White Plains in Westchester County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Soldiers' Memorial
Photographed By Dave Pelland, July 21, 2010
1. White Plains Soldiers' Memorial
(Front, West):To the soldiers of White Plains who died in the service of their country in the Civil War 1861-1865.
(Back, East):
Erected by their late comrades and the town of White Plains July 4, 1872.
(South face)
6. N.Y. Heavy Artillery 1st Lieut. Horton R. Platt Co. C Sergt. Andrew M. Bocart. Co. B Corpl. Francis Breckels Co. B Frank Bleakley Co. B 6 Joseph T. Hatfield Co. B Daniel O. Creeno Co. B. 6 Abraham S. Dobbs Co. B Simeon See Co. B Victor M. Collins Co. B Thomas G.S. Yerks Co .B Patrick Burns Co. B Stephen Odell Co. B William OBrien Co. B Adam Fowler Co. K
(North face):
2nd Lieut. George F. Rysdyk Co. K 67 NYI Corp. Richard Shampnois Co. M 7 NYHA William Dibble Co. A 27 NYI Jesse Hoyt Co. A 27 NYI Azariah Horton Co. B 48 NYI Michael Donovan Co. F 164 NYI Abijah Wilcox Co. I 95 NYI Frederick Y. Fountain Co. E 16 NYSY George Weeks Co. C 1 MRS Christopher Pausch Co. F 9 NYI Henry Alexander Co. K 95 NYI Samuel Lyon Co. K 95 NYI
Erected 1872 by Town of White Plains
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Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is July 4, 1987.
Location. 41° 2.037′ N, 73° 45.781′ W. Marker is in White Plains, New York, in Westchester County. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (Route 119) and South Broadway (Route 122), on the right when traveling east on Main Street. Tibbets Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: White Plains NY 10601, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. White Plains World War I Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of the Birth of New York State (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cuba Free (approx. half a mile away); Center of Washingtons Army (approx. half a mile away); American Red Cross in Westchester County (approx. 0.6 miles away); Jacob Purdy House (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Jacob Purdy House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Jacob Purdy House (1721) (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in White Plains.
More about this memorial. Zinc infantryman atop a granite base. The front of the monument is largely obscured by a cherry tree.
Also see . . . White Plains Soldiers' Memorial. SIRIS entry for the memorial. (Submitted on August 12, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed By Dave Pelland, July 21, 2010
2. White Plains Soldiers' Memorial
Photographed By Dave Pelland, July 21, 2010
3. White Plains Soldiers' Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on August 16, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2010, by Dave Pelland of Milford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 1,048 times since then and 57 times this year. Last updated on August 12, 2018, by Robert Hoch of White Plains, New York. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 11, 2010, by Dave Pelland of Milford, Connecticut. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
