Fort Myer in Arlington in Arlington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

General Philip Kearny Memorial

Kearny Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, August 30, 2009

1. Kearny Memorial

west and south faces.

Inscription.
[on base of statue by Edward Clark Potter, south face:]

KEARNY

[west face:]

New Jersey honors her most distinguished soldier.
Erected 1914

[north face:]

Major General Philip Kearny
Born June 1, 1814

[east face:]

Gave his left arm at Churubusco, Mexico, August 18, 1847; and his life at Chantilly, VA, September 1, 1862.

Erected 1914 by State of New Jersey.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Mexican-American • War, US Civil • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the National Cemeteries series list.

Location. 38° 52.796′ N, 77° 4.459′ W. Marker is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Fort Myer. Memorial is at the intersection of Meigs Road/ Lee Drive and Wilson & Sheridan Drives, on the right when traveling north on Meigs Road/ Lee Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Myer VA 22211, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Doubleday (within shouting distance of this marker); Pan American Airways Flight 103 Memorial Cairn (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Civil War Unknowns Monument

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(about 400 feet away); American Volunteer Group, China Air Task Force and the 14th Air Force (about 400 feet away); R Adams Cowley (about 400 feet away); Hallowed Ground (about 400 feet away); Division and Reunification (about 400 feet away); The Path to Freedom (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arlington.

Also see . . . Philip Kearny. (Submitted on September 1, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)

Additional keywords. Edward Clark Potter, sculptor; Chasseurs d'Afrique; Battle of Solferino; French Légion d'honneur; Army of the Potomac.

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, August 30, 2009

2. Kearny Memorial

east and north faces.

Kearny Memorial and grave site, Arlington National Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, August 30, 2009

3. Kearny Memorial and grave site, Arlington National Cemetery

Philip Kearny, Jr., Brigadier General, U.S. Army, Civil War image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Wikipedia, August 30, 2009

4. Philip Kearny, Jr., Brigadier General, U.S. Army, Civil War

General Kearny's statue, Arlington National Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, August 30, 2009

5. General Kearny's statue, Arlington National Cemetery

General Philip Kearny Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2011

6. General Philip Kearny Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 1, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,890 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 1, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 6. submitted on July 22, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.