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Allegany in Cattaraugus County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Oscar F. Wilber

 
 
Oscar F. Wilber Marker image. Click for full size.
October 14, 2018
1. Oscar F. Wilber Marker
Inscription. Civil War private buried here. Died in 1863 from wounds rec'd at Chancellorsville. Subject of Walt Whitman's 1864 essay "A New York Soldier".
 
Erected 2018 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 520.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, MusicCemeteries & Burial SitesWar, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1863.
 
Location. 42° 10.374′ N, 78° 30.037′ W. Marker is in Allegany, New York, in Cattaraugus County. Marker is on Church Road, 0.1 miles south of Cherry Valley Road, on the right when traveling south. Next to Five Mile Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Church Road, Allegany NY 14706, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Allegany Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.7 miles away); Bartlett House (approx. 7.3 miles away); In Honor and Memory (approx. 7˝ miles away); Plank Road House (approx. 7˝ miles away); Major Adam Hoops (approx. 7.6 miles away); Women's Suffrage (approx. 7.6 miles away); Historic Site - Home of Frank W. Higgins
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(approx. 7.6 miles away); Grand Army of the Republic (approx. 7.6 miles away).
 
Oscar F. Wilber's Tombstone image. Click for full size.
October 14, 2018
2. Oscar F. Wilber's Tombstone
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2019, by Deryn Pomeroy of Syracuse, New York. This page has been viewed 253 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 25, 2019, by Deryn Pomeroy of Syracuse, New York. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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