Erie in Erie County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Hero of Gettysburg
Brigadier General Strong Vincent
| | June 17, 1837 July 7, 1863 | |
Brigadier General
Strong Vincent
June 17, 1837 — July 7, 1863
Mortally wounded
defending his position
on Little Roundtop
Battle of Gettysburg
July 2, 1863
Engaged at
Hanover Court House
Fredericksburg
Chancellorsville
Upperville
Gettysburg
Erected by Strong Vincent Commemoratives Committee, The Erie County and Crawford County Funeral Directors.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 42° 8.199′ N, 80° 5.137′ W. Memorial is in Erie, Pennsylvania, in Erie County. It is at the intersection of Holland Street and East Front Street, on the right when traveling south on Holland Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 160 East Front Street, Erie PA 16507, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Northwestern Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Erie 9-11 Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Paul Allman Siple (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); USS Michigan Anchor (about 300 feet away); William Leverett Morrison (about 300 feet away); Flagship Niagara (about 400 feet away); African American Sailors in the Battle of Lake Erie (about 400 feet away); Making of the Flag "Don't Give Up The Ship" (about 500 feet away); Russian Town / Pycckое Cоседство (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Erie.
Carte-de-visite published by Dolph Bros., Erie, Pa. (image courtesy Oviatt Library, CSUN), circa 1862
7. Strong Vincent
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 16, 2025
8. Hero of Gettysburg Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 687 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 16, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 7. submitted on April 17, 2018. 8. submitted on July 18, 2025, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
