of Fort Greble are visible beyond this exhibit. Fort Greble was named in honor of Lt. John T. Greble, slain at the Battle of Big Bethel, June 10, 1861, the first U.S. Military Academy graduate killed in the Civil War. — Map (db m10610) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Benning Heights — Fort Chaplin Civil War Defenses of Washington 1861-1865 |
| | Earthworks of Fort Chaplin are visible through the wooded areas at the top of the hill. Fort Chaplin was named in honor of Col. Daniel Chaplin, who was mortally wounded on August 17, 1864, at Deep Bottom, Virginia. — Map (db m10628) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Chevy Chase — Fort De Russy Civil War Defenses of Washington 1861-1865 |
| | Earthworks of Fort De Russy are visible; follow path to your right for 200 years.
[drawing of fort] Fort De Russy from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers drawing.
Cannon mounted at Fort De Russy helped repulse a Confederate attack on Fort Stevens, July 11012, 1864.
[map of northern DC] Other Civil War fort locations administered by Rock Creek Park.
[picture of unnamed fort] During the Civil War, Washington's forts overlooked farm land. — Map (db m20822) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Chinatown — e.6 — Chinatown Civil War to Civil Rights Downtown Heritage Trail |
| | dragons to bring rain, prosperity and friendship
More than 280 dragons, crowned by 700 glazed tiles, look down from the Chinatown Friendship Archway before you. Symbols of the spirits that bring rain and prosperity in China, these painted and carved dragons are fitted together like a giant jigsaw puzzle in the ancient Chinese building tradition of "gong" balancing. Seven roofs of weighing nine tons each are cantilevered, with no nails almost 50 feet above the street.
This is . . . — Map (db m26935) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Chinatown — e.5 — Mary Surratt's Boarding House Civil War to Civil Rights Downtown Heritage Trail |
| | "The nest in which the egg was hatched."President Andrew Johnson, April 1865. The building at 604 H Street, today Golos Chinese Restaurant, is intimately connected with the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln at Fords Theater, just five blocks from here. During the Civil War this modest brick house was occupied by a Maryland-born widow, Mary Surratt, who took in boarders. Like many in this Southern history, she was quietly sympathetic to the Confederacy, . . . — Map (db m16585) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Downtown — .5 — Abraham Lincoln Walked Here Civil War to Civil Rights Downtown Heritage Trail |
| | “Tonight, beautiful women, perfume, and the violins sweetness ... [yet during the war] the amputation, the blue face, the groan, the glassy eye of the dying.” Walt Whitman
At 10:30 p.m. on March 4, 1865, a tired and gaunt President Lincoln arrived at this site, his wife Mary in white lace and silk with purple and white flowers in her hair. The ball celebrating his second inaugural was being held in the Grand Hall on the top floor of the Patent Office next to where you . . . — Map (db m28665) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Downtown — W.3 — Asbury United Methodist Church Civil War to Civil Rights Downtown Heritage Trail |
| | Stories of slavery and freedom, of struggle and achievement are woven through the history of this African American congregation. Founded in 1836, by the time of the Civil War Asbury United Methodist Church was the preeminent Black church in the city, its membership of 600 making it the largest of 11 African American congregations in Washington. Today, Asbury counts among its members descendants of District slaves who tried a dramatic escape to freedom in 1848 aboard the ship Pearl. . . . — Map (db m10904) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Downtown — .3 — Clara Barton, Angel of the Battlefield at Home Civil War to Civil Rights Downtown Heritage Trail |
| | “I have paid the rent of a room in Washington ... retaining it merely as a shelter to which I might return when my strength should fail me under exposure and labor at the field.” Clara Barton, December 1863.
In November 1997, Richard Lyons peered into the dark clutter in the attic of 437 Seventh Street, inspecting the building in preparation for its planned demolition. His eyes settled on a sign, “Missing Soldiers Office, Clara Barton, 3rd Story, Room 9.” . . . — Map (db m27633) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Downtown — W.7 — Freedom Plaza Civil War to Civil Rights Downtown Heritage Trail |
| | “I have a dream.” Martin Luther King, Jr. August 1963
The block-long plaza at 13th and Pennsylvania Avenue just ahead to your left honors civil rights leader Martin Luther King with the name Freedom Plaza. King completed his historic “I Have a Dream” speech in the Willard Hotel adjacent to the plaza, before delivering it to a crowd of 200,000 at the Lincoln Memorial.
Freedom Plaza also recalls Washingtons . . . — Map (db m28528) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Downtown — .6 — John Wilkes Booth's Escape Civil War to Civil Rights Downtown Heritage Trail |
| | “My brother saw Booth as he came down the alley and turned into F Street.” Henry Davis, 1901.
Twelve-year-old Henry Davis and his brother often looked out the back window of their Ninth Street home before they went to bed. They were fascinated by the comings and goings of actors and stagehands at the rear of Fords Theatre, at the other end of the alley on 10th Street.
On the evening of April 14, 1865, Henry went to bed early, but his brother stayed up and was a witness . . . — Map (db m28492) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Downtown — .1 — Market Space: Yesterdays Town Square Civil War to Civil Rights Downtown Heritage Trail |
| | “Hay for the horses, produce for the table, live chickens for the pot, and a hat for your head.”
All this and more could be had right here during the Civil War. The triangular area just ahead to your left was called Major Space. The citys sprawling City Market stood just to your left, where the National Archives is today.
The jumbled haymarket, indispensable in a world of horse-drawn vehicles, was just west of the City Market on Ninth Street. Up and down Pennsylvania . . . — Map (db m27529) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Downtown — W.4 — New York Avenue Presbyterian Church at Herald Square Civil War to Civil Rights Downtown Heritage Trail |
| | “The churches are needed as never before for divine services,” President Abraham Lincoln
So said President Lincoln from his pew in New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. While other churches were occupied by the federal government for offices and hospitals during the Civil War, Lincoln insisted this church remain open for worship. The pastor, Dr. Phineas D. Gurley, was the presidents spiritual guide through the war and during the fatal illness of Lincolns young son, Willie, . . . — Map (db m32926) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Downtown — .8 — Pennsylvania Avenue Civil War to Civil Rights Downtown Heritage Trail |
| | “Main Street” for the city and the nation.
Just a few steps ahead is Pennsylvania Avenue the inaugural parade route for every president since Thomas Jefferson and “Main Street” for local Washington since the citys founding. Jefferson planted the first trees along the avenue, and in the early days of the city it was a promenade lined with shops, hotels and boarding houses. Mary Todd Lincoln shopped here. The street was also the scene of President Lincolns funeral . . . — Map (db m29651) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Downtown — w.1 — The Church of the Epiphany Civil War to Civil Rights Downtown Heritage Trail |
| | “Carpets, cushions, and hymnbooks were packed away ... ambulances began to stop ... lastly come the surgeons....” Margaret Leech, Reveille in Washington.
Church spires dominated the skyline of the city of Washington at the time of the Civil War, symbolizing the importance of houses of worship in the religious, social and political life of the nations capital. While Washington still claims an extraordinary number of historic downtown churches, the Church of the Epiphany . . . — Map (db m29618) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Downtown — .4 — The Roots of Freedom and Equality Civil War to Civil Rights Downtown Heritage Trail |
| | “It is known to you that events have transpired within the last few days, deeply affecting the peace and character of our community.”
With these words, city officials tried to calm the angry mobs gathering on this corner in April 1848. The crowds blamed the National Era, an abolitionist newspaper located near this sign, for the attempted escape of 77 African American slaves on the ship Pearl. They threatened to destroy the Eras printing press. The . . . — Map (db m25271) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Downtown — W.6 — Willard Inter-Continental Hotel Civil War to Civil Rights Downtown Heritage Trail |
| | "This hotel, in fact, may be much more justly called the center of Washington and the Union than either the Capitol, the White House or the State Department. . ." Nathaniel Hawthorne, Civil War reporter for the Atlantic Monthly At 6:30 a.m. in late February 1861, President-elect Abraham Lincoln and his security team headed by Alan Pinkerton slipped into what was then called Willard's Hotel, an earlier version of the hotel now at this site. Assassination threats dictated this quiet . . . — Map (db m10905) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Judiciary Square — e.4 — Lillian and Albert Small Jewish Museum Civil War to Civil Rights Downtown Heritage Trail |
| | “The neighborhood was our whole life.” Albert Small, born in the neighborhood in 1902.
This is the oldest surviving synagogue building in Washington. Constructed in 1875 by Adas Israel Congregation, and originally located at Sixth and G Streets, it served the German-Jewish immigrant shopkeepers in the neighborhood. Albert Small, a member of the congregation, grew up on Fifth Street and recalled that as a boy, “the neighborhood was our whole life [and] the . . . — Map (db m29761) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Judiciary Square — e.2 — Old City Hall Civil War to Civil Rights Downtown Heritage Trail |
| | "--witness to the end of slavery in the nations capital."
This imposing Greek Revival building was Washingtons first city hall, designed by George Hadfield and built between 1820 and 1850. It house the city court and an elected mayor and city council until 1871. Its prestigious high site overlooked Pennsylvania Avenue and bordered Judiciary Square, then as now, a hub of community life.
This building also stood witness to the end of slavery in the District of Columbia. President . . . — Map (db m29655) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Judiciary Square — e.1 — Senator Daniel Webster Civil War to Civil Rights Downtown Heritage Trail |
| | “Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable,” Senator Daniel Webster, January 1830.
Senator Daniel Webster, eloquent advocate for the preservation of the Union and a political giant in pre-Civil War America, lived and worked in buildings that occupied part of the empty space near this sign. They were similar to the two surviving pre-Civil War structures immediately to the right of the space. In the mid-19th century, this was a fashionable neighborhood of . . . — Map (db m29708) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Judiciary Square — e.3 — The National Building Museum Civil War to Civil Rights Downtown Heritage Trail |
| | “Its too bad the damn thing is fire proof,” General William Tecumseh Sherman, 1887.
The nations only museum dedicated to American achievements in architecture, urban planning, construction, engineering, and design is appropriately housed in one of the most extraordinary structures in the nations capital.
Constructed between 1882 and 1887, this Italian Renaissance palace was built to house the Pension Bureau, which administered thousands of pensions owed Civil War . . . — Map (db m29656) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Northwest — W.2 — Franklin Square - "Going into the country" Civil War to Civil Rights Downtown Heritage Trail |
| | This urban oasis exists because President Andrew Jackson needed water. The site of excellent springs (a rare commodity in the early city when everyone was dependent on private wells), this square was purchased by the federal government in 1832 so that it could pipe fresh water to the White House. It was an arrangement that lasted until 1898, well after the city had a piped water supply from above Great Falls on the Potomac River. In July of 1861, as the nation prepared for war, soldiers of the . . . — Map (db m29594) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Northwest — Nuns of the Battlefield Civil War Nurses Memorial |
| | (Upper Inscription): They comforted the dying, Nursed the wounded, carried hope to the imprisoned, gave in His name a drink of water to the thirsty. (Lower Inscription):To the memory and in honor of The Various Orders of Sisters who gave their services as nurses on battlefields and in hospitals during the Civil War. (Rear Inscription): Erected by the Ladies Auxiliary to the Ancient Order of Hibernians of America, A.D. 1924 by authorities of the Congress of the United States. — Map (db m10176) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Northwest — W.5 — The United States Treasury Civil War to Civil Rights Downtown Heritage Trail |
| | Billions for the war, and a bunker for the president The grand, pillared United States Treasury building that stands before you, its first section designed by Robert Mills in 1836, was the financial command center for the Union. It was here between 1861 and 1865 that the Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase raised the unprecedented sum of $2.7 billion to finance the government and the war. Chase issued bonds, instituted internal revenue taxes, printed paper money called "greenbacks" . . . — Map (db m29578) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Penn Quarter — .2 — Ceremony at the Crossroads Civil War to Civil Rights Downtown Heritage Trail |
| | “Imagine a great avenue [with] solid ranks of soldiers, just marching steady all day long, for two days. ...” Walt Whitman. It took two days for the grand parade of 200,000 victorious Union soldiers described by the great American poet and Civil War nurse Walt Whitman to march down Pennsylvania Avenue past this spot, headed for review by President Andrew Johnson at the White House. Whitman might have been standing right here on May 23 or 24, 1865. This had been the ceremonial and . . . — Map (db m14875) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Tenleytown — Fort Reno Civil War Defenses of Washington 1861-1865 |
| | No visible evidence remains of Fort Reno, which stood at the top of this hill, the highest elevation in Washington, D.C.
[drawing of Fort Reno] Fort Reno from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers drawing. Cannon mounted at Fort Reno helped repulse a Confederate attack on Fort Stevens, July 11-12, 1864.
[map of northern DC] Other Civil War fort locations administered by Rock Creek Park.
[photo of unnamed Washington fort] During the Civil War, Washington's forts overlooked farm land. — Map (db m20629) |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Tampa — United Spanish War Veterans Tampa's 203 mm Spanish American War Gun |
| |
( North face )
This spot was headquarters
for Roosevelt Rough Riders.
Wheeler Cavalry and the
First Florida Troops 1898
( Northeast face )
This war brought the blue
of the cold bleak north and
the gray of the sunny south
into one great brotherhood and
liberty to an oppressed people
( East face )
Remember the Maine
( Southeast face )
[ Portrait ]
Admiral George Dewey
Victor of the Battle of Manilla Bay May 1 1898 . . . — Map (db m19979) |
| Georgia (Catoosa County), Ringgold — 023-9 — Old Stone Presbyterian Church War Time Hospital |
| | This Church, organized September 2, 1837, before the Cherokee Indians were removed from this area, was the first church organized by white settlers in the bounds of the present Catoosa County, according to available records. The organizers were a group of Scotch Irish Presbyterians from Tennessee or the Carolinas and the charter members were: Robert Magill, James H. McSpadden, Robert C. Cain, Sarah Black, Alfred McSpadden, Fanny Magill, Susan McSpadden, Winfred Cain, Margaret Cain and Nancy . . . — Map (db m12182) |
| Illinois (Logan County), Lincoln — Centennial Park War Memorial |
| | In Eternal Memory of those from Lincoln and Logan County who served their country in all her wars, and of their Gold Star Mothers and Widows, we dedicate this park. From these grounds those who served entrained to answer their Countrys call.
In gratitude for those who were returned may future generations revere the devotion of those who made the Supreme sacrifice.
This monument was erected September 6, 1953 A. D. By the committee for the celebration of the first Centennial of . . . — Map (db m12443) |
| Illinois (Mason County), Havana — Mason County's Tribute to the Soldiers 1861 - 1865 Civil War Memorial Havana, Illinois |
| | Mason County's
Tribute
To the Soldiers
1861 - 1865 — Map (db m12353) |
| Illinois (Shelby County), Shelbyville — Soldiers and Sailors Monument Shelby County War Memorial |
| | [On the Pillar]:
1776 - 1781
1812 - 1814
1846 - 1848
1861 - 1865
1898 - 1898
[On the Base]:
Erected in
1907
in memory of the
Soldiers and Sailors
of
Shelby County
[Individual brass markers - similar to those shown in the first photo - denoting various wars since 1898 surround the base] — Map (db m11131) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Danville — Danville (Illinois) National Cemetery War Memorial |
| | In memory of the men who offered their lives in defense of their Country. — Map (db m17601) |
| Illinois (Vermilion County), Danville — Soldiers of Vermilion County Illinois Civil War Memorial |
| | To the Memory of the Soldiers of Vermilion County — Map (db m13345) |
| Indiana (Clinton County), Frankfort — To The Unknown Dead Civil War Memorial - Clinton County Indiana |
| | To The
Unknown Dead
1861 - - 1865
By The W. R. C. — Map (db m21397) |
| Indiana (Dearborn County), Lawrenceburg — Medal of Honor Citations Civil War Dearborn County (Indiana) |
| | Dearborn County
Medal of Honor Citations
Civil War
Name Awarded
Pvt. William Shepherd - - May 3, 1865
Pvt. Frank Stolz - - July 9, 1894
Pvt. David H. Helms - - - July 26, 1894
Pvt. Thomas A. Blasdel - - - August 11, 1894
Pvt. John W. Conaway - - - - August 11, 1894
Pvt. William W. Chisman - - - August 15, 1894 — Map (db m22171) |
| Indiana (Fountain County), Attica — In Memory of Heroes 1861 - 1865 Civil War Memorial |
| | In Memory of Heroes 1861 - 1865
Presented by L. of G. A. R.
Attica Circle, 1911 — Map (db m20531) |
| Indiana (Harrison County), Corydon — Dedicated In Everlasting Tribute Corydon War Memorial |
| | [Center Panel]:
Dedicated
in
Everlasting Tribute
to
World War II
Veterans
of
Harrison County
and
to the Enduring
Memory of our
Hallowed Dead
Lest we forget, they died
that we may live
[Immediate Left of Center Panel - W.W. II]:
Ralph Eugene Atz
Charles D. Arnold
Clifford E. Baker
Claude E. Beanblossom
Lynn Bowman
Kenneth W. Briscoe
Carl E. Bussabarger
Lewis A Baylor
Jackson Bowling
Gordon E. Carrell
James Cole . . . — Map (db m9677) |
| Indiana (Morgan County), Martinsville — Morgan County (Indiana) - Veterans War Memorial |
| |
In
Honor
of
Morgan County's
Veterans
of
All Wars — Map (db m19403) |
| Indiana (Owen County), Spencer — Civil War Cannons - Owen County Indiana "Soldiers War Memorial" in Riverside Cemetery |
| | [ Stone Base - Side 1 ]
Cannon Used in War for the Unity
1861 - - 1865
Loaned by War Dept. U. S. A.
[ Stone Base - Side 2 ]
Dedicated to the
Union Soldiers of Owen County
By:
Gettysburg Post No. 93 G. A. R.
-and- W. R. C. No. 106
July 4th, 1905 — Map (db m19373) |
| Indiana (Parke County), Rockville — World War Memorial "War Mothers Memorial" |
| | 1917 HONOR ROLL 1919
In commemoration of the patriotism of our boys who went forth at the call of their Country to serve in the World War and in memory of those who died that liberty might live.
William Owen Isham, Adams Isaac Carl Thompson, Adams William A. Edminsten, Florida August Hamm, Florida Tony Koshon, Florida William Settles, Greene Lonnie Clore, Howard Earl A. Litsey, Howard Forrest K. Hobson, Liberty Gordon Jackson, Liberty Vivian B. . . . — Map (db m4784) |
| Indiana (St. Joseph County), South Bend — 71.1965.1 — Sisters of the Holy Cross Civil War Nurses |
| | 1861–1865. In response to Governor Mortons call of October 1861, eighty Sisters of the Holy Cross under the leadership of Mother Angela served as military nurses. The Sisters became the forerunners of the Navy Nurse Corps in 1862 when they boarded the Red Rover, the Navys first hospital ship. — Map (db m1669) |
| Indiana (Whitley County), Columbia City — Eel River Battlefield War of 1812 |
| | After General William Henry Harrison relieved Fort Wayne, he ordered Colonel James Simrall in September 1812 to prevent further Miami Indian attacks in the area. The Miamis fled as troops destroyed villages, crops, and supplies along Eel River; Miamis then stood to fight a losing battle on this site. — Map (db m1335) |
| Iowa (Wapello County), Eddyville — Curtis King Civil War - Iowa - Wapello Co |
| | U.S. muster rolls record him at age 80 as oldest man serving in Union army. — Map (db m30370) |
| Kansas (Geary County), Fort Riley — Camp Funston World War I Headquarters of Maj Gen Leonard Wood |
| | CAMP FUNSTON was established as one of sixteen Divisional Cantonment Training Camps during World War I. Construction of the 2,000 acre camp began during the summer of 1917 and eventually encompassed approximately 1,400 buildings Major General Leonard Wood commanded the camp. During World War I, nearly 50,000 recruits from the Great Plains trained here. They became part of the 89th Division that deployed to France in the spring of 1918. In addition, the 10th Division and black . . . — Map (db m32848) |
| Kentucky (Laurel County), Hazel Patch — Camp Wildcat Site of Civil War Battle October 21, 1861 |
| | In memory of those who fought here. This monument is dedicated on October 17, 1992, in Kentucky's Bicentennial year. — Map (db m30362) |
| 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 — 29th Infantry Division, United States Army World War II |
| | [Front:]
[Insignia and motto of the 29th ID]: "29 Let's Go!"
Mobilized at Fort George G. Meade, February 1941; comprised of Army National Guard units from Maryland, Virginia, District of Columbia, and Pennsylvania. Trained vigorously at Fort Meade, at A.P. Hill Military Reservation, Virginia and during the Carolina maneuvers, 1941-1942.
Sailed from New York for England, September-October, 1942. Trained extensively for the cross channel attack on the German-occupied coast of . . . — Map (db m17112) |
| Maryland (Calvert County), Saint Leonard — St. Leonard Creek Scene of naval battles during War of 1812 |
| | In June, 1814, Maryland's Commodore Joshua Barney commanded American flotilla of barges, gunboats and a sloop in attacks on superior British forces in Patuxent River and its tributary, St. Leonard Creek. After flotilla moved up Patuxent and was blockaded, British destroyed town of St. Leonard, then located here at head of creek, before proceeding to Washington, which they burned August 24. — Map (db m3463) |
| Maryland (Caroline County), Preston — The Underground Railroad Seed of War |
| | Among the factors that contributed to the coming of the Civil War was the increasing animosity between Southerners and Northerners over the issue of slavery. The operation of the Underground Railroad to help slaves escape to the free North and Canada, which was supported by Northern anti-slavery societies, was a sharp thorn in the sides of slaveholders.
Two major "stations" on the Underground Railroad were located near Preston. Local Quakers, long opposed to slavery, operated one and . . . — Map (db m5411) |
| Maryland (Carroll County), Westminster — Engagement at Westminster War at the Almshouse Gettysburg Campaign |
| | On June 29, 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lees infantry was in Pennsylvania, and Gen. J.E.B. Stuarts cavalry arrived here on the outskirts of Westminster. Gen. Fitzhugh Lees division led the column, which numbered 6,000 including cavalrymen and two horse artillery batteries. Prisoners captured at the blacksmith shop on Main Street told Lee that a small Union cavalry force occupied the town. Anticipating little resistance, he deployed skirmishers and sent the 3rd Virginia Cavalry and an . . . — Map (db m13826) |
| Maryland (Cecil County), Perryville — Perryville One Week After the War Began |
| | On April 18-19, 1861, a week after the bombardment of Fort Sumter, South Carolina, Confederate sympathizers attacked U.S. Army forces en route to Washington in Baltimore, 35 miles southwest of here. On the second day shots were fired and soldiers died. Telegraph service was cut off; railroad bridges south of the Susquehanna River were burned, and Washington was in danger of isolation in Confederate territory. In response, Cecil County Unionists guarded the rail lines, hoisting U. S. flags along . . . — Map (db m1484) |
| Maryland (Frederick County), Bolivar — 19th Century Backpacker The Civil War Soldier Antietam Campaign 1862 |
| | An unnamed citizen of Frederick City said the following of the Confederates he had beheld marching through his hometown: “I have never seen a mass of such filthy strong-smelling men. Three in a room would make it unbearable, and when marching in column along the street the smell from them was most offensive... The filth that pervades them is most remarkable... They have no uniforms, but are all well armed and equipped, and have become so inured to hardships that they care but little for . . . — Map (db m1521) |
| Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Graves, Monuments, and Memorials of the American Civil War |
| | In Mount Olivet Cemetery are the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers who fought in the battles of South Mountain, Antietam, Gettysburg, and Monocacy. Near the graves is the Confederate Monument, and the Memorial to children who fought and died in the Civil War. Nearby is the monument at the grave of Frederick's Barbara Fritchie. — Map (db m2733) |
| Maryland (Frederick County), Point of Rocks — Point of Rocks Point of Rocks During the War |
| | The rail line immediately before you served as an important means of supply and communication during the Civil War (the station, and tracks to Washington, D.C., on the southern or right side of the station were built later). Here at Point of Rocks, formerly Trammelstown, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad reached the banks of the Potomac River from Baltimore. This narrow strip of bottomland, which allowed passage beyond the Blue Ridges Catoctin and South Mountain ranges, had been the subject of a . . . — Map (db m744) |
| Maryland (Frederick County), Thurmont — Catoctin Iron Furnace No Time For War |
| | Gettysburg Campaign When Union Gen. John F. Reynolds I Corps marched by here on June 29, 1863, en route to Emmitsburg and soon to Gettysburg, his men were progressing “swimmingly.” The workers of the Catoctin Furnace had little time to notice, since the charcoal furnaces were in full blast. The landscape then looked much different than it does today. The air was filled with smoke and ash and smelled like rotten eggs, while temperatures inside the casting sheds reached upwards . . . — Map (db m1545) |
| Maryland (Harford County), Havre de Grace — Havre de Grace War of 1812 |
| | Here on the morning of May 3, 1813, British Forces under Admiral Cockburn landed, sacked, and burned the town. The principal defenses were two small batteries on Concord Point. The “Potato Battery” on high ground was manned to the last by John ONeill. — Map (db m1273) |
| Maryland (Howard County), Ellicott City — Decatur Dorsey Civil War Hero |
| | Howard County native Decatur Dorsey was one of only sixteen African American soldiers to received the Medal of Honor for courage under fire during the Civil War. Sgt. Dorsey, of Company B, 39th United States Colored Troops, earned his medal at the Battle of the Crater at Petersburg, Virginia, on July 30, 1864. He bore the regiments flag during the charge through the Crater to the Confederate line. According to his Medal of Honor citation, Dorsey "planted his colors on the Confederate works in . . . — Map (db m5756) |
| Maryland (Kent County), Fairlee — Battle of Caulks Field War of 1812 |
| | Kent County Militia under Lt. Col. Philip A. Reed marched from Belle Air (Fairlee) to meet British Forces here on August 31, 1814. The British with 15 killed, were repulsed and their commander, Sir Peter Parker, mortally wounded. American losses were slight. — Map (db m21906) |
| Maryland (Montgomery County), Dickerson — White's Ford A Civil War Crossing and a Desperate Escape |
| | During the Civil War, White's Ford on the Potomac River was employed by Confederate troops on three separate occasions. Lee's troops crossed here in their invasion of Maryland, September 4-7, 1862. General Jubal A. Early's II Corps, after an abortive attack on Washington's defenses, returned to Virginia using this ford on July 14, 1864. Major General J.E.B. Stuart used this ford to cross into Virginia on October 12, 1862, following his raid to Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Federal cavalry under . . . — Map (db m10145) |
| Maryland (Prince George's County), Bladensburg — The Battle of Bladensburg (1814) The War of 1812 |
| | On August 24, 1814, British forces broke camp at Melwood Park and moved northwest to Bladensburg. The Baltimore militia, under the command of General Tobias Sansbury, was positioned west of the Anacostia River along the Bladensburg-Washington Road in the area of present day Cottage City, Colmar Manor, and Fort Lincoln Cemetery. Marching in the intense heat along the river road paralleling today's Kenilworth Avenue, the British arrived in Bladensburg about noon and attacked the American . . . — Map (db m6069) |
| Maryland (Washington County), Big Pool — Fort Frederick A Witness to War |
| | Built by the Maryland colony in 1756 during the French and Indian War, Fort Fredericks stone walls surrounded three large buildings. The colonists abandoned the frontier fort in 1759, when the threat of Indian raids subsided. During the Revolutionary War, the fort confined hundreds of British prisoners. The state auctioned the fort
and about 100 acres in the 1790s. The property changed hands several times; in 1860, Nathan
Williams, a free African American, bought the
place and farmed the . . . — Map (db m821) |
| Maryland (Washington County), Boonsboro — The Boys from Boonsboro District World War: 1914 - 1918 |
| | [Street side]:
[Emblem of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics] Erected in honor of the boys from
Boonsboro District
by South Mountain Council No. 88, Jr. O.U.A.M.
and Citizens of the community.
July 4th, 1919.
First Lieutenants: Louis McC Young - Roger E. Martz
Baker, William L.
Beachley, William H.
Beard, Frank
Bomberger, Richard W.
Brown, Frank E.
Cross, Max A.
Doub, Earl W.
Doub, Kieffer G.
Dubel, Alvey R.
Easterday, . . . — Map (db m16491) |
| Maryland (Washington County), Hancock — Major James Breathed "Hardest artillery fighter the war produced" |
| | Maj. James Breathed was born near present-day Berkeley Spring, W. Va., on December 15, 1838, and moved while young with his family to Washington Co., Md. He attended St. James School in Lydia, where his father John Breathed was headmaster. At age 21, he graduated from the University of Maryland Medical School. During the Civil War, he served as a lieutenant in the 1st Virginia Cavalry under J.E.B. Stuart, and later as a major in Stuart's Horse Artillery.
Breathed so distinguished himself . . . — Map (db m5932) |
| Mississippi (Alcorn County), Corinth — Site of Rose Cottage A look at Civil War Corinth through the eyes of wartime artists and photographers |
| | Among Corinths countless stories of personal wartime tragedy is that of General Albert Sidney Johnston, Confederate Commander of the War in the West , who made his headquarters in Rose Cottage. After Johnston received a fatal wound at the Battle of Shiloh, his body was returned to Corinth where it lay in state in Rose Cottage. The Confederacy suffered a great loss with the death of this commander, a close personal friend of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America. — Map (db m29291) |
| Mississippi (Alcorn County), Corinth — View Toward Batteries Robinett and Williams A Look at Civil War Corinth through the eyes of wartime artists and photographers |
| | Looking northwest in this view along the right-of-way of the Memphis & Charleston RR, you can see the earthworks of Battery Williams to the left of the tracks. Battery Robinett lies in the distance to the right. One of the many military tent camps in Corinth lie Robinetts between the foreground and Battery Robinett. In the Battle of Corinth, the Confederates attack focused upon the area where you are standing. Union forces finally halted the Confederate effort to regain Corinth in the savage fighting at Battery Robinett. — Map (db m29273) |
| Missouri (New Madrid County), New Madrid — New Madrid & Island No. Ten A State Divided: The Civil War in Missouri |
| | At this location, and at other locations up and down stream, the Siege of New Madrid and the Island No. Ten campaigns took place during the months of March and April of 1862. Union victories here ensured Federal control of the middle Mississippi River and were part of a string of Union victories at Forts Henry and Donelson, Pea Ridge, Shiloh and Corinth in the western theater of the Civil War. These victories provided momentum for the Union cause in the West, launched the careers of such . . . — Map (db m12342) |
| New Jersey (Bergen County), Glen Rock — Glen Rock Honored Heroes |
| | For God And Country
Glen Rock
Honored Heroes
World War II Korean War
Vietnam War
1941 World War II 1945
William P. Abbott Hubert Banks James G. Barklie Richard J. Boonstra William R. Francis Charles J. Haeberle Robert T. Haskins Thomas L. Hawkins Betty John Hicks Harold P. Johnston Joseph Mallory Charles V. McHenry George Cotton Munroe Jr. Richard H. Schroeppel Victor W. Simons Richard J. Stoffels
1950 Korean War 1953
Julius C. Fluhr . . . — Map (db m32416) |
| New Jersey (Hunterdon County), Flemington — Vietnam War Dogs Memorial In Memory Of Vietnam War Dogs and Their Handlers |
| |
[On Left Side of Marker:]
The Soldier Dog
I was trained to use my eyes to
watch and protect you from harm.
My ears to alert you of impending
danger like an alarm.
My keen sense of smell to detect
an enemy close at bay.
Yes I was a soldier who gave my life
so you could fight another day.
So remember me as time goes by
This soldier dog so true.
For I had only one life to give
and I gave that life to you.
Author Joe Ferrar
Jan. 11, . . . — Map (db m19186) |
| New Jersey (Hunterdon County), Milford — Milford World War I Veterans Monument 1914 World War 1918 |
| | These brave men of the Borough of Milford N.J. answered the call of their country during the World War.
Jake Bazanka
Russell Bunn
Pierre Drewson
Morris Geddis
George Haney
Karl Holden
Cyril Javes
Harold Javes
Albert Kitchen
Raymond Kitchen
Harry McCollick
William McCollick
Adam Muchias
Edward Osmun
Paul H. Quick
Lewis Rabbe
Lester R. Sinclair
Stanley Spoor
W. Harol Slater
William K. Smith
Garret Templeton . . . — Map (db m17888) |
| New Jersey (Mercer County), Princeton — The Princeton Bell (One of the very few relics left of the famous war vessel) |
| | This bell was especially cast for the U.S.S. Princeton, which was commanded by our late fellow-townsman, the illustrious Captain Robert F. Stockton, under whose patronage “The Princeton” was built. On February 28th, 1844, she was taken for a pleasure trip down the Potomac River, having on board President Tyler and his cabinet and other distinguished guests, invited by Captain Stockton to witness the performance of the vessel and her machinery. One of the guns, called “The . . . — Map (db m10621) |
| New Jersey (Mercer County), Trenton — “Trenton Ready for War
.” |
| | Trenton contributed mightily to the national war effort in World War I and World War II, mobilizing men and women to fight and to sustain those doing the fighting, and stepping up production in those factories providing materials critical to the military. Cemeteries, parks and public places in the city and surrounding area pay abundant testimony to the many who gave their lives during the two world wars, The War Memorial, completed in 1932, celebrates the memory of soldiers and sailors who gave . . . — Map (db m4309) |
| New Jersey (Monmouth County), Belmar — The Spirit of the American Doughboy Belmar World War I Memorial |
| | Dedicated
in honor of those who
entered the service
of their country
from
Belmar, New Jersey
and
in memory of those
who gave their lives
in
the World War.
Presented by
The citizens of Belmar, New Jersey
Joseph Mayer
Mayor
Thomas S. Dillon Thomas D Joeck Commissioner Commissioner — Map (db m5530) |
| New Jersey (Morris County), Morristown — The Baptist Church on the Green Revolutionary War Hospital & Burial Ground The Morristown Green |
| | The Baptist Church on the Green was dedicated in 1771. Its first pastor, the Rev. Reune Runyon was said to have been “an ardent patriot, brave and true”. Like the Presbyterian Church, this building was used as an army hospital in 1777-1778 and many soldiers were buried in its churchyard. Their remains were removed and are now reinterred at the Evergreen Cemetery. — Map (db m32777) |
| New Jersey (Salem County), Hancocks Bridge — Old Bridges at this Location Hancocks Bridge and the Revolution War |
| | Old Bridges at this Location The first bridge across Alloways Creek at this location was built by John Hancock and others in 1709 and was known as Hancocks Bridge. The same year (1709) two other bridges were built across Alloways Creek, one at Alloway, known as Thompsons Bridge, and the other at Quinton, often referred to as Quintons Bridge. Various other wooden bridges were built and rebuilt to replace the original bridge at this location. The last wooden bridge being built in 1847 by . . . — Map (db m21606) |
| New York (Chemung County), Elmira — Elmira Prison Camp 1864-65 Civil War |
| | 12,123 Confederate soldiers were held on 30 acres from here, east Ό mile and south to the Chemung River — Map (db m31365) |
| New York (Chemung County), Elmira — Newtown Battlefield State Park Revolutionary War Heritage Trail |
| | The climactic battle of the Sullivan-Clinton campaign occurred here as approximately 5,000 soldiers defeated a British force of Native Americans, Loyalists, and regulars. — Map (db m33545) |
| New York (Kings County), Brooklyn — Battle Hill Revolutionary War Heritage Trail |
| | Early in the morning of August 27, 1776, British troops came up the Narrows Road to attack American forces defending Brooklyn Heights. In and around this location, the highest natural point in Kings County, the outnumbered Americans put up a stiff resistance until nearly surrounded by the enemy. From Battle Hill in Green-Wood Cemetery, established 1838, the scope and complexity of the fighting that day can be appreciated. To the south is Gravesend Bay, where the British and Hessian forces . . . — Map (db m13250) |
| New York (Kings County), Brooklyn — Denyses Ferry – Gravesend Bay Revolutionary War Heritage Trail |
| | At the time of the American Revolution, travelers from Long Island boarded a ferry that took them across the Narrows to Staten Island near this point. In the summer of 1776, a British fleet commanded by Admiral Lord Richard Howe sailed up through the Narrows and prepared to attack the City of New York. On August 22, 1776, Lord Howe deposited the first of approximately 20,000 troops on the Brooklyn shore near the ferry landing. Their camps stretched east towards New Lots. Early in the morning . . . — Map (db m30752) |
| New York (Kings County), Brooklyn — Evacuation Site – Fulton Landing Revolutionary War Heritage Trail |
| | Near this location, the American army retreated across the East River to Manhattan after its disastrous defeat in the Battle of Brooklyn on August 27, 1776. Badly outnumbered and cornered by British troops under the command of General William Howe, the Americans were on the brink of annihilation when Washington pulled off a daring nighttime withdrawal. At sundown on August 29, 1776, he quietly moved the remnants of his army, some 9000 men, down from Brooklyn Heights to the Brooklyn ferry . . . — Map (db m30757) |
| New York (Kings County), Brooklyn — Gravesend Cemetery Revolutionary War Heritage Trail |
| | On the morning of August 22, 1776, the British invasion force, approximately 20,000 troops, began landing on the shores of Gravesend Bay, supported by naval forces under the command of Admiral Lord Richard Howe. The invaders followed the Kings Highway to seize the villages of Gravesend and Flatlands to the east. They took the Old Road to capture Flatbush village and to confront the American forces guarding the Flatbush Pass, where the road up to Brooklyn Village cut through the hills above . . . — Map (db m30064) |
| New York (Kings County), Brooklyn — Hendrick I. Lott House Revolutionary War Heritage Trail |
| | Built in 1800, the Hendrick I. Lott House incorporates the earlier 18th-century home of his grandfather Johannes E. Lott, a colonel in the American Army. The Lott House is a quiet reminder that during the Revolutionary War, Kings County consisted mostly of farms and small villages. The County boasted fewer than 4,000 inhabitants, one-third of whom were enslaved. The Lotts themselves had twelve slaves working a farm that originally encompassed at least 200 acres. After landing on the shores of . . . — Map (db m30086) |
| New York (Kings County), Brooklyn — Howards Inn – Evergreen Cemetery Revolutionary War Heritage Trail |
| | The Cemetery of the Evergreens is situated at a site critical to the Battle of Brooklyn. Near the Cemetery, by the intersection of todays Broadway and Jamaica Avenue, stood Howards Tavern, the most easterly pass of only four passes through the wooded heights running down the spine of Brooklyn. On the night of August 26, 1776 a British force of about 14,000 moved in silence along The Kings Highway in a move to encircle the American defenders. The British forced Howard and his son to lead . . . — Map (db m30061) |
| New York (Kings County), Brooklyn — Maryland Regiment Burial Site Revolutionary War Heritage Trail |
| | The vicinity of 3rd Avenue and 9th Street is the presumed location of the burial site of the more than 250 soldiers of the Colonel Smallwood Regiment from Maryland. Nearby, in the swamps of Gowanus, during the Battle of Brooklyn on August 27, 1776, approximately 400 gallant men, under the command of General William Alexander, also known as Lord Stirling repeatedly attacked a British force many times their number. Their objective was to cover the American retreat across the Gowanus Creek to . . . — Map (db m13206) |
| New York (Kings County), Brooklyn — Milestone Park Revolutionary War Heritage Trail |
| | On this site stood the Van Pelt House, portions of which dated to the late 17th Century. During the Revolutionary War, local farmers like the Van Pelts saw their homes used to quarter British and Hessian officers as well as American prisoners. The house was dismantled for the creation of the park in the mid-twentieth century, one of many such events that have marked the disappearance of Kings Countys rural past. The New Utrecht Milestone (erected in 1741) marked the juncture of the Kings . . . — Map (db m30067) |
| New York (Kings County), Brooklyn — Narrows Overlook – Fort Hamilton Revolutionary War Heritage Trail |
| | In the summer of 1776, American lookouts watched a British fleet massing in the Narrows from this point. Over two hundred ships and thirty thousand men, under the command of General William Howe and his brother, Admiral Lord Richard Howe were set to invade Long Island. Their objective was to seize the City of New York as the first step toward the restoration of British authority in America. On August 22, 1776, British troops came ashore at Gravesend Bay, near Denyses Ferry in New Utrecht. The . . . — Map (db m21615) |
| New York (Kings County), Brooklyn — New Utrecht Cemetery Revolutionary War Heritage Trail |
| | This is the site of the original New Utrecht Reformed Church, built in 1700 on the main street of New Utrecht village. On August 22, 1776, General Howes troops occupied the old Church before moving to attack the Americans at Brooklyn Heights. After the Battle of Brooklyn, August 27, 1776, the Church was used as a field hospital and prison and, later, a riding school. The most notable prisoner, General Nathaniel Woodhull, President of the New York Convention, was moved to the neighboring . . . — Map (db m30062) |
| New York (Kings County), Brooklyn — New Utrecht Reformed Church Revolutionary War Heritage Trail |
| | Completed in 1829, the Church incorporates in its walls the stones from the original structure, which had stood in the eastern corner of the old New Utrecht Reformed Church Cemetery, 16th Avenue and 84th Street since 1700. During the Battle of Brooklyn, British troops marched north along the road from the Narrows to engage American forces posted in what is now Prospect Park and The Green-Wood Cemetery. The Stars and Stripes first flew over the Village of New Utrecht in November 1783, from a . . . — Map (db m30069) |
| New York (Kings County), Brooklyn — Old Stone House Revolutionary War Heritage Trail |
| | During the 1776 Battle of Brooklyn, Maryland continental soldiers under General William Alexander waged a crucial battle at this site. This Dutch farmhouse has been reconstructed. — Map (db m13207) |
| New York (Kings County), Brooklyn — Pieter Claesen Wyckoff House Revolutionary War Heritage Trail |
| | Originally the center of a Dutch West India Company bowerie, or farm, the original portion of the Pieter Claesen Wyckoff House was built c. 1652 by Pieter and his wife Grietje Van Ness and is the oldest surviving structure in New York City. The house was enlarged c. 1740 and again in 1819 in a pattern typical of the Dutch-American farmhouse. The house was built along Canarsie Lane, which linked the settlement of Canarsie with Kings Highway. During the Revolutionary War, Pieter and Grietjes . . . — Map (db m30079) |
| New York (Kings County), Brooklyn — Red Lion Inn Revolutionary War Heritage Trail |
| | Near here stood the Red Lion Inn, marking the junction of three country roads: Martense Lane, which followed what is now the southern edge of the Green-Wood Cemetery; the Narrows Road, which came up the shore of New York Bay from Denyses Ferry; and the Gowanus Road, which led back up to Brooklyn Heights. On August 27, 1776, the Battle of Brooklyn began when a British column under General James Grant attacked American pickets defending the Red Lion. Although the Americans put up a stubborn . . . — Map (db m13243) |
| New York (Kings County), Brooklyn — The Battle of Brooklyn Revolutionary War Heritage Trail |
| | On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence proclaimed to the world that thirteen British colonies had joined together to create a new nation: the United States of America. Here in Brooklyn, only two months later, the survival of that new nation would be challenged on the field of battle. There had been clashes with the British before, but the Battle of Brooklyn was the debut of the Continental Army and its untested commander-in-chief, Gen. George Washington. Following a series of . . . — Map (db m13255) |
| New York (Kings County), Brooklyn — The Battle of Brooklyn Revolutionary War Heritage Trail |
| | On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence proclaimed to the world that thirteen British colonies had joined together to create a new nation: the United States of America. Here in Brooklyn, only two months later, the survival of that new nation would be challenged on the field of battle. There had been clashes with the British before, but the Battle of Brooklyn was the debut of the Continental Army and its untested commander-in-chief, Gen. George Washington. Following a series of . . . — Map (db m30174) |
| New York (Kings County), Brooklyn — The Battle of Brooklyn Revolutionary War Heritage Trail |
| | On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence proclaimed to the world that thirteen British colonies had joined together to create a new nation: the United States of America. Here in Brooklyn, only two months later, the survival of that new nation would be challenged on the field of battle. There had been clashes with the British before, but the Battle of Brooklyn was the debut of the Continental Army and its untested commander-in-chief, Gen. George Washington. Following a series of . . . — Map (db m30175) |
| New York (Kings County), Brooklyn — The Battle of Brooklyn Revolutionary War Heritage Trail |
| | On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence proclaimed to the world that thirteen British colonies had joined together to create a new nation: the United States of America. Here in Brooklyn, only two months later, the survival of that new nation would be challenged on the field of battle. There had been clashes with the British before, but the Battle of Brooklyn was the debut of the Continental Army and its untested commander-in-chief, Gen. George Washington. Following a series of . . . — Map (db m31008) |
| New York (Kings County), Brooklyn — The Battle of Brooklyn Revolutionary War Heritage Trail |
| | On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence proclaimed to the world that thirteen British colonies had joined together to create a new nation: the United States of America. Here in Brooklyn, only two months later, the survival of that new nation would be challenged on the field of battle. There had been clashes with the British before, but the Battle of Brooklyn was the debut of the Continental Army and its untested commander-in-chief, Gen. George Washington. Following a series of . . . — Map (db m31009) |
| New York (Kings County), Brooklyn — The Battle of Brooklyn Revolutionary War Heritage Trail |
| | On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence proclaimed to the world that thirteen British colonies had joined together to create a new nation: the United States of America. Here in Brooklyn, only two months later, the survival of that new nation would be challenged on the field of battle. There had been clashes with the British before, but the Battle of Brooklyn was the debut of the Continental Army and its untested commander-in-chief, Gen. George Washington. Following a series of . . . — Map (db m30997) |
| New York (Kings County), Brooklyn — The Battle of Brooklyn Revolutionary War Heritage Trail |
| | On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence proclaimed to the world that thirteen British colonies had joined together to create a new nation: the United States of America. Here in Brooklyn, only two months later, the survival of that new nation would be challenged on the field of battle. There had been clashes with the British before, but the Battle of Brooklyn was the debut of the Continental Army and its untested commander-in-chief, Gen. George Washington. Following a series of . . . — Map (db m21613) |
| New York (Kings County), Brooklyn — The Old Stone House Revolutionary War Heritage Trail |
| | The Old Stone House, also known as the Vecte-Cortelyou House, was built in 1699 along the Gowanus Road, which skirted a creek of the same name. During the Battle of Brooklyn, on August 27, 1776, approximately 2,000 combined British forces captured the house and began to shell American troops retreating from behind British lines across the creek, towards the American fortifications on Brooklyn Heights. To cover the retreat, 400 soldiers from Maryland and Delaware, led by General William . . . — Map (db m30761) |
| New York (Kings County), Brooklyn — Wyckoff Bennett Mont House Revolutionary War Heritage Trail |
| | This Dutch-American farmhouse is a quiet reminder that the Battle of Brooklyn, one of the biggest conflicts of the Revolutionary War, took place when Kings County was still mostly farm country. The country boasted fewer than 4,000 inhabitants, one third of whom were slaves working on land owned by families descended from 17th-century Dutch immigrants. Hendrick Wyckoff built the house in 1766. The site he chose lay along Kings Highway, then the Countys main east-west artery. After the British . . . — Map (db m30082) |
| New York (New York County), New York — Saint Pauls Chapel Revolutionary War Heritage Trail |
| | Manhattans only remaining Colonial-era church. See George Washingtons pew; tombs of General Richard Montgomery (first U.S. memorial) and General Etienne Rochefontaine; and the Pierre LEnfant altarpiece. — Map (db m13738) |
| New York (New York County), New York — Trinity Church Revolutionary War Heritage Trail |
| | Founded in 1697, the original church burned in 1776 after the British occupation. The Soldiers Monument in the north churchyard commemorates heroes of the Revolutionary War. — Map (db m13742) |
| New York (Putnam County), Mahopac — 1917 “Lest We Forget" 1919 World War I Memorial |
| | 1917 “Lest We Forget” 1919
Coleman Agor, Jr. Glenn B. Arnold Nathan K. Averill Imlay L. Benet Lester G. Bennett James Benson Louis J. Bittner Colie Brown Thurlow Cargain John S. Carr H. Ranald Chambers, Jr. George M. Clark Robert Clinton Lester S. Cole Lewis G. Cole Stanley Coles George Collins Henry C. Davison, Jr. Louis S. Dean * Walter DeForest Michael Donegan George E. Dougherty Edward Dunn Berkeler Enochs Philip . . . — Map (db m22711) |
| New York (Putnam County), Patterson — Patterson Veterans Monument The War Monument |
| | [ south face ]
Roll Of Honor
1917 – 1918
Town Of Patterson
Major Albert N. Towner Major Charles B. Crane Capt. John Towner Lieut. Robert A. Johnston Sergt. Daniel B. Brandon Sergt. Lucius G. Pendleton Sergt. Charles E. Hawley Sergt. Arthur Hansen Bugler Paul W. Townsend Rev. Henry F. Watts, Y.M.C.A.
Privates
James E. Smith Roscoe Winship * Harold Ett Hudson L. Ritch Herbert Smith De Bone Alosandro William . . . — Map (db m24940) |
| New York (Richmond County), Staten Island — Historic Richmondtown Revolutionary War Heritage Trail |
| | The village of Richmond was occupied by the British from 1776-1783. Prior to 1776, the Committee of Safety met at the Christopher House to keep order and support the Continental Army. — Map (db m30773) |
| New York (Sullivan County), Highland — Hospital Rock Revolutionary War Heritage Trail |
| | Hospital Rock is the most historically significant place on the battleground. Once Brants men broke the Americans defensive square late in the afternoon, it was in the shadow of this rock that Lt. Col. Benjamin Tusten, a physician from Goshen, and seventeen wounded militiamen under his care, were trapped and killed by Brants Iroquois Native Americans and Tories. After the battle, Brant recrossed the Delaware River and proceeded to Oquaga. The militiamen who escaped the fate of Tusten made . . . — Map (db m20513) |
| New York (Sullivan County), Highland — In Memory of Our Fallen Heroes Revolutionary War Heritage Trail |
| | Although two attempts to recover the bodies of the fallen at Minisink Ford are recorded as having taken place in the weeks following the battle, it was not until 1822, forty-five years after the event, that the remains still lying here were gathered up and prepared for burial. They were interred beneath a small obelisk in Goshen, N.Y. The Minisink Battle Monument located here was erected on the site of the militias “last stand” and dedicated in 1879, the centennial of the battle. — Map (db m20507) |
| New York (Sullivan County), Highland — Last Stand On The Rocky Hill Revolutionary War Heritage Trail |
| | After the initial contact at the river, Col. Hathorns remaining force, about forty men, conducted a fighting retreat until they reached high ground. Here they took up a position about two acres in size. Sentinel Rock, where you are now, marked the approximate southwest corner of the militia “square.” The battlefield monument marks the southeastern part of the American defensive square. Capt. Brants men encircled them at a distance of 100 yards or less. Tradition has long held . . . — Map (db m20511) |
| New York (Sullivan County), Highland — The Battle at Minisink Revolutionary War Heritage Trail |
| | On July 20, 1779, a party of eighty seven Tories and Iroquois Native Americans under the command of Capt. Joseph Brant raided the frontier settlement of Minisink (present day Port Jervis). The raid destroyed homes, farms and mills and was designed to bring fear to the inhabitants. Later that day, regional militia units were called out. Two days later, Brant and his forces met the pursuing force of New Jersey and New York militia – numbering three units with about one hundred twenty men . . . — Map (db m20505) |
| North Carolina (Carteret County), Atlantic Beach — Mortar Battery Spanish-American War |
| | The earthen mound in front of you was built to shield a battery of two 10-inch siege mortars mounted here in 1898 during the Spanish-American War. The underground gallery below was made into a magazine to store ammunition for the mortar battery. — Map (db m31575) |
| North Carolina (Cumberland County), Fayetteville — North Carolina Civil War Trails |
| | North Carolina's Civil War stories are as diverse as its landscape. The Outer Banks and coastal rivers saw action early in the war, as Union forces occupied the region. Stories abound of naval battles, blockade running, Federal raids, and the Confederacy's struggle to supply its armies. Other tales are told in the western mountains, a sometimes-lawless region where Unionists and Confederates fought a war within a war. In the rolling central piedmont, memories linger of Union Gen. William T. . . . — Map (db m24357) |
| North Carolina (Dare County), Salvo — The Fanny First Capture of a Federal Vessel During the Civil War |
| | Late in the afternoon of October 1st, 1861, the Confederate steamers Raleigh, Junaluska and Curlew engaged and seized the Union tug Fanny three miles west of here. Her ammunition and supplies, intended for 600 Union soldiers camped at Chicamacomico near Loggerhead Inlet, were instead delivered to the Confederate troops at Roanoke Island.
Pressed into Confederate service, the Fanny returned to the Union camp three days later as part of the “Mosquito . . . — Map (db m20426) |
| North Carolina (Durham County), Durham — Bennett Place The End of War Carolinas Campaign |
| |
(Preface, upper left): The Carolinas Campaign began on February 1, 1865, when Union Gen. William T. Sherman led his army north from Savannah, Georgia, after the “March to the Sea.” Shermans objective was to join Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in Virginia to crush Gen. Robert E. Lees Army of Northern Virginia. Scattered Confederate forces consolidated in North Carolina, the Confederacys logistical lifeline, where Sherman defeated Gen. Joseph E. Johnstons last-ditch attack at . . . — Map (db m3635) |
| North Carolina (Lenoir County), Kinston — North Carolina Civil War Trails |
| | North Carolina's Civil War stories are as diverse as its landscape. The Outer Banks and coastal rivers saw action early in the war, as Union forces occupied the region. Stories abound of naval battles, blockade running, Federal raids, and the Confederacy's struggle to supply its armies. Other tales are told in the western mountains, a sometimes-lawless region where Unionists and Confederates fought a war within a war. In the rolling central piedmont, memories linger of Union Gen. William T. . . . — Map (db m30518) |
| North Carolina (Wayne County), Seven Springs — The Battle of Whitehall The War Between the States December 15-16, 1862 |
| | On this site, Confederate and Union troops engaged in battle. Confederates took position N. side of river, after burning bridge. Union troops occupied S. side and hill above, destroying much of village. CSS Neuse damaged during shelling. After suffering a number of casualties, Union troops withdrew marching toward Goldsboro. Confederate losses were few. — Map (db m30542) |
| Ohio (Franklin County), Bexley — Camp Bushnell Spanish American War Here Ohio Loyalty Responded to the Summons"Remember the Maine" |
| | To establish a camp of general rendezvous for the Ohio National Guard and other Ohio troops, the citizens of Columbus offered to the State of Ohio Bullitt Park, now a part of Bexley - President William McKinley, April 25 1898, through Governor Asa S. Bushnell issued the first call to arms, to which 428 officers and 8,052 enlisted men responded. In answer to a second call 75 officers and 6,801 men volunteered - The first troops arrived April 28 and were mustered into service May 7-14. From the . . . — Map (db m16931) |
| Ohio (Franklin County), Columbus — Camp Chase A Civil War Post |
| | Side A:
Near this site on May 27 and 28, 1861 Camp Chase, a Civil War post, was established as a training center for recruits pouring into Columbus in answer to President Abraham Lincoln's call for volunteers. The property was located immediately west of Hague Avenue and south of the Old National Road, today West Broad Street. General William S. Rosecrans laid out the camp on a site known as the racegrounds which he had “plowed, rolled, and smoothed” for the drilling of . . . — Map (db m16940) |
| Ohio (Marion County), Marion — 9-51 — World War II Displacement "The Old Farm Went to War" |
| | Side A:
During the early months of World War II, citizens as well as soldiers made enormous sacrifices for the war effort. In March 1942 the War Department announced plans to build a 13,000-acre munitions manufacturing complex northeast of Marion. Using the power of eminent domain, the U.S. Government purchased the homes and farms of 126 families in the Likens Chapel community. Given only two months to vacate their property, many displaced farmers found the government-appraised values . . . — Map (db m29125) |
| Ohio (Marion County), Waldo — 10-51 — Harrison Military Road War of 1812 |
| | Side A: The first road through Marion County followed the Scioto Trail of the Native Americans. This 120-foot wide strip through Wyandot territory led from Lower Sandusky (Fremont) to the Greenville Treaty Line. A confederation of Ohio tribes ceded it to the United States at the Treaty of Brownsville, Michigan, in 1808. During the War of 1812, the troops of General William Henry Harrison's Army of the Northwest traveled this road en route to Fort Meigs and the British fort at Detroit, . . . — Map (db m22923) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Dayton — State of Ohio Korean War Memorial and All Veterans' Memorial Walkway |
| | Welcome to the
Ohio Korean War Memorial
and All Veterans' Memorial Walkway
During the 120th General Assembly regular
session 1993-1994, both houses of the
State of Ohio Legislature unanimously
voted Dayton as the official site
of the Ohio Korean War Memorial.
This memorial site was dedicated by
Lieutenant Governor Michael Dewine on
July 19, 1993
As you enter the 475-foot-long All Veterans'
Memorial Walkway leading to the Ohio Korean War
Memorial, you will notice . . . — Map (db m29596) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — 13th Bomb Squadron in the Vietnam War 1964 - 1971 The B-57 Canberra |
| |
May their courageous actions in
defense of freedom never be forgotten — Map (db m27605) |
| Ohio (Morgan County), Malta — Joseph Bailey / Jeremiah Rusk Civil War 1861 - 1865 |
| | . . . — Map (db m13515) |
| 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 (Sandusky County), Fremont — 1-72 — Fort Stephenson War of 1812 |
| | [Marker Front]:
Victoriously defended by Major George Croghan.
Battle of Fort Stephenson, August 2, 1813.
Built on this spot 1812-1813 and named for Col. Mills Stephenson, one of its builders.
[Marker Reverse]:
Major George Croghan, age 21, took command in July 1813. He was surrounded Aug. 1 by 2,000 Indians under Tecumseh, bombarded from the river by British ships. He had but 160 men and 1 cannon, Old Betsy. The British under Gen. Henry Proctor with 400 men . . . — Map (db m18093) |
| Pennsylvania (Adams County), Littlestown — Littlestown And the Civil War |
| | The Civil War played an important role in the history of Littlestown is just 10 miles south of Gettysburg, so it played a key role in the housing and care of soldiers during the Civil War. Many different soldiers and officers passed through Littlestown to take trains, rest before battle and recuperate afterward. Confederate and Union troops alike, stopped and passed through, especially during the advance on and battle of Gettysburg. General Alfred Pleasanton, commander of the entire Cavalry . . . — Map (db m10849) |
| Pennsylvania (Adams County), Orrtanna — Hugh Culbertson Farm Civil War Hospital |
| | Hugh Culbertson Farm Temporary Field Hospital Sixth U.S. Cavalry July 3, 1863 — Map (db m31801) |
| Pennsylvania (Carbon County), Jim Thorpe — The Soldiers and Sailors Monument Mauch Chunk World War II Honor Roll |
| | Southern face:
To all the Brave Defenders of the Union from the County of Carbon.
Appomattox, 1865.
Northern face:
Wilderness, Hampton Roads, Antietam, Gettysburg
New Orleans, 1815.
Eastern face:
On fame's eternal camping ground their silent tents were spread, and glory guards with solemn round the bivouac of the dead.
Mexico, 1847.
Western face:
Erected under the Auspices of Chapman Post No. 61, G.A.R., 1886Yorktown, 1781. . . . — Map (db m32102) |
| Pennsylvania (Centre County), Boalsburg — 109th Infantry Regiment Twenty-Eighth Division |
| | (Front):109th United States Infantry Twenty-Eighth Division "They Preserved the Nation" Service in World War I Champagne-Marne Champagne Aisne-Marne Oise-Aisne Lorraine Meuse-Argonne Service in World War II Normandy Ardennes Northern France Central Europe Rhineland
(Back):109th Infantry World War I 1917-1919 World War II 1941-1945 103d Engineer Combat Battalion 17 & 119 Pa. Volunteers Civil War 1861 - 1865 (Right Wing):Sacrifice Honored Washington Grays . . . — Map (db m27751) |
| Pennsylvania (Delaware County), Essington — Tinicum Township World War II 1941 - 1945 |
| | Forever Honored
C. L. Beale J. A. Kiszonas A. R. Bothner J. P. Lawson A. Burnett E. F. Oxner D.F.Fox T. Pritula W. F. Gumen J. E. Sission, Jr. E. S. Horodynski R. S. Smith L. F. James, Jr. L. D. Surplus S. W. Walz — Map (db m14947) |
| Pennsylvania (Philadelphia County), Philadelphia — Lieutenant Joseph Bonnell a Hero of the War for Texas Independence |
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On April 7, 1836, Lieutenant Joseph Bonnell, West Point Class of 1825, 3rd Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army, Fort Jesup, Louisiana, was sent alone into Texas by U.S. General Gaines to quell an uprising of 1,700 hostile Indians which threatened the small Texas Army of General Sam Houston. Lieutenant Bonnell completed this dangerous mission by successfully negotiating with Caddo Chief Cortes to have the warriors return to their villages and live in peace. Bonnells success greatly assisted . . . — Map (db m29786) |
| Pennsylvania (York County), Jefferson Borough — Honor Roll World War I Memorial |
| | 1917 1918
This tablet is erected to honor the boys who from this town and community gave their lives and services during the World War ending by Armistice signed November 11th, 1918, 11:00 A. M.
Peace terms signed June 28th, 1919, 3:00 P. M.
* Horatio Smith
* Edward Swartzbaugh
Ellis H. Baker Harry B. Baker Kirkwood A. Baker Clarence Boyer Harry A. Brillhart John F. Brillhart Charles H. Brodbeck William F. Brodbeck Adam R. Case . . . — Map (db m30457) |
| Pennsylvania (York County), Seven Valleys — 3-inch Rifles Civil War Veterans |
| | Sure Fire "The Yankee 3-inch rifle was a dead shot at any distance under a mile. They could hit the end of a flour barrel more often than miss, unless the gunner got rattled." - A member of Lumsden's Confederate Battery, 1864 The three-inch ordnance rifle was the Union Army's cannon of choice during the Civil War. It was exceptionally accurate and reliable, capable of leveling infantry lines and destroying enemy guns up to a half-mile away. A skilled crew could fire three times a . . . — Map (db m29603) |
| Pennsylvania (York County), Wrightsville — Burning the Wrightsville Bridge River Towns - Civil War Trails |
| | By late June 1863, the Confederate Army had invaded Pennsylvania. After capturing York, the Rebels planned to take the state capital, Harrisburg, and possibly Philadelphia. To get there, they would need to cross the Susquehanna River at Wrightsville. Pennsylvania militiamen from Columbia, on the Lancaster County side of the river, vowed to block the Confederate advance. Union troops joined them, as did a company of African American militiamen. They mustered fewer than 1,500 men. When . . . — Map (db m31807) |
| Pennsylvania (York County), Wrightsville — Hosting the Invader Rivertowns - Civil War Trails |
| | Four decades after the Civil War, the June 1863 fire at Wrightsville still loomed in Confederate General John Brown Gordon's memory. "The Union Troops stationed at Wrightsville had," he wrote, "after their retreat across it, fired the bridge which I had hoped to secure .... I called on the citizens of Wrightsville for buckets and pails, but none were to be found. There was, however, no lack of buckets and pails a little later, when the town was on fire." Gordon's men could not save the bridge . . . — Map (db m31818) |
| South Carolina (Beaufort County), Beaufort — Beaufort County South Carolina Civil War and Forward |
| | 1860 -
On November 7,1861 a flotilla of U.S. warships steamed into Port Royal and the "Cotton Kingdom" came to a swift and thunderous end. The planters were forced to flee inland, many never to return, abandoning homes, lands and slaves. Beaufort became headquarters for the U.S. Army Department of the South and the chief base for the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. The houses were used by the occupying forces and thus saved for future generations. After the war the tough-minded . . . — Map (db m5941) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Sullivans Island — Harbor Defense 1809-1860 Fort Moultrie III and the War of 1812 |
| | The War of 1812 saw Fort Moultrie III armed with 12-, 18-, and 24-pounder smoothbore cannon on garrison carriages designed to fire through embrasures in the parapet wall. British warships blockaded Charleston, but never came within range of Moultrie's guns. Troubles with Britain caused Congress in 1807 to authorize a "second system" of forts on the Atlantic coast to guard harbors, river outlets, and seaports. Fort Moultrie III, completed in 1909, protected Charleston harbor. Forts such as . . . — Map (db m31962) |
| South Carolina (Greenwood County), Ninety Six — Ninety Six National Historic Site A Revolutionary War Landmark |
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Ninety Six National Historic Site is a unit of the National Park Service, which preserves lands of national significance. This park features the site of the old town of Ninety Six, an important seat of power in the backcountry of South Carolina during colonial times. The park includes some of the best preserved earthworks -- the Star Fort and a military mine -- of the American Revolution. Here you can follow the trails of the Cherokee Indians who first hunted these woods, explore the land . . . — Map (db m30565) |
| South Carolina (Greenwood County), Ninety Six — Ninety Six National Historic Site A Revolutionary War Landmark |
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Ninety Six National Historic Site is a unit of the National Park Service, which preserves lands of national significance. This park features the site of the old town of Ninety Six, an important seat of power in the backcountry of South Carolina during colonial times. The park includes some of the best preserved earthworks -- the Star Fort and a military mine -- of the American Revolution. Here you can follow the trails of the Cherokee Indians who first hunted these woods, explore the land . . . — Map (db m30567) |
| South Carolina (Laurens County), Laurens — Korean Conflict The Forgotten War June 26, 1950 - July 27, 1953 |
| | To cherish
liberty one
need only
remember how it
was earned.
Laurens County shall
never forget their
own who have served
their country
in war and peace. — Map (db m18499) |
| South Carolina (Pickens County), Pickens — Pickens County Buffalo Soldiers First War Casualties |
| | Private Major Terrell, United States Army
First Pickens County Casualty of World War One
A resident of Hurricane Township in Pickens, Major Terrell joined the U.S. Army in October 1917 and was assigned to the 305th Labor Company, Quartermaster Corps. Private Terrell was later assigned to the American Expeditionary Force in Europe in January 12th, 1918 and like many World War One soldiers serving in the wet sod of Europe, he died of pneumonia on March 18th, 1918.
Sergeant Eliot . . . — Map (db m20035) |
| Tennessee (Hamilton County), Lookout Mountain — Lookout Mountain American Revolutionary War Battle |
| | The Chattanooga area was firmly controlled by the Chickamauga Indians at the time of The American Revolution. The Cherokee Indian chiefs had signed peace and land treaties with the Colonial settlers. However, a small group of rebellious Cherokees were not in accord with these treaties and continued unabated warfare with the expanding settlers. They were called the Chickamaugas and were led by Chief Dragging Canoe. They were actively supported by the British through local agents and traders. The . . . — Map (db m4496) |
| Tennessee (Knox County), Knoxville — Fort Dickerson Civil War Earthen Fort |
| | –1863–
One of sixteen Union Army earthen forts and battery positions protecting Knoxville, Nov. 1863–May 1865.
Named for Capt. Jonathan C. Dickerson, 112th Illinois Mounted Infantry who was killed near Cleveland, TN on Sept. 18, 1863.
Repulsed assaults by 5,000 Confederate Cavalry under Gen. Joe Wheeler, Nov 15-16, 1863
Withstood the Siege of Knoxville, Nov 17–Dec 4, 1863.
Provided artillery support for the Battles of Armstrongs Hill, Nov 25 . . . — Map (db m4319) |
| Vermont (Bennington County), Manchester — Lincolns Hildene Summer Home of Son of Civil War President |
| | Eastward on the hillside can be seen the Manchester estate of Robert Todd Lincoln, eldest son of President Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln. He became fond of Vermont, and for over twenty years made this his summer home. He died here July 25, 1926.
Vermont Historic Site Commission — Map (db m20783) |
| Virginia, Alexandria — Alexandria Alexandria in the Civil War |
| | “Alexandria is ours,” declared Col. Orlando Wilcox of the 1st Michigan Vol. Inf. as his regiment captured the city on the morning of May 24, 1861. When Virginia's vote of secession became effective, Union forces immediately crossed the Potomac River and occupied the Virginia shore. Due to its strategic location on the Potomac River just south of Washington, D.C., Alexandria became a prime Union occupation target.
During the capture of Alexandria, James W. Jackson, an ardent . . . — Map (db m159) |
| Virginia, Fairfax — Blenheim (Willcoxon Farm) Civil War Soldier Art |
| | Blenheim, built for Albert and Mary Willcoxon about 1859, contains some of the nations best-preserved Civil War soldier writings. More than 110 identified Union soldiers, representing units from New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Massachusetts, and New Jersey, left their marks on the house walls. The earliest dated signature is from March 11, 1862, and the last is from June 20, 1863. From the front door to the attic, the soldiers covered the new white plaster walls of . . . — Map (db m21077) |
| Virginia, Fredericksburg — Fraternizing at the Ford The Rappahannock River During the Civil War |
| | The Rappahannock River served as a barrier separating the Union and Confederate Armies during the winter of 1862-63. Places where the water level, the river bottom, and the steepness of the banks were favorable for crossings were known as "fords." At Banks' Ford, Alabama troops under Col. Hilary Herbert guarded the Confederate side of the river. Although fraternizing with the enemy was against orders, the opposing soldiers often arranged informal truces.
Warning the Troops
Detachments . . . — Map (db m16537) |
| Virginia, Fredericksburg — Fredericksburg Civil War Sites |
| | For 18 months Fredericksburg was at the heart of the Civil War. Union and Confederate soldiers camped here, fought here and died here. Today there are many sites within the city. Civil War walking tour information is available free at the Fredericksburg Visitor Center. — Map (db m9093) |
| Virginia, Hopewell — City Points Rails And Waterways Tools of War for General Grant |
| | City Point...tells more about how war is conducted than many battlefields. It demonstrates how Union forces used rivers and railroads to deliver the tools of war directly to the troops in the field. – Robert Black, The Harrisburg PA Patriot News
The significance of the City Point logistical operation in the Civil War cannot be overstated. Besides being headquarters for the United States Armies, City Point was the supply base for the Union forces fighting at Petersburg and . . . — Map (db m19612) |
| Virginia, Manassas — Mayfield Civil War Fort A Civil War Redoubt The Manassas Museum System |
| | This 11-acre historic park, part of the Manassas Museum System, contains one of only two surviving Civil War fortifications in the City of Manassas. The earthwork was built by Confederate troops in the Spring of 1861 as part of the Manassas Junction defenses, on the Hooe family farm, Mayfield. The historic site contains the Mayfield house foundation and the Hooe family cemetery, as well as walking trails, interpretive markers, and reproduction cannon. Please proceed along the marked trails . . . — Map (db m2366) |
| Virginia, Manassas — Mayfield Civil War Fort The Changing Fortunes of War The Manassas Museum System |
| | After the First Battle of Manassas on June 21, 1861, Confederate forces continued to hold Manassas Junction until March 1862. They evacuated Manassas and moved south in order to counter Union Gen. George B. McClellans plans to attack Richmond. During this period, Union forces occupied the abandoned Confederate earthworks. Manassas Junction became an important supply base for the Federals. On August 26, 1862, Confederate Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jacksons troops briefly . . . — Map (db m2370) |
| Virginia, Newport News — The Cemetery The Civil War at Endview A living history museum |
| | Located near a circa 1630 house site, this graveyard has held the mortal remains of the Harwood family and other persons since the seventeenth century. Southern plantations typically had a private plot containing the graves of several generations of family members. However, the Endview cemetery has only a few markers left that clearly identify the deceased. Humphrey K. Harwood was the nephew of the last Harwood who owned Endview Plantation and the first cousin of Dr. Humphrey Harwood Curtis, . . . — Map (db m16564) |
| Virginia, Newport News — The Dairy Building The Civil War at Endview A living history museum |
| | In the South, dairy buildings were small structures, usually 14 feet square with a gable roof. The buildings overhanging eaves, louvered ventilators, and insulated walls were designed to keep the milk cool inside. Milk was placed in shallow tubs for approximately ten hours until the cream separated and rose to the surface. Slaves collected the cream and churned it into butter. Dairy buildings were a measure of affluence, as milk, butter, and cream were luxuries of the planter class. Sidebar: . . . — Map (db m16566) |
| Virginia, Newport News — The Endview Spring The Civil War at Endview A living history museum |
| | The fresh water bubbling from this natural spring has supported wildlife and the various residents on this property: Indian hunting parties, the Harwood/Curtis families, and military encampments. During the American Revolution, General George Washingtons soldiers stopped at Endview Plantations spring to quench their thirst on September 28, 1781. The Continental Army was advancing from Williamsburg to encircle the British garrison at Yorktown. According to family legend, the men drank so much . . . — Map (db m16563) |
| Virginia, Norfolk — West Point Monument Norfolk's Civil War African American Heritage |
| | The memorial before you, the West Point Monument, was built in 1909 as a tribute to African American veterans of the Civil War and Spanish-American War. James A. Fuller, a former slave and veteran of the 1st U.S. Colored Cavalry, led the effort to erect this monument. Fuller was Norfolks first African American councilman, and he successfully lobbied for the establishment of this section of Elmwood Cemetery, named West Point, as a burial ground for Norfolks African American citizens. The . . . — Map (db m29415) |
| Virginia, Petersburg — Pocahontas The Revolutionary War |
| | Positions in the Battle of Petersburg
On 25 April 1781, this part of the community of Pocahontas served as the rear guard staging area for American Major General Frederick von Steubens Virginia militia in their defense of Petersburg against the invading British army under Major General William Phillips.
During the evening and night before the battle, troops of Brigadier General Peter Muhlenbergs Corps had encamped in Pocahontas and on the Heights (now Colonial Heights) above the . . . — Map (db m26831) |
| Virginia, Petersburg — The Battle at the Bridge The Revolutionary War |
| | 25 April 1781
In the late afternoon and evening of 24 April 1781, Virginia militia regiments of Brigadier General Peter Muhlenbergs Corps of about 1,000 men marched into Petersburg in order to counter an expected attack by the invading 2,500 man British army of Major General William Phillips the following day. That evening, Major General Frederick von Steuben, the overall American commander in Virginia, ordered Muhlenbergs Corps and other gathering militia to the north side of the . . . — Map (db m26829) |
| Virginia, Richmond — Gateway to the Civil War Discover more than 800 Civil War sites along ten breathtaking trails. |
| | Welcome to our nations only multistate Civil War driving trail, which links hundreds of authentic sites in three states. Established in Virginia in 1995 as the Route of Lees Retreat trail, the program has grown to include more than 400 sites in five regions throughout the state. In 2001, Maryland and North Carolina joined the program, and now trails in Tennessee and West Virginia are being developed. Today, the Virginia, Maryland, and North Carolina Civil War Trails program includes more than . . . — Map (db m23652) |
| Virginia, Staunton — The Barger House The War's Lasting Effects |
| | Relocated from its original site approximately fifty miles to the south on Little Pattersons Creek in Botetourt County, Virginia, the Barger home, immediately in front of you, is an operational pre-Civil War farmstead from the Valley of Virginia. It is representative of the average agricultural livelihoods of common soldiers and noncombatant farmers in this region. Because of his age, John Barger did not serve in the war, but two of his sons and a brother did fight for the Confederacy. His . . . — Map (db m16653) |
| Virginia, Winchester — Frederick County Courthouse Witness to War |
| | During the Civil War, the Union and Confederate armies each used the Frederick County Courthouse as a hospital and a prison. Cornelia McDonald, a local citizen, nursed the wounded here after the First Battle of Kernstown on March 23, 1862. She later wrote, “I went to the court house; the porch was strewed with dead men. Some had papers pinned to their coats telling who they were. All had the capes of their coats turned over to hide their still faces; but their poor hands, so pitiful . . . — Map (db m2659) |
| Virginia, Winchester — The Pritchard House A Family Caught in the Midst of War! |
| | The large brick dwelling before you is the Pritchard House, built by Steven C. Pritchard, Jr. and his son Samuel R. Pritchard. During the Civil War, Samuel, his wife Helen, and their two small children occupied the house. Fighting swirled around the home during the First and Second Battles of Kernstown, as it did during smaller engagements on June 13, 1863, and August 17, 1864. Whenever combat raged across the farmstead, Samuel sheltered his family in the cellar. When the fighting subsided, . . . — Map (db m2295) |
| Virginia (Albemarle County), Scottsville — Scottsville When War Came |
| | At 3 p.m. on Monday, March 6, 1865, the first of Union Gen. Philip H. Sheridans 10,000 cavalrymen under Gens. Wesley Merritt, Thomas Devin, and George A. Custer entered Scottsville unopposed. To accomplish their mission—destroy the
James River and Kanawha Canal as a Confederate supply and communication line—officers
occupied private homes, and soldiers pitched
tents in yards and fields. They “burned a woolen
factory with large quantity of cloth, candle factory with . . . — Map (db m17844) |
| Virginia (Amelia County), Jetersville — Overton / Hillsman House War's Horror Knocks at the Door |
| | As night began to fall here on, April 6, 1865, the hard fought battles of Little Sailor's Creek and the crossroads near the Marshall Farm draw to a close. Federal surgeons work by the little natural light that's still available. They are inside the main doorways trying to save as many of the wounded as possible from both armies. Hospital stewards prepare men for surgery and assist with the gruesome task of amputating limbs, bandaging wounds, and trying to comfort the wounded. This house, built . . . — Map (db m10274) |
| Virginia (Appomattox County), Appomattox — Appomattox County Eternal Flame War Memorial |
| | (East Side):World War I James R. Beasley Jerry S. Beasley James T. Cyrus Edward B. Gunter Robert F. Irving Sam J. Harvey Herman L. Lee Thomas A. Owen Phillip B. Swan Campbell W. Teeter Melvin M. Watkins Melvin Watson John L. Deaner (North Side):World War II George D. Akers James D. Lee Dewey C. Almond David R. Mayberry Harris N. Almond Raymond Moore Jesse J. Almond Ernest Morgan William Anderson William R. Morris James H. Bethel Charlie Nelson John A. Bingham . . . — Map (db m29999) |
| Virginia (Arlington County), Fort Myer — History Of The U. S. Marine Corps |
| | Marines have been fighting and dying in defense of freedom since the United States Marine Corps inception in November, 1775. The names of principal campaigns engraved on the memorial are a testament to the sacrifices Marines have made in their service to America.
Marines have been part of our nation's history from the first amphibious landing in the Revolutionary War. They fought in defense of the Capital in the War of 1812 and went to the "Halls of Montezuma" in the Mexican-American War. . . . — Map (db m4917) |
| Virginia (Culpeper County), Brandy Station — Battle of Brandy Station The Largest Cavalry Battle of the Civil War |
| | Confederate horsemen numbering 9500 under the command of Gen. J.E.B. Stuart were concentrated around Brandy Station in preparation of the upcoming raid into Pennsylvania - which would culminate at Gettysburg. The Federal army, being aware of the sizable number of Confederate cavalry in this vicinity, sent Gen. Alfred Pleasonton with a force of about 8,000 cavalry and 3,000 infantry with instructions to converge on Brandy Station in two wings and attack. About 4:30 a.m. on June 9, 1863, 5,500 . . . — Map (db m4364) |
| Virginia (Culpeper County), Brandy Station — The Battle of Brandy Station The Civil War in Culpeper County |
| | On June 9, 1863, the Civil War visited the river fords, farmer's fields and rolling hills near Brandy Station. During the intense daylong fighting that swirled all around the little town, Confederate and Union horsemen clashed in the largest cavalry battle of the war. By nightfall, the Union cavalrymen had finally proved that they could match the legendary skills of the Southern horsemen. The Battle of Brandy Station failed to stop Robert E. Lee's invasion of the North that summer, though it . . . — Map (db m4398) |
| Virginia (Dinwiddie County), Petersburg — The Battle of White Oak Road Four Years of War, Ten Months of Siege |
| | It was March 1865. The Civil War had raged across battlefields from New Mexico to Pennsylvania for four desperate years. More than three million men had fought and more than 600,000 men had died but, finally, the war was winding to a close. The Federal armies had essentially won the War in the West; Major General William T. Shermans men had captured Atlanta, marched to the sea to take Savannah, and moved up through South Carolina and into North Carolina. In the East, Federal Lieutenant General . . . — Map (db m14797) |
| Virginia (Fairfax County), Centreville — A Place on the High Ground Centreville Civil War Forts & Earthworks |
| | In the fall of 1861, after their July defeat at Manassas (Bull Run), Union forces retreated to Washington, D.C. to organize and retrain. Confederate forces concentrated in Centreville to bolster their defense of Northern Virginia and protect access to the Orange and Alexandria Railroad which led to Richmond, the Southern Capital. As winter set in, 40,000 men constructed a 5-mile defensive line along the high ground of Centreville extending from Cub Run to the west, around Centreville to Little . . . — Map (db m8028) |
| Virginia (Fauquier County), Paris — Mount Bleak Farm The Settles Anticipate War |
| | Mosby's Confederacy and First Manassas Campaign In the early morning hours of July 19, 1861, thousands of campfire lights burned in the camp of Col. Thomas J. Jackson's brigade which occupied the fields surrounding nearby Paris. Many thoughts must have raced through the minds of Abner and Mary Kyle Settle, who resided here at Mount Bleak. Those fires may have been a reminder that war was now imminent and perhaps it would leave them mourning the loss of one of their sons. The First Battle . . . — Map (db m4976) |
| Virginia (Fauquier County), Upperville — Battle of Upperville “Thus Passes a Sunday in War” Gettysburg Campaign |
| | (Preface): After Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's stunning victory at Chancellorsville in May 1863, he led the Army of Northern Virginia west to the Shenandoah Valley, then north through central Maryland and across the Mason-Dixon Line into Pennsylvania. Union Gen. George G. Meade, who replaced Gen. Joseph Hooker on June 28, led the Army of the Potomac in pursuit. The armies collided at Gettysburg on July 1, starting a battle that neither general planned to fight there. Three days later, . . . — Map (db m3754) |
| Virginia (Frederick County), Winchester — John Rutherford's Farm Interrupted by War |
| | John H. Rutherford was born about 1820. He acquired approximately 275 acres here between 1843 and 1848 from the heirs of John Carter. About May 24, 1849, Rutherford married Camilla C. Baker. At first, the couple lived with Mrs. Susan Pitman Carter, a widow and sister-in-law of John Carter, whose large brick house stood just north of here on her adjoining 173-acre farm. Her farm produced wheat, corn, Irish potatoes, and hay. In 1850, she owned 8 horses, 8 head of cattle, 2 oxen, 2 sheep that . . . — Map (db m14028) |
| Virginia (Gloucester County), Gloucester — Pvt. James Daniel Gardner Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient |
| | 36th U.S. Colored Troops Sept. 16, 1839 - Sept. 29, 1905 Served during the Civil War as a private in Company 1, 36th United States Colored Troops. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery at the Battle of Chapins Farm, Virginia on September 29, 1864. — Map (db m7522) |
| Virginia (Hanover County), Ashland — Ashland The War Years Lee vs. Grant — The 1864 Campaign |
| | Ashland in 1860 was a quiet, charming village. Its 150 residents lived in cottages on tree-lined streets. A fashionable hotel, a notable racecourse, and a famous mineral springs resort made Ashland a social center. Then came war.
In the summer of 1861, hundreds of volunteers from across
Virginia camped at the racecourse where they received their first military instruction During 1862, homes and churches filled with battle casualties; more than 400 soldiers died in these makeshift . . . — Map (db m8199) |
| Virginia (Hanover County), Hanover — Hanover Tavern War Comes to Hanover Courthouse |
| | This communitys first real taste of war came in May 1862, when Gen. George B. McC1e11ans Union army moved from the east to threaten Richmond. On May 25, McClellan ordered troops to reconnoiter the Hanover Courthouse area and push back any enemy found there. Meanwhile, Confederates concentrated four miles southwest of here around Peakes Turnout, with orders to protect the Virginia Central Railroad. The opposing forces made contact near the Peakes depot on May 27, a spirited fight ensued, and . . . — Map (db m15818) |
| Virginia (Loudoun County), Leesburg — Swann's Castle Morven Park in the Civil War |
| | You are standing in the midst of the drilling and review grounds for Confederate soldiers between the summer of 1861 and March 1862. Former Baltimore mayor and future Maryland governor Thomas Swann, Jr. owned the 1,200-acre plantation but was absent. Confederate forces fortified nearby Leesburg, located close to the Potomac River and its many fords, to keep the Union army from crossing the river. Morven Park became an encampment and training site for Confederate forces until they abandoned . . . — Map (db m13676) |
| Virginia (Prince William County), Manassas — The Ben Lomond Manor House Civil War Graffiti |
| | The Ben Lomond Manor House was built in 1837 by Benjamin Tasker Chinn and served as the principal structure on 1,739 acres of land. Prosperous farmers before the war, the Chinns watched their fortunes decrease due to the proximity of the estate to the site of the First and Second Battles of Manassas. As the Civil War battles drew nearer to the home, the Chinns fled and left it vacant for several years. Markings on the walls of the Manor House indicate that the vacated building was occupied by . . . — Map (db m2477) |
| Virginia (Rockingham County), Bridgewater — Bridgewater Bridgewater During the War |
| | The town of Bridgewater was a center of Confederate logistical activity during the Civil War. It also sent one company of infantry, the Bridgewater Grays, to the 10th Virginia Infantry Regiment, which fought in most of the major battles in Virginia as well as at Gettysburg. A Confederate remount station for cavalrymen from states other than Virginia was located a few blocks behind you. Confederate partisan ranger chief Capt. Charles Woodson of Missouri got mounts for his men here when they . . . — Map (db m16438) |
| Virginia (Rockingham County), Cross Keys — Mill Creek Church War Strikes Peaceful Homes and Fields |
| | This church, Mill Creek Church of the Brethren, stands on the site of an antebellum house of worship that, during the Battle of Cross Keys on June 8, 1862, was used as a hospital. Amputated arms and legs were dropped outside from a window and piled up until they finally reached the sill. Confederate Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson came here and asked a wounded staff officer about the progress of the battle.
On September 30, 1864, this became the center of a wide area in which . . . — Map (db m16268) |
| Virginia (Rockingham County), Dayton — Death of Lt. Meigs The Heavy Hand of War 1864 Valley Campaigns |
| | The death of Union Lt. John R. Meigs, near the granite marker on the hill in front of you, unleashed a firestorm of retaliation. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, erroneously told that civilian “bushwhackers” had killed Meigs, reported to Gen. U.S. Grant four days later that “for this atrocious act all the houses within an area of five miles were burned.” The affected area initially was to include “Tunkerville, Bridgewater and Dayton.” On October 4-5, the 5th New . . . — Map (db m15123) |
| Virginia (Rockingham County), Port Republic — Madison Hall Homesite scene of colonial settlement, Civil War clash |
| | The crest of the hill was the site of Madison Hall, built in the mid-1700s for John Madison, the first Court Clerk of Augusta County, which originally included this area of Rockingham County within its frontier boundaries. In response to the presence of unfriendly Indians in the area during the French and Indian War, he built a fortified structure on the corner of the property. Madison's son, James, would become president of William and Mary College in 1777 and the first Bishop of the Episcopal . . . — Map (db m14083) |
| Virginia (Shenandoah County), Mount Jackson — Mount Jackson General Hospital, CSA Shenandoah at War Valley Campaigns |
| | In September 1861, the Confederate Medical Department built a large general hospital on this site because Mt. Jackson was the western terminus of the Manassas Gap Railroad which provided access to northern Virginia battlefields. Dr. Andrew Russell Meem, a Shenandoah County resident who was a graduate of Princeton University and the University of Pennsylvania Medical College, was Surgeon-in-Charge. He resided at Harrison House, the home of local businessman Col. Levi Rinker, who owned the . . . — Map (db m32563) |
| Virginia (Spotsylvania County), Massaponax — Massaponax Church Council of War Lee vs. Grant — The 1864 Campaign |
| | Two weeks of fighting at Spotsylvania had resulted in a bloody draw. On May 21, 1864, the Army of the Potomac left its trenches outside the village and began moving east and south, hoping to lure the Confederated into the open where it could attack them to greater advantage.
At 10 a.m. Gens. U.S. Grant and George Meade broke camp near Spotsylvania. They reached Massaponax Church, on Telegraph Road, about noon. After a brief conference, the generals and the army moved on to Guinea . . . — Map (db m1726) |
| Virginia (Spotsylvania County), Spotsylvania — Spotsylvania Court House In the Path of War Lee vs. Grant – The 1864 Campaign |
| | At the time of the Civil War, Spotsylvania Court House was a small community of about one dozen buildings surrounded by woods and rolling fields. “It was not a town,” a chaplain in the 126th Pennsylvania noted. “It was composed of just the county building, the tavern, a house or two, and one or two country churches.”
The Civil War shattered Spotsylvanias rural tranquility. In August 1862, Union troops raided the village, and nine months later Confederate . . . — Map (db m3712) |
| Virginia (Warren County), Front Royal — Front Royal Crossroads of War |
| | During the Civil War, Front Royal, a “cross-roads town” of fewer than 600 residents, was the economic center of Warren County. One soldier described the town as “...quite rural. The principal objects of interest are two small churches and the town pump. The streets run all manner of ways, crossing each other at all points of the angle. Terrifically muddy and awfully gloomy.”
The homes of Bel Air, Rose Hill, Bon Air, Oakley and Hillcrest, now absorbed in the town, . . . — Map (db m2436) |
| Virginia (York County), Yorktown — Yorktown National Cemetery Yorktown in the Civil War Colonial Nat'l Hist Park |
| | Isaac Cornelius Grave Number 497 On August 31, 1861, Isaac and his brother James enlisted in Company C, 100th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. In early May 1864, Lieutenant Isaac Cornelius submitted his resignation but remained with the army, while his request was processed. At the Battle of Cold Harbor, on June 2, 1864, Isaac was mortally wounded and died four days later. Isaac left widowed his bride of just three months. The Civil War also claimed the lives of three of his brothers. . . . — Map (db m28111) |
| West Virginia (Hardy County), Wardensville — Wardensville Crossroads of War |
| | During the Civil War, most of Wardensville's two hundred residents supported the Confederacy. Southern guerrillas found friends here. On May 7, 1862, Union Col. Stephen W. Downey arrived here with a mixed force of infantry and cavalry, searching for guerrilla leader Capt. Umbaugh. He was found and killed.
On May 30-31, 1862, the largest number of troops who entered Wardensville during the war — almost 20,000 men under Gen. John C. Frιmont — marched by in a steady rain. Frιmont . . . — Map (db m31921) |
| West Virginia (Jefferson County), Harpers Ferry — Harpers Ferry Prize of War |
| | “It may be said with truth that no spot in the United States experienced more of the horrors of war.” – Joseph Barry, Harpers Ferry resident Trapped on the border between North and South, Harpers Ferry changed hands eight times during the Civil War. Because of its position on the Potomac River—an international boundary for four years from 1861 to 1865—the towns industries were destroyed, its buildings were abandoned, its mountains were raped, and the . . . — Map (db m23188) |
| West Virginia (Mason County), Point Pleasant — The Battle of Point Pleasant The Chief Event of Lord Dunmore's War |
| | [Front Plaque, Facing East]
This monument was erected in the year 1909 in commemoration of the Battle of Point Pleasant, fought at the mouth of the Great Kanawha River, now in West Virginia, October 10, 1774. Between twelve hundred and fifty Virginia colonel troops, composing the left wing of Lord Dunmore's Army, commanded by General Andrew Lewis, on the one side; and an equal number of warriors from the united Indian nations - Shawnees, Delawares, Mingoes, Wyandottes, Miamis, and . . . — Map (db m22553) |
| West Virginia (Pocahontas County), Bartow — The First Campaign Civil War Begins in the Mountains of (West) Virginia The First Campaign |
| | West Virginia, born of a nation divided, was the setting for the first campaign of America's Civil War. Although still part of Virginia in 1861, many citizens of the west remained loyal to the Union, rather than the Confederacy. By late May, Union General George B. McClellan, commanding the Department of the Ohio, launched the first campaign, ordering troops to cross the Ohio River and secure "Western" Virginia for the Union. Here, during June-July 1861, McClellan's army won the inaugural . . . — Map (db m32889) |
| West Virginia (Randolph County), Beverly — Rich Mountain Rich Mountain Battlefield Civil War Site |
| | On July 11, 1861, a Federal flank attack surprised Confederates guarding this pass The battle of Rich Mountain took place here where the Staunton-Parkersburg turnpike crossed the crest of the mountain. About 2:30 pm, the Union forces began their attack down the hill on your right. The 310 Confederate troops on guard here with their one cannon took cover behind hastily erected log breastworks, farm buildings, and the rocks in the stable yard across the road. After over two hours of . . . — Map (db m23592) |
| West Virginia (Randolph County), Beverly — The First Campaign Civil War Begins in the Mountains of (West) Virginia The First Campaign |
| | West Virginia, born of a nation divided, was the setting for the first campaign of America's Civil War. Although still part of Virginia in 1861, many citizens of the west remained loyal to the Union, rather than the Confederacy. By late May, Union General George B. McClellan, commanding the Department of the Ohio, launched the first campaign, ordering troops to cross the Ohio River and secure "Western" Virginia for the Union. Here, during June-July 1861, McClellan's army won the inaugural . . . — Map (db m24550) |
| West Virginia (Randolph County), Mabie — Camp Garnett Rich Mountain Battlefield Civil War Site |
| | Confederate Stronghold Guarding the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike Confederate Brigadier General Robert S. Garnett ordered fortifications built here to control the turnpike and hold western Virginia for the South. The fort,built of earth and log entrenchments, overlooked the vital road. By July, 1861, Colonel John Pegram commanded Camp Garnett with 1,300 Virginia troops and four cannon. Union Major General George B. McClellan was charged with securing western Virginia for the Union. On . . . — Map (db m23637) |
| West Virginia (Roane County), Spencer — Spencer Major Civil War Events Impacting Spencer and Roane County The Blue and Gray Trail |
| | April 12, 1861—Confederates attack Fort Sumter.
April 17, 1861—Virginia Secession Ordinance adopted.
June 19, 1861—Statewide vote on ordinance confirmed. Roane County voted in favor of secession, although majority of future West Virginia counties voted against it.
June 11, 1861—Second Wheeling Convention adopted resolution to organize pro-Union Restored Government of Virginia.
June 24, 186l—Large assembly of Roane Countians . . . — Map (db m13900) |
| Wisconsin (Dunn County), Menomonie — 500 — Dr. Stephen Tainter Revolutionary War Veteran |
| | Up the hill on the left lies patriot Dr. Stephen Tainter, born October 13, 1760, in Westborough, Massachusetts. He first enlisted in December 1776, at the age of sixteen, as a drummer with Captain Kimball's company in Colonel Sparhawk's Massachusetts regiment. During the next three years, Tainter enlisted five more times. During the course of the Revolution, Tainter served with several Massachusetts militias that were stationed at various times in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New . . . — Map (db m21255) |
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| Alabama (Etowah County), Gadsden — Emma Sansom Monument |
| | In memory of the Gadsden Alabama girl heroine Emma Sansom, who when the bridge across Black Creek had been burned by the enemy, mounted behind Gen. Forest and showed him a ford where his command crossed. He pursued and captured that enemy and saved the city of Rome, GA. A grateful people took the girl into their love and admiration, nor will this marble outlast the love and pride that her deed inspired.
Our heroes 1861-1865
The Confederate soldiers.
These were men whom power could . . . — Map (db m12297) |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Civil War Symbol Yields To Time |
| | A STUMP IS ALL THAT REMAINS of a Silver Maple transplanted from the Battlefield of Chattanooga. In 1897 the sapling was planted here as part of a Memorial Grove dedicated to Union soldiers who fought in the Civil War. The first war memorial to grace Capital Park, the Grove was conceived by Mrs. Eliza Holloway Waggoner of Sacramento, who led her sisters from the local chapter of the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic in bringing more than forty trees from battlefields of the Civil War. . . . — Map (db m14984) |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — J. Holland Laidler Camp No.5 Plot |
| | J. Holland Laidler, in honor of whose memory the Camp was named, was on staff of the Southern Pacific Railroad Companys Hospital in Sacramento prior to the commencement of the war between the United States and Spain. At the outbreak of hostilities, he joined the Hospital Corps. United States Army, and was killed in action during the Philippine insurrection, April 24, 1899, at Quinqua, Philippine Islands. He was born in Elko, Houston County, Georgia, July 11, 1876.
The Department of . . . — Map (db m12504) |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — The Civil War Memorial Grove |
| | THIS GROVE OF TREES as saplings, transplanted from southern battlefields was dedicated to the memory of UNION VETERANS of the CIVIL WAR and presented to the State of California — Map (db m14827) |
| California (San Francisco City and County), San Francisco — The Arrival of the First Japanese Naval Ship |
| | This monument is erected to commemorate the arrival of the first Japanese naval ship Kanrin Maru in San Francisco Bay on 17 March, 1860. The Kanrin Maru crossed the Pacific at the same time as the U.S.S. Powhatan which brought the first Japanese Embassy to the United Stated. Presented to the City of San Francisco by its sister city Osaka as a token of its sincere desire to further strengthen the ties of friendship and goodwill between the United States and Japan and as part of the . . . — Map (db m18266) |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), Bristol — Veterans Memorial Park |
| | Veterans
Memorial Park
In Memory Of
Veterans Of All Wars — Map (db m33507) |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), Litchfield — Mustered Out |
| | Mustered Out
35 grave stones of Civil War soldiers surround the monument. 4 large cannon balls mark the corners of the plot. — Map (db m31160) |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), New Milford — New Milford WW I Memorial |
| |
This tablet is dedicated
In Commemoration Of The Men of New Milford who served their country in the World War 1917 – 1919
Edwin H. Acker Frank W. Adams F.A. Franklin Anderson George Anderson Andrew B. Armstrong Robert L. Armstrong William E. Ashman Francis M. Baldwin Ralph H. Baldwin J. Creighton Barker * Edwin L. Barney Paul B. Barton Raymond G. Barton John L. Benedict William Benson Oscar W. Bjork Frank W. Booth George W. Broughton Henry J. . . . — Map (db m20918) |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Downtown — John J. Pershing, General of the Armies (1860-1948) The Western Front - The Meuse-Argonne Campaign |
| | [Panel 1]:
On 6 April 1917, the United States entered World War I. With few regular forces, the task of training and transporting an effective army to fight in France was formidable. The U.S. Navy, acting swiftly to combat the German submarine menace, dispatched fighting ships and aircraft to European waters. Simultaneously, it began the organization of convoys for hundreds of thousands of troops to undertake the tremendous work of organizing the American Expeditionary Forces. . . . — Map (db m29593) |
| Georgia (Glynn County), Brunswick — The State of Georgia Salutes |
| | [Upper right corner is the Prisoner of War and Missing in Action (POW/MIA) emblem]
The 77,000 Georgians who served in World War I;
the 1,937 KIA; 3,319 WIA; 67 Ex-POWs and 54 MIA
The 324,373 Georgians who served in World War II;
the 6,781 KIA; 11,650 WIA; 652 Ex-POWs and 364 MIA
The 75,000 Georgians who served in the Korean War;
the 740 KIA; 1,040 WIA; 97 Ex-POWs and 174 MIA
The 228,000 Georgians who served in the Vietnam War; the 1,584 KIA; 8,534 WIA; 21 Ex-POWs; 38 . . . — Map (db m16899) |
| Georgia (Jenkins County), Perkins — 082-9B — Cavalry Action at Buckhead Church |
| | On Nov. 28, 1864, the 3rd Cavalry Division Union Brig. Gen. J. L. Kilpatrick, USA, was driven south from Waynesboro by the Cavalry Corps, Army of Tennessee Confederate Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler, CSA. Retreating under constant harassment by Wheelers men, Kilpatricks command commenced crossing Buckhead Creek east of the church. The rear guard (Second and Third Kentucky cavalry regiments) was attacked before crossing but, supported by the Fifth Kentucky, the Ninth Pennsylvania and the Tenth . . . — Map (db m1496) |
| Hawaii (Honolulu County), Honolulu — The Honolulu Memorial at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific |
| | In these gardens are recorded
the names of Americans
who gave their lives
in the Service of their Country
and whose earthly resting place
is known only to God
*Indicates Medal Of Honor Award — Map (db m4504) |
| Hawaii (Honolulu County), Waikiki — “Brothers in Valor” Memorial Fort DeRussy, Oahu, Hawaii |
| | Honoring the World War II Veterans of the 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate), the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the Military Intelligence Service, and the 1399th Engineer Construction Battalion.
“Veterans who served in these units, which are deeply rooted to Hawaii, have rendered significant service to their nation, often with great sacrifice.” —Lt. General Robert L. Ord, III, Commander, U.S. Army, Pacific. November 1995.
100th Infantry Battalion (Separate), . . . — Map (db m26939) |
| Indiana (Carroll County), Delphi — Spanish American War Veterans Gave Their Cannon |
| | In appreciation
of the
Spanish American War Veterans
who gave their cannon from
this Site for World War II
Harry Bohannon Post
No. 75 American Legion
installs and dedicates this field
piece in their honor. — Map (db m20803) |
| Indiana (Clinton County), Frankfort — Memory of Our Departed Shipmates Navy Club U. S. A. |
| | [ Top has Insignia of the "Navy Club U.S.A." ]
This memorial is erected to
revere, honor, and perpetuate
the memory of our departed Shipmates
Roy E. Boggess
Ship No. 11 — Map (db m21430) |
| 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 (Whitley County), Columbia City — Whitley County Civil War Memorial |
| | [ Front / North Side - Memorial ] [ Right Edge ]
__ Brown - Co _ 187 Ind Reg - Watters Brigade J. Washburn - Co. F 12 Reg. I.V.I. - Co _ 132 Reg. I.V.I. _ N Hughes - Co. E 30 Reg I.V.I. - Enlisted Sept. 24, 1861 - Discharged Jan. 19, 1865 Wm. H. Coylem II - Co. K 88 Reg. I.V.I. - Hospital Steward - 1st Div 14 A.C. Keller Bros - Sargt J. W. 189 Ind. - Mrtly wounded - Intered at Chatanooga - Private In(terment) ------------
[ Bricks - Top ]
Members 5th Ind. . . . — Map (db m13227) |
| Maryland (Charles County), Benedict — Camp Stanton |
| | Camp Stanton was established in this area, October, 1863, for the recruiting and training of the Seventh, Ninth, Nineteenth and Thirtieth United States Colored Infantry. — Map (db m4112) |
| Maryland (Garrett County), Oakland — Gettysburg Campaign Invasion & Retreat |
| | After stunning victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, Virginia, early in May 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee carried the war through Maryland, across the Mason and Dixon Line and into Pennsylvania. His infantry marched north through the Shenandoah Valley and western Maryland as his cavalry, led by Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, harassed Union supply lines to the east. Union Gen. Joseph Hooker, replaced on June 28 by Gen. George G. Meade, led the Army of the Potomac from the Washington . . . — Map (db m484) |
| Maryland (Howard County), Ellicott City — B&O Railroad Station Keep Supplies Moving |
| | One of the first railroads in the country, constructed in 1830 of wooden rails that carried horse-drawn cars, extended from Baltimore to Ellicott's Mills. This station was built the next year, and soon steel rails replaced wooden ones as the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was constructed. The line became strategically important to the Union war effort in 1861, and the local Patapsco Guard were among the Federal troops that guarded the road. Supplies en route to the armies passed the station day . . . — Map (db m29961) |
| Maryland (Howard County), Ellicott City — Baltimore Regional Trail A House Divided |
| | During the Civil War, Baltimore and its environs exemplified the divided loyalties of Maryland's residents. The city had commercial ties to the South as well as the North, and its secessionist sympathies erupted in violence on April 19, 1861, when pro-Confederate mobs attacked Massachusetts troops en route to Washington, D.C. Because of Baltimore's strategic importance, President Abraham Lincoln acted swiftly, stationing Federal troops in the city and jailing civilians suspected of disloyalty. . . . — Map (db m192) |
| Maryland (Kent County), Chestertown — White & Black, Blue & Gray Social Battlefield Split Kent Families |
| | In June 1917, Judge James A. Pearce commemorated the Civil War soldiers of Kent County by erecting a monument to honor the patriotism and valor of a once divided, but now reunited country. The rough-cut and polished granite monument behind you displays the names of soldiers representing the United States on one side and the Confederacy on the other. Looking closely, you will see some of the same family names on both sides—brother against brother, father against son. Pearce said that the . . . — Map (db m5585) |
| Maryland (Montgomery County), Rockville — Gettysburg Campaign Invasion & Retreat |
| | After stunning victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, Virginia, early in May 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee carried the war through Maryland, across the Mason and Dixon Line and into Pennsylvania. His infantry marched north through the Shenandoah Valley and western Maryland as his cavalry, led by Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, harassed Union supply lines to the east. Union Gen. Joseph Hooker, replaced on June 28 by Gen. George G. Meade, led the Army of the Potomac from the Washington . . . — Map (db m73) |
| Maryland (Washington County), Myersville — Gettysburg Campaign Invasion & Retreat |
| | After stunning victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, Virginia, early in May 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee carried the war through Maryland, across the Mason and Dixon Line and into Pennsylvania. His infantry marched north through the Shenandoah Valley and western Maryland as his cavalry, led by Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, harassed Union supply lines to the east. Union Gen. Joseph Hooker, replaced on June 28 by Gen. George G. Meade, led the Army of the Potomac from the Washington . . . — Map (db m670) |
| Michigan (Washtenaw County), Ann Arbor — Washtenaw County War Memorial |
| | In memory of the soldiers and sailors of Washtenaw County who served in the Civil War, 1861-1865, also those who served in the war with Spain, 1898. Erected A. D. 1914. — Map (db m26659) |
| New Jersey (Mercer County), Trenton — The Trenton War Memorial |
| | (On the Rededication Marker):
Restored and rededicated by the people of New Jersey in honor of all those from this state who served with courage, dignity, and patriotism in the armed forces of the United States of America
Our land is dearer for their sacrifices
Christine Todd Whitman, Governor
Donald T. Difrancesco, President of the Senate
Jack Collins, Speaker of the General Assembly
January 12, 1999
(Inscription over Front Porch):
To the soldiers and sailors . . . — Map (db m4174) |
| New York (Kings County), Brooklyn — Civil War Soldiers Monument |
| | . . . — Map (db m13257) |
| New York (New York County), New York — The Main Line of Defences |
| | Upon this site and across these heights stood the main line of defences thrown up by Washingtons Army September 1776. It was held until Fort Washington fell on November 16th, when part of the fighting occurred at this point. — Map (db m12668) |
| New York (Washington County), Fort Anne — Half-Way Creek |
| | Used in French and Indian & Revolutionary Wars for transport of supplies. — Map (db m9283) |
| North Carolina (Avery County), Valley — Overmountain Men |
| | Appalachian Trail, Yellow Mountain Gap. Yellow Mountain Gap is the junction of the Appalachian Trail and Historic Brights Trace, route used by the “Overmountain Men” to cross the mountain enroute to the Revolutionary War battle at King's Mountain, S.C. The blue-blazed side trail leads 0.2 miles to a barn which has been renovated to shelter Appalachian Trail hikers. Keep right at forks in the trail and turn right onto the gravel road which leads to the shelter. — Map (db m3269) |
| North Carolina (Cumberland County), Grays Creek — I 42 — Moore's Camp |
| | Prior to the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge, forces of Gen. James Moore, Whig commander camped, Feb.15~21,1776, 1 ½ miles northeast. — Map (db m4588) |
| North Carolina (Durham County), Durham — G-80 — Bennett Place |
| | Farm home of James Bennett, where Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston surrendered his army to Gen. William T. Sherman, April 26, 1865. Johnstons surrender followed Lees at Appomattox by 17 days and ended the Civil War in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida. — Map (db m1495) |
| North Carolina (Wake County), Raleigh — H 29 — Fall of Raleigh |
| | Commissioners of North Carolina's capital met officers of Sherman's Army near this spot, on April 13, 1865, and surrendered the city. — Map (db m31542) |
| Ohio (Clinton County), Wilmington — American Legion Post No. 49 Veterans Memorial |
| |
In Memory of
Veterans of All Wars — Map (db m28001) |
| Ohio (Defiance County), Defiance — A 96 — Fort Winchester Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail |
| | Wayne Harrison
Winchester Clay
Bird
1780 Marches 1813
— —
Fort
Win-
chester — Map (db m18671) |
| Ohio (Delaware County), Orange — Kingwood Memorial Park Veterans Memorial |
| | This torch of freedom gratefully dedicated to the veterans of all wars — Map (db m18206) |
| Ohio (Franklin County), Columbus — 80-25 — Ohio in the Civil War / Defending Ohio The Ohio National Guard and the 37th (Buckeye) Infantry Division |
| | Ohio in the Civil War. With five army camps in Columbus, Capitol Square was a military crossroads from 1861 to 1865. Ohio troops were mustered, paid, and on some occasions garrisoned at the Statehouse. Three of every five male Ohioans between the ages of 18 and 45 served in the Civil War. Ohios contribution to the war effort was enormous, supplying almost 320,000 soldiers to the Union Army, representing 230 regiments and 26 independent artillery batteries. More than 35,000 soldiers died . . . — Map (db m9840) |
| Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — 488th Bomb Squadron "M" Desert Air Force, 9th A.F., 12th A. F. |
| | With courage - determination and
devotion to duty - from April 1943 -
supporting Allied Forces thorugh
Africa - Sicily - Italy - The Balkans
Greece - and Southern France -
til Victory in May 1945
They Proudly Served
November 1985 — Map (db m26378) |
| Ohio (Seneca County), Tiffin — 3-74 — Camp Ball |
| | In July 1813 a detachment of soldiers under Lt. Col. James V. Ball built a supply fort here along the military road that ran along the west bank of the Sandusky River. Ball chose this site for its large spring of cold water, which he enclosed within the stockade. Following the War of 1812, settler Erastus Bowe established a house and tavern on the site of Camp Ball. This settlement, in 1817, marks the beginning of both Seneca County and the city of Tiffin. — Map (db m17977) |
| Pennsylvania (Adams County), Gettysburg — Prelude To Gettysburg / Gettysburg Showdown |
| | Prelude to Gettysburg One of the great debates of our Country's history and legacy is what scholars call "the two Civil Wars": the first a matter of campaigns, generals, and troop movements and the second focusing on the ways that the great conflict affected the daily rhythms of life on farms, and in communities. Regardless, Gettysburg was the site of the largest battle ever fought on American soil and it involved a great deal more than the resources of one single, famous town. In six . . . — Map (db m11746) |
| Pennsylvania (Cumberland County), Carlisle — Prelude to Gettysburg |
| | One of the great debates of our Country's history and legacy is what scholars call "the two Civil Wars": the first a matter of campaigns, generals, and troop movements and the second focusing on the ways that the great conflict affected the daily rhythms of life on farms, and in communities. Regardless, Gettysburg was the site of the largest battle ever fought on American soil and it involved a great deal more than the resources of one single, famous town. In six counties near Gettysburg, . . . — Map (db m16090) |
| Pennsylvania (Cumberland County), Carlisle — The Carlisle Indian Industrial School |
| | This school was the model for a nationwide system of boarding schools intended to assimilate American Indians into mainstream culture. Over 10,000 indigenous children attended the school between 1879 and 1918. Despite idealistic beginnings, the school left a mixed and lasting legacy, creating opportunity for some students and conflicted identities for others. In this cemetery are 186 graves of students who died while at Carlisle. — Map (db m30289) |
| Pennsylvania (Philadelphia County), Philadelphia — Freedom is a Light For Which Many Men Have Died in Darkness |
| | In unmarked graves within this square lie thousands of unknown soldiers of Washingtons Army who died of wounds and sickness during the Revolutionary War. “The independence and liberty you possess are the work of joint councils and joint efforts of common dangers, sufferings and success.” —Washingtons farewell address Sept. 17, 1796 — Map (db m9051) |
| Pennsylvania (Somerset County), Central City — American Legion Post 449 War Memorial |
| | In memory of those who fought and died for our country in all wars — Map (db m21571) |
| Pennsylvania (Washington County), Claysville — Claysville Veterans Memorial |
| | Dedicated to veterans of all wars — Map (db m19400) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Honea Path — Honea Path Veterans Memorial |
| | In memory of Honea Path veteran
who gave their lives for their country
and in honor of those who served. A listing of men lost from the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korean and Vietnam Wars is below the top inscription. — Map (db m10761) |
| South Carolina (Barnwell County), Owens Crossroads — 6-1 — Winton County Court House Site 1.4 Miles |
| | Originally Barnwell County was part of Granville County, later a part of Orangeburg District. Winton County was created by an act of the legislature on March 12, 1785. Justices William Robertson, John Parkinson, Thomas Knight, Richard Treadway, Daniel Green, William Buford, and James Fair were directed to erect a court house, gaol, pillory, whipping post, and stocks. These were built of pine logs. Winton County became Barnwell District in 1798 and Barnwell County in 1868. — Map (db m8749) |
| South Carolina (Horry County), Conway — The Wade Hampton Oak |
| | On October 2, 1876, General Wade Hampton spoke here to the citizens of Horry County during his campaign for Governor of South Carolina. — Map (db m859) |
| South Carolina (Jasper County), Coosawhatchie — Battle of Coosawhatchie |
| | Coosawhatchie
Jasper County, South Carolina
Commanders: Colonels William Moultrie, John
Laurens; Gen. Augustine Prevost
Casualties: 3 Americans killed, 8 wounded
"Despite the defeat at Port Royal Island, General
Prevost was determined to make a second
attempt to capture Charleston. Instead of a
small detachment of 150 men, this time he
crossed the Savannah River with 2,400 British
regulars, and once again, William Moultrie
was outnumbered 2 to 1. He determined to
make a stand . . . — Map (db m16800) |
| South Carolina (Laurens County), Clinton — Clinton Veterans Monument |
| | Honoring
Veterans
of
All Wars — Map (db m23432) |
| Virginia, Lynchburg — Civil War Lynchburg Supplying Lees Army Battle of Lynchburg |
| | Established in 1786, Lynchburg was a thriving commercial center famous for its tobacco and manufacturing industries when Fort Sumter, South Carolina was bombarded in April 1861 and the Civil War began. Lynchburgs Fair Grounds and Camp Davis immediately began receiving troops for training from all over the South. During the war, the citys foundries and factories produced munitions, mills ground flour for rations, and railway trains and canal boats transported men and supplies to the front. . . . — Map (db m3935) |
| Virginia, Lynchburg — Q6-I — Fort Early |
| | Named for Confederate Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early, this roughly square earthen redoubt served as a part of the outer line of defense for Lynchburg in June 1864. Fort Early and the outer fortifications were constructed to provide additional protection for the vital railroad facilities in Lynchburg threatened by Union Maj. Gen. David Hunters troops after Early arrived on 17 June. On 18 June, Hunter advanced his troops towards Confederate positions, while Union artillery bombarded Fort Early and . . . — Map (db m3602) |
| Virginia, Lynchburg — Fort Early The Confederate Center Battle of Lynchburg |
| | Following the Confederate defeat at Gettysburg in July 1863, Lynchburgs citizens became concerned about the lack of defenses around the city. Gen. Francis Nicholls, post commander, prepared a series of earthen redoubts and trenches at strategic points to take advantage of Lynchburgs topography. He designed the earthen redoubt here to protect an artillery battery covering the Lynchburg-Salem Turnpike (Fort Ave.). When Union Gen, David Hunter attacked Lynchburg in June 1864, he advanced his . . . — Map (db m3926) |
| Virginia, Lynchburg — Fort McCausland The Confederate Right Flank Battle of Lynchburg |
| | To your right, Confederates built an earthen redoubt in 1864 to defend the strategic Virginia & Tennessee Railroad trestle over Ivy Creek. The six-gun battery of the Botetourt Artillery manned the redoubt and a position on the other side of Forest Road (Langhorne Road) crossing in front. To capture Lynchburg, Union Gen. David Hunter had divided his army and sent Gen. Alfred N.A. Duffies cavalry to seize the city by turning the Confederate right flank. Gen. John McCausland cavalry moved to . . . — Map (db m3924) |
| Virginia, Lynchburg — Q-6-2 — Fort McCausland |
| | The fort on the hill here was constructed by General J.A. Early to protect the approach to Lynchburg from the west. Union cavalry skirmished with the Confederates along the road immediately west of the fort. The Unionists, driven back by General McCausland, were unable to enter the city from this direction. — Map (db m3600) |
| Virginia, Lynchburg — Jubal Early Memorial |
| | Memorial to Jubal Anderson Early, Lieutenant General C.S.A., and to the brave Confederate soldiers under him who came to the rescue of Lynchburg when it was threatened by an invasion of Federal forces and erected these earthworks behind which they intrenched themselves in their defense of the city. — Map (db m3601) |
| Virginia, Lynchburg — Lynchburg Early and Hunter |
| | In early May 1864, while Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee confronted the Union Army of the Potomac west of Fredericksburg, Union Gen. U.S. Grant sent Gen. Franz Sigels army to destroy Lees supplies in the Shenandoah Valley. After the Union defeat at New Market on May 15, Grant relieved Sigel and ordered his replacement, Gen. David Hunter, to seize Lynchburg, a strategic railway and supply center for the Confederate army. Hunter routed Confederate forces at Piedmont June 5th, captured both . . . — Map (db m3942) |
| Virginia, Lynchburg — Lynchburg Civil War Hospitals Knight and Miller Tobacco Factories Battle of Lynchburg |
| | These tobacco factories, built in 1845, were typical of the nineteen in Lynchburg converted into hospitals during the Civil War. Surgeon J.K. Page supervised Knights and Millers as divisions of General Hospital No. 2. The Thirty-two hospitals established in Lynchburg treated 3,000 to 4,000 patients at any given time, a remarkable achievement since Lynchburgs 1860 population was 6,853. Citizens opened their own homes after major battle such as Gettysburg and the Wilderness when the deluge of . . . — Map (db m3925) |
| Virginia, Lynchburg — Quaker Meeting House The Battle Begins Battle of Lynchburg |
| | From here in June 1864, Confederate cavalrymen watched Gen. David Hunters Union army advance toward them on the Lynchburg-Salem Turnpike (Fort Ave). Hunter departed Lexington on June 14 and crossed the Blue Ridge Mountains near Peaks of Otter. Liberty (Bedford) fell the next day, but Confederate Gen. John McCauslands cavalry was so successful in delaying Hunters army that it did not reach the ridge seen in the distance until the afternoon of June 17. Gen. John D. Imbodens cavalry joined . . . — Map (db m3928) |
| Virginia, Lynchburg — Sandusky Hunter's Headquarters Battle of Lynchburg |
| | Union Gen. David Hunters army reached the outskirts of Lynchburg on June 17, 1864, despite being delayed by engagements with Gen. John McCauslands Confederate cavalry. That evening, Hunter made his headquarters here at Sandusky, aware that Confederate reinforcements were arriving. He remained confident, however, that he could carry out Gen. Ulysses S. Grants orders to capture Lynchburg. That night, in Sanduskys parlor, Hunter and his commanders planned the assault on Confederate Gen. Jubal . . . — Map (db m3923) |
| Virginia, Lynchburg — Spring Hill Cemetery Confederate Generals Rest Battle of Lynchburg |
| | During the Battle of Lynchburg on June 17-18, 1864, Confederate Gen. Jubal A. Early moved his reserves into the cemetery to reinforce his lines across the Lynchburg-Salem Turnpike (Fort Ave.) at Fort Early. Before dawn on Sunday, June 19, these troops marched forward into the lines to the right of Fort Early, but by then the Union army had retreated. Organized in 1852, Spring Hill Cemetery was designed by John Notman of Philadelphia, noted for Laurel Hill Cemetery in that city and Richmonds . . . — Map (db m3936) |
| Virginia, Manassas — Wartime Manassas The Curious Descend on Manassas for Curios |
| | (During the Civil War, two railroads—the Manassas Gap and the Orange and Alexandria—intersected here. Manassas Junction was strategically important to both the Union and the Confederacy as a supply depot and for military transportation. Two of the wars great battles were fought nearby. Diaries, letters, and newspaper articles documented the wars effects on civilians as well as the thousand of soldiers who passed through the junction.)
In the days following the First Battle of . . . — Map (db m2466) |
| Virginia, Manassas — Wartime Manassas “The Sickness is Upon Us” |
| | (During the Civil War, two railroads—the Manassas Gap and the Orange and Alexandria—intersected here. Manassas Junction was strategically important to both the Union and the Confederacy as a supply depot and for military transportation. Two of the wars great battles were fought nearby. Diaries, letters, and newspaper articles documented the wars effects on civilians as well as the thousand of soldiers who passed through the junction.)
In 1861, there were only 30 surgeons and 84 . . . — Map (db m2467) |
| Virginia, Manassas — Wartime Manassas Jacksons Daring Raid |
| | (During the Civil War, two railroads—the Manassas Gap and the Orange and Alexandria—intersected here. Manassas Junction was strategically important to both the Union and the Confederacy as a supply depot and for military transportation. Two of the wars great battles were fought nearby. Diaries, letters, and newspaper articles documented the wars effects on civilians as well as the thousand of soldiers who passed through the junction.)
You are standing at the site of a massive . . . — Map (db m2465) |
| Virginia, Manassas — Wartime Manassas Confederates Withdraw to Richmond |
| | During the Civil War, two railroads—the Manassas Gap and the Orange and Alexandria—intersected here. Manassas Junction was strategically important to both the Union and the Confederacy as a supply depot and for military transportation. Two of the wars great battles were fought nearby. Diaries, letters, and newspaper articles documented the wars effects on civilians as well as the thousand of soldiers who passed through the junction.
You are standing in the midst of what was a . . . — Map (db m2468) |
| Virginia, Richmond — SA 67 — Monroe Park |
| | In 1851 the City of Richmond planned a series of parks including Western Square now known as Monroe Park. In the 1850s it served as grounds for what became the state fair organized by the Virginia State Agricultural Society. During the Civil War it was the site of a Confederate instructional camp, and in 1864, a military hospital. In 1866, some of the city's earliest baseball games were played here. Its development as a park began in 1869 in one of Richmond's emerging fashionable neighborhoods. . . . — Map (db m20534) |
| Virginia, Winchester — Fort Collier |
| | 1861-1864 General Joseph E. Johnston commanded all Confederate forces in Virginia from 1861 until late in May of 1862. His initial post had been at Harpers Ferry, thought to be the key to the defense of the Shenandoah Valley. Johnston, however, believed that Harpers Ferry was indefensible, and that, in fact, Winchester was the key to the Valley. In June 1861, he evacuated Harpers Ferry and fell back to Winchester, which he began to fortify. Winchesters proximity to Manassas proved the . . . — Map (db m2508) |
| Virginia, Winchester — The Cavalry Charge at Fort Collier |
| | September 19, 1864 The shocking impact of the great charge and capture of Fort Collier unhinged Earlys entire line of battle. Confederate troops streamed south through the streets of Winchester, Confederate artillery continued firing from Star Fort, slowing the Federal pursuit; a few regiments made a brief stand at Mt. Hebron Cemetery, enabling Early to withdraw his tired and battered forces to Fishers Hill, above Strasburg. Except for a few brief hours at the Battle of Ceder Creek, one . . . — Map (db m2509) |
| Virginia, Winchester — Third Battle of Winchester |
| | September 19, 1864 Lieutenant General Jubal Earlys Shenandoah Valley Campaign began in June of 1864. Until the Third Battle of Winchester on September 19, he more than fulfilled General Lees hopes that the great success of 1862 could be repeated in 1864. Earlys opponent, General Philip Sheridan, assumed command of the Army of the Shenandoah on August 7, 1864. By September 19 its strength was just under 40,000 men. Sheridans mission, entrusted to him by General Grant and President . . . — Map (db m2511) |
| Virginia (Fairfax County), Centreville — Old Stone Church Haven for the Wounded |
| | Here, where the Warrenton Turnpike turned west from Braddock Road, the Union army marched from Centreville to meet Confederate forces in the first great battle of the Civil War on July 21, 1961. The afternoon, Union soldiers passed by here again, fleeing from the Manassas battlefield to reach Washington, D.C., the next day.
To your right is the “Old Stone Church” used as a Union hospital by Assistant Surgeon David L. Magruder, who later wrote that he “took possession of a . . . — Map (db m530) |
| Virginia (Fairfax County), Fairfax Station — Skirmish at St. Marys - Victory or Death |
| | Monday, August 8, 1864, was a hot and sultry day. Capt. John McMenamin of the 15th New York Volunteer Cavalry and Capt. James Fleming of the 16th New York Volunteer Cavalry had stopped at St. Mary's Church on the Ox Road (now Fairfax Station Rd.), Fairfax. Their Command of 60 troppers was resting, eating supper and feeding their horses.
Shortly after 5 p.m., vedettes sounded the alarm that Confederate cavalry were approaching, coming north on the Ox Rd. (now Vogue Rd.). The Union troopers . . . — Map (db m186) |
| Virginia (Fairfax County), Herndon — Mosbys Herndon Station Raid “My loss was nothing.” Mosby's Confederacy |
| | On St. Patrick's Day, March 17, 1863, Confederate Capt. John S. Mosby and 40 Partisan Rangers attacked the picket post of the 1st Vermont Cavalry guarding this station on the Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad. The detachment commander Lt. Alexander G. Watson, had just been joined by Maj. William Wells and other officers to investigate charges that pickets were stealing from local citizens.
Arriving ahead of a Union relief force, Mosby and his men took the pickets by surprise with . . . — Map (db m151) |
| Virginia (Fairfax County), Vienna — Freeman Store and Museum |
| | Caught in Conflict. In 1859, Abram Lydecker, a New Jersey merchant, purchased land in Vienna on which to build a large combination dwelling and store. The Lydecker family was displaced early as the Civil War swirled around the small village. Vienna village changed hands many times and the Lydeckers store and residence was occupied by both sides. Union officers were quartered here and kept their horses in the cellar. The Confederate army used it as a hospital. The Alexandria, . . . — Map (db m1643) |
| Virginia (Frederick County), Winchester — Lt. Colliers Earthworks |
| | From the time of Virginias secession from the Union on May 23, 1861, until just before the Battle of Manassas on July 21, 1861, the Confederate government in Richmond recognized the importance of defending the Lower Shenandoah Valley. When Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston occupied Winchester in June, 1861, he began to fortify the town with earthworks. Fort Collier was probably built under the supervision of General W.H.C. Whiting, Johnstons chief engineer. In the first months of the . . . — Map (db m2494) |
| Virginia (Hanover County), Doswell — Stop 2 — Colonel Weisiger's Virginians May 24, 1864 1:00pm - 4:00pm |
| | The five Virginia regiments led by Colonel David A. Weisiger began construction of the trenches before you on the morning of May 24 and continued to work on them during the next two days. The Virginians had been resting quietly near Andersons Tavern on the Virginia Central Railroad when a reported Union advance -- a movement begun before noon by Warrens Fifth Corps -- prompted Lieutenant General A.P. Hill to move the remainder General Mahones division here to protect Ox Ford. Four cannon of . . . — Map (db m20948) |
| Virginia (Henrico County), Richmond — The Fort Parapet Fort Harrison – 1864 |
| | Fort Harrison (renamed Fort Burhham) as it appeared in 1864-65. At the time of construction, Fort Harrison was surrounded by open fields. — Map (db m15486) |
| Wisconsin (Clark County), Neillsville — National Native American Vietnam Veterans Memorial "The Forgotten Warrior" |
| | This memorial statue was envisioned to serve as a touchstone where the quiet tears of unresolved grief from mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, relatives and friends could be shed in an honorific setting and be strengthened by the groundswell of pride that their departed loved ones stand in an elite company of Native American warriors who fought in America's longest and costliest undeclared war. "The Forgotten Warrior" stands forth symbolically to uphold an memorialize the honor of those . . . — Map (db m29599) |
| Wisconsin (Dane County), Middleton — 398 — Pheasant Branch Encampment |
| | On the night of July 20th, during the Black Hawk War of 1832, Sac Indian leader Black Hawk and his followers camped near this location. Desperate for food and frightened by the approaching military, the Indians fled northwest towards the Wisconsin River the next morning. — Map (db m31753) |
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| Ohio (Holmes County), Millersburg — Holmes County Veterans Memorial |
| |
Washington [north face]
Six Soldiers of the
Revolutionary War were
subsequently Residents of
Holmes County, Ohio.
Jackson [east face]
In memory of the
Soldiers of the War of A.D. 1812
who became citizens
of Holmes County, Ohio.
Scott [south face]
More than Two Hundred men
from Holmes County, Ohio,
served in the War with Mexico.
They were engaged in the
Battles of Cerro Gordo, Contreras,
Cherubusco, Molino Dely Ray
Chapultepec and San Cosme. . . . — Map (db m28961) |
| Ohio (Muskingum County), Zanesville — Muskingum County Medal of Honor Memorial |
| | Alfred Ransbottom
Civil War - Army
2-24-1865
Robert B. Brown
Civil War - Army
3-27-1890
George A. Lloyd
Civil War - Army
4-16-1891
William E. Richey
Civil War - Army
11-9-1893
William H. Longshore
Civil War - Army
8-10-1894
William C. Bryan
Indian War - Army
7-23-1900
Forrest Everhart
WWII - Army
9-10-1945
Melvin Mayfield
WWII - Army
5-31-1946
Ronald E. Rosser
Korean War - Army
7-7-1952
Ted Belcher
Vietnam - Army . . . — Map (db m16902) |
| South Carolina (Pickens County), Clemson — 39-3 — Old Stone Church / Old Stone Church Graveyard |
| | Old Stone Church
This church was built in 1797 for Hopewell (Keowee) Presbyterian congregation by John Rusk on land given by John Miller. Andrew Pickens and Robert Anderson of Revolutionary War fame were elders at its organization. The Reverend Thomas Reese, D.D., eminent Presbyterian clergymen, was the first minister. He died in 1796 and was buried here.
Old Stone Church Graveyard
Among the graves here are those of John Miller, London printer and publisher of the Pendleton . . . — Map (db m9420) |
| Wisconsin (Wood County), Marshfield — 295 — Prisoners of War |
| | Prior to World War II, few Americans had ever been held as prisoners of war on foreign soil. But the surrender of U.S. forces in the Phillippines in the spring of 1942 suddenly swelled the number of POWs into the thousands, and soon a network of support groups was formed in the U.S. to exchange information about loved ones held captive. At the wars end, the Bataan Relief Organization absorbed similar “barbed-wire clubs” and in 1949 became the American Ex-Prisoners of War. A . . . — Map (db m3193) |
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| Alabama (Clay County), Ashland — Clay County Veterans Memorial |
| | Dedicated to the veterans of Clay County who so unselfishly served and to those who died in defense of their country Let it be said “We will never forget” Left Panel List of World War I, World War II and Korean War veterans Right Panel List of World War II and Vietnam War veterans — Map (db m14302) |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), Farmington — Farmington Veterans Memorial |
| | Duty Honor Country
[ column 1 ]
U.S. Army Suppression of Pequots (1637) King Philip's War (1675 – 76) Jobanna Smith French & Indian Skirmishes (1711 – 12) Defense Of Litchfield (1724) Louisburg Expedition (1745) Timothy Root French & Indian Wars (1754 – 63) David Andrus Gershom Orvis Daniel Owen Reuben Smith Samuel Woodford Revolutionary War (1776 – 97) Gideon Andrus Samuel Church Joel Clark Ebenezer Dickinson Fisher . . . — Map (db m33068) |
| New York (New York County), New York — New York Korean War Veterans Memorial Battery Park |
| | This monument in Battery Park north of Castle Clinton, honors military personnel who served in the Korean Conflict (1950-1953). The memorial, dedicated in 1991, was designed by Welsh-born artist Mac Adams (b. 1943) and is notable as one of the first Korean War memorials erected in the United States.
The Korean War began on June 25, 1950, when North Korean forces crossed the 38th parallel, the dividing line between North and South Korea, and invaded South Korea. Within a month, the North . . . — Map (db m33600) |
| Ohio (Franklin County), New Albany — New Albany and Plain Township Veterans and First Responders Memorial |
| | New Albany and Plain Township Residents having served their country in times of war. Men who died in action while serving their country during war
World War II
William Lee Bigony
Edward Carson
Orris Needles
Herbert Sines
Vietnam War
Mike Butsko
Iraq War
Capt Shawn English
Plain Township Volunteer Fire Department
“They Answered Their Last Call”
Police Department — Map (db m14454) |
| Ohio (Meigs County), Racine — Racine American Legion Post 602 Veterans Memorial |
| |
In honor of the veterans
who dutifully served our country
Dedicated 26 May 1997
Dedicated to the honor
and sacrifice of the
men and women who served
our country in
World War I
World War II
The Korean War
The Vietnam War
Granada (sic - Grenada)
Panama
Persian Gulf
In honored tribute to
the brave men and women
of Racine and the surrounding aeaa
All Gave Some - Some Gave All
To the prisoners of war
and those missing in action
whose supreme sacrifice . . . — Map (db m28738) |
| Pennsylvania (Bucks County), Doylestown — Bucks County Vietnam War Memorial |
| | To remember and honor those Americans who gave of themselves in the Vietnam War
Dedicated June 16, 1984
On June 20, 2009, the 25th anniversary of the dedication of this Bucks County Penna Vietnam War Memorial, veterans of the Vietnam War and their families gathered here to honor the memory of the 136 young men from this county who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country during that war.
On this solemn occasion, a tribute was also paid to those Bucks County veterans of the . . . — Map (db m23472) |
| Virginia (Fauquier County), Warrenton — Warrenton |
| | Home of the “Gray Ghost.”
Although Warrenton was spared the ravages of major battles during the war, control of the town changed hands 67 times and many homes and churches housed soldiers or were used as hospitals. Warrenton was the home of several notable Confederates including Col. John Singleton Mosby, the “gray ghost of the Confederacy.” He is honored by the statue at this site. The Old Jail in use during the war, includes a Mosby exhibit.
Other . . . — Map (db m1272) |
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| Indiana (Knox County), Vincennes — Knox County (Indiana) Gold Star Honor Roll |
| | Spanish American War, World War I, World War II,
Korean War, Vietnam War, Desert Storm
Following the American Civil War, the United States emergence on the World scene was profound, if not inevitable.
The citizens of Knox County have been summoned on numerous occasions to answer their countrys need to fill the ranks of its armed services in conflicts throughout the world. These monuments before you are dedicated to those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the hope and belief that . . . — Map (db m23497) |
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| Ontario (Middlesex County), London — Crimean War Cannons |
| | These cannon were used at the seige of Sebastopol, and were brought to this country after the capture of that city by the British in 1855. Sir John Carling was instrumental in procuring these three pieces for this city. This gun is a British piece. The other two are Russian. This tablet was erected by the London and Middlesex Historical Society, 1907
Restored 1987 — Map (db m18928) |
| Ontario (Middlesex County), London — London South African War Memorial 1899 - 1902 |
| | “In Honour of the Men from the London District who Fought for the Empire in South Africa, and in Memory of Those Who Fell.”
1899 - 1902
[First Panel]
Pte. D. L. Moore, R.C.R.- Feb 14th, 1900
Pte. J. A. Donegan, 26th M.Lt.I.- Feb 18th, 1900
Pte. R. Smith, 26th M.Lt.I.- Feb 18th, 1900
Pte. W. G. Adams, 7th Regt. Fus.- April 16th, 1900
Pte. F.G.W. Floyd, 7th Regt. Fus.- May 10th, 1900
Pte. E. Mullins, R.C.R.I.- June 11th, 1900
[Second Panel]
Royal . . . — Map (db m18927) |
| Ontario (Middlesex County), London — London War Cenotaph |
| | East facade:
MCM
XIV
The Glorious Dead
West facade:MCM
XXXIX
1950 - 1953
Bronze plaque on West facade:
In honour of those who died in war and conflict
Erected 1934 by the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire (IODE)
Rededicated 1999 by the London Municipal Chapter IODE
North facade:
United Nations Peacekeepers
We Will Remember Them
Nearby usage informational sign:
Memorial Services
This Cenotaph is reserved for . . . — Map (db m18966) |
| Ireland, Leinster (County Longford), Longford — County Longford Great War Memorial 1914 - 1918 |
| | [Northeast Face]
To Perpetuate the Memory
of the 284 Gallant Soldiers
of the County Longford
who fell in the Great World War.
This Cross was erected by
the generous subscriptions of
their sorrowing relatives,
comrades and sympathisers.
R. I. P.
[Handwritten note hanging below reads:]
In memory of the 325 Longford men and women
who died in World Wars One and Two
and other conflicts
R. I. P.
[Southwest face]
Those loving Heroes
good and . . . — Map (db m27355) |
| Philippines, Manila, Ermita — In Memory if the Victims of Military Sexual Slavery during the Second World War |
| | This historical marker is being offered in memory of the Filipina victims of Japanese Military sexual slavery during the Second World War.
During the Japanese occupation of the Philippines approximately 1,000 women became victims of military sexual slavery by the Japanese imperial army.
All over the country, in these "Comfort Stations" or sites were the institutional and organized rape and abuse of women by the Japanese military were committed.
Through this historical marker. A . . . — Map (db m25089) |
| Alabama (Baldwin County), Gulf Shores — Fort Bowyer War of 1812 |
| | At, or near, this site, the United States, after seizing this point of land from the Spanish in 1813, built Fort Bowyer, a structure of wood and sand.
A small garrison of men courageously fought to defend the fort against two British attacks, one in September, 1814, again in February, 1815. — Map (db m28692) |
| Alabama (Baldwin County), Spanish Fort — Revolutionary War Battlefield and Burial Ground at Spanish Fort (1780-1781) |
| | During the Revolutionary War, France, Spain, Britain, and the United States were interested in the fate of this region. In March 1780, Spanish forces captured Mobile. They established a palisaded fort with trenches (one mile north of here) to protect nearby Frenchtown, also known as The Village from British forces based in Pensacola. Early on the foggy Sunday morning of 7 January 1871, the British, under Col. von Hanxleden, attacked with about 200 German, Swiss, English, loyalist American . . . — Map (db m20034) |
| Alabama (Chambers County), LaFayette — Chambers County War Memorial |
| | In memory of Chambers Co. veterans who gave their lives in following wars:
World War I [west face] (list of names)
World War II [east and south faces](list of names)
Korean and Vietnam Conflicts [north face] (lists of names) — Map (db m18163) |
| Alabama (Colbert County), Barton — Civil War Skirmish at The Barton Cemetery |
| | Bullet - marked tombstones in this cemetery shows evidence of a brisk skirmish here Oct. 26, 1863, when Gen. P.J. Osterhaus's first division of Sherman's Corps came under fire from Gen. S.D. Lee's Confederate troops. CSA artillery on a hill near a frame church (Zion No. 1) opened fire at dawn and Union artillery replied from the cemetery. CSA forces retreated to Little Bear Creek. USA forces briefly occupied Tuscumbia, then retreated to Cherokee and abandoned attempt to advance along the . . . — Map (db m29114) |
| Alabama (Dallas County), Cahaba — Civil War Prison |
| | In 1858, the railroad company graded away an Indian mound that stood here. A brick warehouse was built in its place. From 1863 - 1865 the Confederate government used this warehouse to hold captured Federal Soldiers. You are standing on a pile of brick rubble from this structure.
This official 1864 diagram helped archaeologists identify the actual prison site. Carefully excavated clues revealed that a proposed extension to the stockade was actually built.
If you follow the brick rubble . . . — Map (db m22666) |
| Alabama (Montgomery County), Montgomery — Telegram Which Began War Between The States |
| | Montgomery, April 11, 1861
General Beauregard, Charleston:
Do not desire needlessly to bombard Fort Sumter. If Major Anderson will state the time at which, as indicated by him, he will evacuate, and agree that in the meantime he will not use his guns against us unless ours should be employed against Fort Sumter, you are thus authorized to avoid the effusion of blood. If this or its equivalent be refused, reduce the fort as your judgment decides to be most practicable.
L. P. Walker
Sec. of War. C.S.A. — Map (db m22524) |
| Alabama (Morgan County), Decatur — 1 — Decatur and The Civil War in North Alabama “A Hard Nut To Crack” The Battle For Decatur |
| | Decatur had close to 800 residents in 1860, not many more than the 606 persons counted in the 1850 census. Included in the 1860 census were 267 white males, 206 white females, three free blacks including two males and one female, and 130 slaves of which 56 were males and 74 were females. The town changed hands during the Civil War at least eight times, because of its strategic importance astride the junction of two railroads, and its location on the Tennessee River. Jefferson Davis passed . . . — Map (db m28209) |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Sierra Vista — Union Soldiers Buried in Historic Cemetery Southern Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery |
| | This cemetery
holds the remains of
18 California Volunteers who died
at Fort Lowell during the Civil War and a
Civil War Veteran of the U.S. Colored Troops.
Their graves are marked with a GAR star.
Sgt. John C. McQuade - Co.B, 2 Calif. Calvary - July 12, 1862 1st Sgt. Elijah Perry - Co. A, 1 Calif. Calvary - Aug. 12, 1862 Pvt. Jacob Smith Co. G, 5 Calif. Infantry - Oct. 3, 1862 Pvt. Samuel Riddle - Co. E, Calif. Infantry Pct. George W. Ward - Co. B, Calif. Calvary Pvt. . . . — Map (db m33745) |
| Arizona (Maricopa County), Phoenix — Jewish War Veterans Memorial |
| |
In honor of
the Arizonans of
the Jewish faith
who gave their lives
in the service
of our country in World War II
In Memoriam
Sgt. Leno Off April, 1943 Sgt. Eli Gold - Dec. 29, 1943 Sgt. Elmer I. Rosner - July 8, 1944 Lt. Harry Urman - Nov. 4, 1944 Sgt. Robert J. Friedman - Nov. 17, 1944 PFC. Lenard P. Meyer - March 14, 1945 S2/C Irving Paul - April 12, 1945 Lt. Aaron I. Dow - May 31, 1945 — Map (db m27677) |
| Arizona (Maricopa County), Phoenix — The Arizona Korean War Veterans Memorial |
| | The Arizona Korean War Veterans Memorial
is dedicated to those Arizona men and women
who served during the Korean War
June 25, 1950 - July 27, 1953
***
Arizona Korean War Veterans Memorial Commissioners
MG Donald L. Owens, AZ ANG (Adjutant General of Arizona), Chairman
Donald A. Parks Ph.D.*,
Vice Chairman Donald A. Bliss. State Sen. Jones Osborn Norman O. Gallion Budd L. Peabody State Rep. James A. Hardegan State Rep. James B. Ratliff Pamela Moore . . . — Map (db m27350) |
| Arizona (Mohave County), Kingman — World War I Memorial |
| | In Memory of
The men and women
Of Mohave County
Who served in the
World War
1917-1918 — Map (db m29398) |
| Arizona (Yuma County), Yuma — World War II Bridge Test Site |
| | In January 1943 the Yuma Test Branch of the Engineer Board of the Corps of Engineers commenced test operations on fixed and floating bridges at Imperial Dam. Tests were conducted in both sluiceways as well as above and below the dam. Transportation equipment for bridges was tested in the desert as well as in the dunes west of Yuma. Troop units were ordered into the area to provide manpower for conducting the tests and to train in river crossing operations. The 87th, 88th, 553rd, and 555th Engr. . . . — Map (db m29058) |
| Arkansas (Benton County), War Eagle — War Eagle Mills |
| | Sylvanus Blackburn came to the War Eagle in 1832. By 1838 he had a saw mill, a grist mill, and a house. Peter Van Winkle came about 1850. By 1860, this was a thriving crossroads. March 8, 1862, Generals Van Dorn and Price, retreating from the battlefield, bivouacked 10 miles south of Elkhorn. The next day they reached the Blackburn - Van Winkle area where abandoned homes housed the sick and exhausted. While Curtis was in camp at Cross Hollows before the battle. Col Grenville M. Dodge ground corn in Blackburn's mill. — Map (db m19492) |
| Arkansas (Clay County), St. Francis — Chalk Bluff in the Civil War Skirmish of May 15, 1862 |
| | Chalk Bluff occupied a strategic position during the Civil War. Its cliffs commanded a vital river crossing on the only major road from Missouri into the Crowley's Ridge country. Provisions were collected here and shipped downstream to Confederate forces. At daybreak on May 15, 1862 Union troops seized the ferry, crossed the river under fire, captured the town and drove the Confederates into the woods. — Map (db m18186) |
| Arkansas (Clay County), St. Francis — Chalk Bluff in the Civil War Battle of May 1-2, 1863 |
| | In April 1863 a Confederate army of 5000 men commanded by General John S. Marmaduke advanced into Missouri. Forced to retreat before superior Union forces, the Confederates on May 1-2 fought a successful delaying action here while their army crossed the swollen St. Francis River on a makeshift floating bridge. — Map (db m4911) |
| Arkansas (Clay County), St. Francis — Chalk Bluff in the Civil War Raids of March-April 1863 |
| | On March 10, 1863 Union cavalry captured the ferry after a three-hour fight. They burned buildings and stores of corn in Chalk Bluff and destroyed a large uncompleted ferry boat. Two weeks later on March 24 Union cavalry returned to Chalk Bluff and pursued retreating Confederates as far as Scatterville south of present day Piggott. On April 20 confederate cavalry surprised and routed a Union encampment across the river from Chalk Bluff. — Map (db m4906) |
| Arkansas (Washington County), Fayetteville — Revolutionary War Soldier Memorial (1775-1783) |
| | In Memory to those soldiers
who fought for American
Independence during the
Revolutionary War.
These Veterans of the
American Revolution came to
live and died in Northwest
Arkansas
Names in left column:
Benton County
John Robinson
Boone County
Jordan Milam
Madison County
James Gage Job Hobbs James Stewart Daniel Sutherland Johnson Womack
Names in center column:
Washington County
Thomas Garvin Samuel Gregg James Leeper . . . — Map (db m21227) |
| California (Amador County), Sutter Creek — To Remember the Men of Amador County Who Died in The World War |
| | [There are four markers mounted on the monument; one each for World War I, World War II, Korea and Vietnam. The first three are mounted on the north side and the fourth is mounted on the south side of monument]
[World War I]
To Remember
THE MEN OF AMADOR COUNTY
Who Died in the World War
Left Column:
G. Bulaich, J.A. Cuneo, F.S. Ferrari, E.L. Flitcraft, E.F. Forbes, L. Griesback, P.W. Hamm, J.R. Hyland, A. Kretcher, G. Koprivica
Right Column:
R.E. Noce, . . . — Map (db m13421) |
| California (Butte County), Chico — Chico World War I Memorial |
| | In Memory of Our
Honored Dead of
The World War
1917 – 1918
William H. Aitken Wyatt L. Arbuckle Edwin W. Boggs Russell C. Doyle Harry A. Elliott Elbert P. Esmond Edward N. Fairo Nelson Coe Aaron S. Harris Hjalmr Helenius Clyde D. Jenkins Howard Linn Jack H. Lucas Raymond P. Lynn William M. Marshall James F. Morris Fredrick Moyer Hugh E. Overton Frank Patocka George H. Pearson Edgar E. Roberts Porter L. Sanders Lee Shaw Clinton . . . — Map (db m29758) |
| California (Kern County), Bakersfield — Kern County Korean War Memorial |
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[Center Panel:]
Korea
The Forgotten War
June 25, 1950 – July 27, 1953
33,741 – Americans Killed in Action
2,835 – Non-Hostile Deaths
103,283 – Americans Wounded
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Kern County Killed in Action
[Left Column:]
Adams, Robert W. ∙ Blackmon, Thomas W. Jr. . . . — Map (db m25041) |
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