Richard J. Oglesby was born in Kentucky, journeyed to Decatur as a young orphan, and later became one of Decatur's most prominentand best-loved citizens. Oglesby made a small fortune in the California Gold Rush and fought in both the . . . — — Map (db m56877) HM
It shot a six pound iron ball, giving it its name, it could also shoot an explosive shell or canister. Six pounders, incidentally, were fired by six man crews and pulled by a team of six horses. It was born in 1839 at the Algar Foundry in Boston. A . . . — — Map (db m195831) HM
Thomas Ford was Illinois' eighth governor. He was born in Pennsylvania in 1800, where his widowed mother struggled to raise the family amidst poverty. The family moved to Illinois in 1805. Ford studied law for one term at Transylvania University in . . . — — Map (db m182841) HM
The Godfrey Cemetery, originally known as Monticello Cemetery, was part of the property owned by Benjamin Godfrey that was donated to the Monticello Seminary in February 1840. Four acres of the property were to be used for interments for the . . . — — Map (db m144940) HM
1775 • 1918
Memorial
in honor of
our sons and daughters
who served their nation
in freedom's cause and in memory
of who gave their those of our number
who gave their last full measure
of devotion in
the six great wars . . . — — Map (db m143598) WM
William H. Bissell 1811-1860. The eleventh governor of Illinois lived in this vicinity before he was thirty, serving as pioneer physician, teacher, and lawyer. He was elected as a democrat to the state legislature, becoming speaker of the house, . . . — — Map (db m144918) HM
Colonel William R. Morrison
One of Waterloo's most renowned and distinguished citizens was Colonel William R. Morrison, to whom the city owes its library.
The library building at the corner of Library and Park Streets was Colonel . . . — — Map (db m219967) HM
Stephen A. Douglas was born in Brandon, Vermont, in 1813. He attended schools there and in New York state. In 1833, he settled in Winchester, Illinois, five miles southwest, where he taught school. In 1834 he moved to Jacksonville, eight miles . . . — — Map (db m182098) HM
A native of Kentucky, John J. Hardin moved to Jacksonville in 1831 when he was twenty-one. Like other young men of their generation. Hardin and Abraham Lincoln served in the Black Hawk War. Both men were lawyers and Whig politicians who . . . — — Map (db m57634) HM
Union Training Camp
The State of Illinois established Camp Butler in August 1861 in response to President Abraham Lincoln's second call for volunteers to suppress the rebellion. Named for William Butler, the state treasurer, its location . . . — — Map (db m157748) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m11131) WM
(obelisk)
Erected by the citizens of New Athens as loving tribute to its loyal sons, who answered the call for their country defense on land and on sea during
The Mexican War 1846—1848
The Civil War 1861—1865
The Spanish . . . — — Map (db m170693) WM
Center PanelEtched 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 . . . — — Map (db m11778) WM
This Memorial Hall, the first of its kind in the United States, dedicated to our Veterans of all wars, was completed in the year 1903 with dedication ceremonies on June Third of that year by our twenty-sixth President Theodore Roosevelt with these . . . — — Map (db m95722) HM WM
( Center Panel )
Clinton County
War Memorial
All Gave Some.
Some Gave All.
Dedicated to All
Clinton County
Veterans
( Left - Large Panel )
Civil War * 1861 - - 1865
( Row One )
Wm. H. Abbott • Alfred R. . . . — — Map (db m21436) WM
Five Indiana regiments were formed at this rendezvous point in 1846-1847 for service in the Mexican War. The first 3,000 men departed for active duty under Brigadier-General Joseph Lane during July, 1846. — — Map (db m206973) HM
Both civil and military, who gave us our country, our flag and our Constitution; to those of 1812, the Mexican, the Civil, the Spanish American and World War; and to all loyal citizens, who have aided the United States by defending and promoting the . . . — — Map (db m200549) WM
To Indiana's Silent Victors
War with Mexico 1846 1847 1848 Indiana Regiments No's. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 4585 men
Indian and British War 1811-1812 Battle of Tippecanoe Indians defeated Nov. 7, 1811
War of the Revolution Capture of . . . — — Map (db m105767) WM
Originally known as , "Obelisk Square", this park was completed in 1930 and is situated between the American Legion Mall and the Indiana World War Memorial. Its main feature is the Obelisk fountain. This portion of the Plaza was designed originally . . . — — Map (db m132836) HM
The son of Indiana's sixth governor, Lew Wallace was a man of boundless ambition and restless spirit. Born April 10, 1827, in Brookville, Ind., Wallace was a lawyer, soldier, politician and author. A Mexican War veteran, he led the 11th Indiana . . . — — Map (db m187302) HM
( Dates Carved Around Top )
1847 • 1861 • 1896 • 1917
( Left Panel )
Mexican War
1847
( Rest - Unreadable )
( Above Front Panel)
G. A. R.
( Front Panel )
(Eagle & Crest)
G. A. R.
L. W. . . . — — Map (db m48597) WM
Estab. Dec. 1829, the Cemetery predates Waynetown (then Middletown) which was estab. July 1830. The last burial was in 1908. William Bratton, the only member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804 - 1806) to be buried in Indiana, is buried here. . . . — — Map (db m81731) HM
An armed conflict between the USA and the United Mexican States from 1846-1848. It followed in the wake of the 1845 American annexation of the independent Republic of Texas. US Battle deaths 1,733 — — Map (db m222450) HM
Total Servicemembers…78,718
Battle Deaths…1,733
Other Deaths in Service…11,550
Wounded…4,152
Total Rush County Servicemembers…2 — — Map (db m223498) WM
(South Face, Center Panel)
Civil War • Spanish American War • Mexican War • World War I • World War II.
This memorial is dedicated to all those from
Tippecanoe County who in the Armed Service of all wars made the
Supreme . . . — — Map (db m34343) WM
Shortly after the town's founding an application was made to the postal authorities at Washington for a post office under the name "Franklin".
It was refused because a Franklin post office already existed in Indiana and the department would . . . — — Map (db m174726) HM
Private
Company G 1st Regiment
Missouri Mounted Infantry
Mexican War
Pvt Carson died of some unknown illness
at this point on July 13, 1846
and was buried on the following day — — Map (db m64202) WM
"The commands are given, the companies break into column....hardy, dashing looking fellows, those men, tanned up in their march from Fort Scott, from whence they have just joined us....The men are nearly all quite young....They are mounted on . . . — — Map (db m36137) HM
This reconstructed infantry barracks, one of two at Fort Scott, serves to remind us of life for an infantry soldier here in the 1840s and 50s.
During wartime, infantry fought on foot, but during peacetime, life in the infantry meant isolation, . . . — — Map (db m36186) HM
Eighteen Miles a Day
Hundreds of freight wagons laden with trade items once lumbered by here, passing just uphill from where you are standing. Large caravans took six to ten weeks to travel the 900 miles between Mexico (present-day New . . . — — Map (db m65512) HM
On 19 September 1846, the more than 500 men and officers of the Mormon Battalion arrived here. These Mormons (members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) had volunteered to fight in the war with Mexico, enlisting at Council . . . — — Map (db m175836) HM
For over three decades starting in 1827, Elm Grove Campground, one mile east of near the bridge on Cedar Creek, was an important frontier camp site. Thousands of Santa Fe traders, Oregon and California emigrants, missionaries, mountain men, soldiers . . . — — Map (db m20093) HM
Lone Elm is one of the most historic and important frontier trail camp sites in America and was used as a campground and rendezvous point for all three of our nation's great western roads to the frontier.....the Santa Fe, Oregon, and California . . . — — Map (db m34334) HM
The Travelers
For more than four decades, tens of thousands of travelers camped here. The Lone Elm campground was one or two nights out from the frontier "jumping off" points on the Missouri River. The great lone elm tree that gave this . . . — — Map (db m34355) HM
The Fort Leavenworth Military Road
Created in 1837, this road was originally created to run from Fort Leavenworth south to Fort Gibson in Oklahoma. It was actually part of the route that Congress had designated as the border line of the . . . — — Map (db m50613) HM
Located today at 59th Terrace and Bluejacket in the city of Shawnee, Gum Springs was the site of the Shawnee Indian church and meeting house, as well as the location of several excellent springs, all near the intersection of the Fort Leavenworth . . . — — Map (db m50693) HM
[Battles listed chronologically]
Palo Alto : Resaca de la Palma : Monterey : Cerro Gordo : Contreras : San Antonio : Cherubusco : Vera Cruz : Molino del Rey : Chapultepec : City of Mexico
Belmont ∙ Fort Henry ∙ Fort Donelson . . . — — Map (db m81734) WM
On 3 September 1846, the Mormon Battalion camped near here on its way to fight in the war with Mexico. This small army of more than 500 men and officers had been recruited at Council Bluffs, Iowa, from among the Mormon pioneers (members of The . . . — — Map (db m80663) HM
The Mormon Battalion camped here for five days beginning 27 August 1846. The battalion's more than 500 volunteers and officers had been recruited from the Mormon pioneers (members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) at Council . . . — — Map (db m45056) HM WM
It all started over trade that promised great profits. Once Mexico won independence from Spain in 1821 Americans were welcomed and encouraged to trade. Trade quickly flourished, creating opportunities and profits linking the economies of Missouri . . . — — Map (db m40127) HM
The Mormon Battalion camped here on 8 September 1846. The more than 500 volunteers in this little army were enlisted to fight in the war with Mexico. They had been recruited from among the Mormon pioneers (members of The Church of Jesus Christ of . . . — — Map (db m95885) HM
With the Revolution won and the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783, the United States was extended westward to the Mississippi River. To the west of the Mississippi, the French Tricolor waved over French Louisiana until the purchase of that . . . — — Map (db m56947) HM
A foremost champion of the Union, a staunch friend of the stricken South, defender of constitutional freedom. Born Columbia 1817, died 1895 and buried in city cemetery. Veteran Mexican War, leader famed First Kentucky Union Cavalry, hero of many . . . — — Map (db m83387) HM
Home site of John Pollard Gaines.
1795-1857. Fought in War of 1812.
In state legislature, 1825-36.
Major in the 1st Kentucky Cavalry and
an aide-de-camp to Gen. Winfield
Scott, in Mexican war. Elected to
Congress, 1847-49, while prisoner
of . . . — — Map (db m133213) HM
(side 1)
Poet, Lawyer and Soldier
Theodore O'Hara was born in this city, Feb. 11, 1820. He read law with Judge Wm. Owsley. Newspaper work included editing Frankfort Yeoman and Louisville Times. He served in Mexican War, . . . — — Map (db m121558) HM
An early army post, built in 1804,
at junction of Licking and
Ohio
Rivers. In War of 1812 used as a
military prison. Kentucky troops
assembled here for the Canadian
invasion, 1813. Used for training
volunteers during Mexican-American
War. . . . — — Map (db m228719) HM
Born in Kentucky
April 19, 1791 - August 6, 1880
Transylvania University 1812
War of 1812 - Aide De Camp to Andrew Jackson
River Raisin - Pensacola - New Orleans
Mexican War - Major General of the Volunteers
Commanded 1st Volunteer . . . — — Map (db m22100) HM
Gen. William O. Butler, born Kentucky 1791, died here, 1880. War of 1812: River Raisin, Pensacola, and New Orleans. Gen. Andrew Jackson's staff 1816-17. Cited for heroism in Mexican War 1846-48. Practiced law here. Congressman 1839-43. Defeated as . . . — — Map (db m22131) HM
Brig. Gen. James S. Jackson, USA, killed in battle of Perryville on Oct. 8, 1862, is buried in south end of cemetery. Born Woodford Co., Ky., 1823. First Lt., Mexican War, then practiced law in Greenup. He came Hopkinsville, 1855. Elected to . . . — — Map (db m88916) HM
Home of John Hunt Morgan
"Thunderbolt of the Confederacy"
Born Huntsville, Ala. 6-1-1825
Killed Greeneville, Tenn. 9-4-1864
Lieutenant - Kentucky Volunteers in Mexican War 1846-1847 Major General - C.S.A., 1861-1864. — — Map (db m29410) HM
(Front): John Cabell Breckinridge, 1821-75, one of four Kentuckians - more than any state, except New York - who were U.S. Vice Presidents. Others were Adlai E. Stevenson, Richard M. Johnson, and Alben W. Barkley. In U.S. Congress, 1851-55. . . . — — Map (db m130963) HM
Kentuckians explored the western frontier after the War of 1812. When Texas
rebelled against Mexican rule in 1836, many Kentuckians had friends or relatives
there and took an interest in the fate of the new Texas Republic.
500 Kentuckians . . . — — Map (db m206460) HM
Edward Henry Hobson was born in Greensburg, Kentucky, on July 11, 1825. He was educated in the common schools of Greensburg and Danville, Kentucky. He worked for his father who was a successful merchant in Greensburg. In 1846 Hobson enlisted for . . . — — Map (db m96862) HM
Reuben Creel, Greensburg native, appointed by Lincoln as consul from U.S. to Chihuahua, Mexico, 1863. Served until 1866. His son Enrique C., in turn, served as ambassador from Mexico to U.S., 1907-09. Reuben went to Mexico with Gen. Ward, Greensburg . . . — — Map (db m96866) HM
The 61st formed in Kentucky, from parts of Hardin, Barren counties. Home of the Buckners. Simon Bolivar Buckner, graduate of West Point, captain in Mexican War, CSA general in the Civil War, governor of Kentucky, 1887-91, candidate for US . . . — — Map (db m39987) HM
Col. Richard Taylor of Va., veteran of French and Indian War and the Revolution, built original part of "Springfield" ca. 1790. Boyhood home of son "Old Rough and Ready" Zachary Taylor (1784-1850), veteran of 1812 and Black Hawk wars. Mex. War hero . . . — — Map (db m100859) HM
Gen. Zachary Taylor (1784 – 1850), distinguished lifelong soldier and twelfth President of the United States, buried here in family cemetery. Commissioned Lt. in 1808. Served in War of 1812; Black Hawk War, 1832; Seminole War, 1836 – 43. . . . — — Map (db m21405) HM
Used in war with Mexico–1846. Re-bored and rifled about 1861 to use 3.8 in. James or Hotchkiss shells indicating Civil War use. Mr. Marion Humphries, a local jeweler and businessman, was instrumental in fitting the cannon with a complete new . . . — — Map (db m123967) HM
Born, 1808, about five miles west. Moved to Mo., 1830. As Brig. Gen., Mo. Militia, quelled Mormon riots with no bloodshed, 1838; refused execute Prophet Smith and others court-martialed. In 1846, Mexican War, formed lst Reg. Mo. Mounted Volunteers . . . — — Map (db m83594) HM
Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston
Born February 2 - 1803
Washington, KY.
Killed at Shiloh Tenn.
April 6 - 1862
Graduated West Point 1826,
Black Hawk War,
War for Texas Independence,
Mexican War, . . . — — Map (db m84142) HM
Liberty of Texas 1836
From here 18 “Paducah Volunteers” led by Capt. Amon B. King embarked for Texas in 1835 in response to Sam Houston's appeal for aid in fight for freedom from Mexico. Two weeks after The Alamo, in battle at . . . — — Map (db m158792) HM
Born on July 25, 1824 in Floydsburg, Oldham Co., he was one of eight children born to Col. Jacob and Isabella Watson Oglesby, who, with two of his siblings, died in the 1833 cholera epidemic. Oglesby was raised by an uncle and moved to Decatur, Ill. . . . — — Map (db m174576) HM
Zero Milestone
Jefferson Davis Highway
Fairview, Ky. - Biloxi, Miss.
Erected 1930 by
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
Born June 3, 1808
in Christian, now Todd Co. KY.
Died December 6, 1889
in New Orleans, . . . — — Map (db m3034) HM
N. Adams, POW • W.C. Arnett • Milton Barlow • John Bell • James Blackburn • Joseph C.S. Blackburn • Charles Boler • Abraham “Abe” Buford • John Buford • Andrew J. Cogar • N. Maffett Crutcher • James Davis • John C. Davis • John W. Davis • Lewis . . . — — Map (db m202984) WM
One of America's most important literary figures, Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 - April 27, 1882), wrote these words that turned out to be prophetic. Before the Mexican-American War began, Emerson predicted that "the U.S. will conquer Mexico, . . . — — Map (db m114882) HM
Three Louisiana men played prominent roles in the Mexican-American War. Though John Slidell was born in New York, he moved to New Orleans in 1819, started a successful law practice, and eventually became an important leader of the Democratic Party . . . — — Map (db m114832) HM
Panel 1 Fifteen years before Americans began fighting each other in the Civil War, they were at war with their neighbors to the south in Mexico. The Mexican-American War began in 1846 and lasted less than two years with the Americans achieving a . . . — — Map (db m114839) HM
To honor
Zachary Taylor
U.S. Army General and twelfth President
of the United States
Known to Americans as
"Old Rough and Ready"
and who lived for a time some 200 yards
southwest of this spot
This marker placed in 1951 by . . . — — Map (db m87482) HM WM
"Old Rough and Ready," America's 12th president, lived on this site in the home pictured above. He called the cottage Buena Vista after his famous 1847 victory in the Mexican War. The pale horse pictured was Taylor's favorite, "Whitey." It would . . . — — Map (db m87824) HM
About 2 miles NW occupied 1844-45 by the 4th Infantry Regiment part of the "Army of Observation" to be near the Texas border should hostilities occur with Mexico. The camp located on the old Texas Road. Lt. Ulysses S. Grant was stationed there and . . . — — Map (db m109434) HM
President Thomas Jefferson negotiated the Louisiana Purchase with French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte in 1803. The Louisiana Purchase was the largest peacetime land acquisition in U.S. history, containing territory that eventually comprised 15 states. . . . — — Map (db m106110) HM
[Panel 1]:
On and near this site since 1718 has centered the military activities of both regular and citizen soldiers of France, Spain, the Confederacy and the United States. On either side were the redoubts forming the “Great . . . — — Map (db m24684) HM
Born at Fairview, KY. June 3, 1808
U.S. Army 1828-1835
Served in Black Hawk War
Congressman U.S. 1845-1846
Colonel Mississippi Volunteers in War with Mexico
Rendered Gallant Service in the taking of Monterey and Buena Vista where he was . . . — — Map (db m51521) HM
Civil War AlexandriaAlexandria, Louisiana, served briefly
of the Confederate Department of the Trans-Mississippi,
as the headquarters a vast area encompassing states and territories west of the
Mississippi River.In spring 1863, the . . . — — Map (db m136134) HM
Historical park 125 yards from here.
With … and remaining building of
Old Fort Jesup.
Erected by the State of Louisiana
and the Daughters of the American Revolution. — — Map (db m106139) HM
Established in 1822 under Gen. Zachary Taylor as a major American fort on the southwestern frontier. It later became known as the Cradle of the Mexican War. — — Map (db m106138) HM
Battery Blair was completed in 1903. It was named for Francis P. Blair, Jr., a veteran of the Mexican and Civil Wars who rose to the rank of major general and later represented Missouri in the U.S. Senate. The battery consisted of two twelve-inch . . . — — Map (db m25378) HM
Panel 1:
[rendering of Rear Admiral James Alden]
Born in Portland March 31, 1810
Died in San Francisco Feb 6, 1877
Panel 2: [rendering of a mariner's sextant] Intrepid Explorer
Skilful Hydrographer
Cartographer of the . . . — — Map (db m72995) HM WM
Spanish 12-pounder bronze smooth bore
gun named El Neptuno
Captured by the United States Navy from the
Mexicans in California in 1847 — — Map (db m29642) HM
[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, 1846
[Northeast side of Monument]:
To Midshipmen
J. W. Pillsbury.
and
T. . . . — — Map (db m66330) HM
Spanish 18-pounder bronze smooth bore
gun named San Cayetano
Captured by the United States Navy from the
Mexicans in California in 1847 — — Map (db m29646) HM
Spanish 18-pounder bronze smooth bore
gun cast in Lima, Peru, 1769
Captured by the United States Navy from the
Mexicans in California in 1847 — — Map (db m29647) HM
Spanish 12-pounder bronze smooth bore
gun named St. Damian
Captured by the United States Navy from the
Mexicans in California in 1847 — — Map (db m29641) HM
Spanish 12-pounder bronze smooth bore
gun named St. Joseph
Captured by the United States Navy from the
Mexicans in California in 1847 — — Map (db m29645) HM
Named in honor of the officers and men of the Third Cavalry who captured the Castle of Chapultepec, Mexico, 1847
"Brave Rifles - Veterans" - Winfield Scott, General, U.S. Army
Placed here by the officers and men of the Third Armored . . . — — Map (db m19646) HM
1846-7-8 Erected by the Maryland Association of Veterans of Mexican War 1903 [tablet 2]
Association of the Veterans of the Mexican War 1846-7-8
Surviving members 1903 Of the Army.
John A. Reese, Samuel C. Love, John A. Love, John . . . — — Map (db m81626) HM
Surgeon General United States Navy, born in Baltimore, Maryland May 21, 1809 and died at Owings Mills, Maryland March 1, 1880. He served his country well.
And in memory of Rosemary Carson, his wife, born in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania November 9, . . . — — Map (db m2071) HM
This bell originally hung in a monastery in Mexico. Brought to America during the Mexican War, 1846. Served as fire alarm in Cambridge until 1883. — — Map (db m3970) HM
George Washington Getty was born in Washington, D.C. on October 2, 1819. He graduated from the U.S Military Academy in West Point in 1840 and served in Michigan at Fort Monroe, Virginia. He was a captain of artillery in the Mexican War (1847-48), . . . — — Map (db m113877) HM
General Edward C. Carrington (1825-1892) purchased the Yarrow land tract consisting of 150 acres and the home called Sportland for $59,000 on 9 September 1869.
In 1846, he organized Captain Carrington’s Company, 1st Regiment Virginia Volunteers . . . — — Map (db m50403) HM
On this site Isaac, Charles and Nathan Walker erected a large white oak log house, named for their ancestral stronghold in Scotland which the three brothers had fled after the failure of attempts to unseat George I, King of England as ruler of . . . — — Map (db m3621) HM
(1807–1877) Born Charles County. Attended Charlotte Hall Mil. Academy. US Navy – Mexican War. Practiced Law. Commissioned in CSN 1861. Captained CSS Sumter. Later commanded CSS Alabama. Most successful raider with 82 naval victories. . . . — — Map (db m140069) HM
(front)
9th Army Corps.
September 14, 1862.
Reno.
(west side)
This monument marks the
spot where Major Gen. Jesse Lee Reno,
commanding 9th Army Corps U.S. Vol’s,
was killed in battle Sept. 14, 1862.
(south . . . — — Map (db m158614) WM
1838
Hagerstown appoints Richard Sheaby and Allen Barber as police constables. Two additional posts are filled in 1842.
1841
The Franklin Railroad begins service between Hagerstown and Harrisburg. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad . . . — — Map (db m146001) HM
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