Luzerne in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Camp Luzerne

143rd PA Volunteer Infantry

— 1862 • 1865 —

Camp Luzerne Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 21, 2020

1. Camp Luzerne Marker

Inscription.

From August to November, 1862, Camp Luzerne was located near Kelly Street on the lands of the Hughes, Bennett and Peck families, one-half mile north of this site. There, at the only Camp of Rendevous in Luzerne County, the 143^rd Pennylvania Volunteer Infantry was formed from eight companies recruited in Luzerne County and one each from Wyoming and Lycoming Counties and was mustered into United States service for the Civil War.

Under the command of Colonel Edmund L. Dana, the 143^rd served with the Army of the Potomac and fought its first major battle at Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863. It saw action in all of the major campaigns in Virginia and was mustered out in New York in June 1865.

Col. Edmund L. Dana

Battles of 143^rd Reg.
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Gettysburg • Wilderness • Spotsylvania
Weldon Railroad • Hatcher's Run

Corps Badge

Ben Crippen
Color Sgt.
1 July 63

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1862.

Location. 41° 17.005′ N, 75° 53.737′ W.

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Marker is in Luzerne, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is on Main Street west of Tener Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 122 Main Street, Luzerne PA 18709, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region,

in the Wyoming Valley,

and in Greater Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Attilio "Rocky" Castellani (approx. ¼ mile away); World War Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); War Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); World War II Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Henry M. Hoyt (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named War Memorial (approx.

Color Sgt Ben Crippen on Camp Luzerne Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 21, 2020

2. Color Sgt Ben Crippen on Camp Luzerne Marker

0.9 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named War Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Luzerne.

Also see . . .
1. 143rd Pennsylvania Regiment - Bucktails. Pennsylvania Volunteers of the Civil War website entry (Submitted on June 21, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

2. Sgt Benjamin H. Crippen. Find A Grave website entry (Submitted on June 21, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 21, 2020

3. Camp Luzerne Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,278 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 21, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.