Milton in Santa Rosa County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Mexican - American War

1846 - 1848

— Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Plazza —

Mexican - American War Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 20, 2020

1. Mexican - American War Memorial

Inscription.
May 8, 1846
Battle of Palo Alto

August 22, 1846
Battle of New Mexico

February 22, 1847
Battle of Buena Vista

March 9, 1847
Battle of Vera Cruz

April 18, 1847
Battle of Cerra Gordo

September 14, 1847
Battle of Mexico City

February 2, 1848
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Signed

June 12, 1848
U.S. Troops Leave Mexico City

Right insert:
U.S. Population
17,069,453

Commander In-Chief
James K. Polk

Total Service Members
78,718

Combat Deaths
1,733

Casualties
15,702

Bivouac Of The Dead
The Muffled Drums Sad Roll Has Beat
The Soldier’s Last Tatoo.
No More On Life’s Parade Shall Meet
That Brave And Fallen Few.
On Fame’s Eternal Camping Ground
Their Silent Tents To Spread,
And Glory Guards. With Solemn Round
The Bivouac Of The Dead.
Theodore O’Hara

Erected by Santa Rosa County and the City of Milton.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Mexican-American.

Location. 30° 37.365′ N, 87° 2.12′ W. Memorial is in Milton, Florida, in Santa Rosa County.

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It can be reached from Willing Street 0.1 miles west of Caroline Street. The marker is located within the Santa Rosa County Veterans Memorial Plaza. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 5191 Willing Street, Milton FL 32570, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Pensacola

and on the Florida Panhandle.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Civil War (here, next to this marker); The Spanish – American War (here, next to this marker); Wall of Tears (here, next to this marker); The War Of 1812 (here, next to this marker); The War of Independence (here, next to this marker); World War II (a few

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 20, 2020

2. Mexican - American War Memorial

steps from this marker); Santa Rosa County Veterans Memorial Plaza (a few steps from this marker); Fallen, Not Forgotten (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Milton.

Regarding Mexican - American War. The marker includes at least two spelling errors: Cerra for Cerro (Hill in Spanish) and Tatoo for Tattoo in O'Hara's famous poem.

Also see . . . The Mexican-American War at Encyclopedia Britannica. (Submitted on August 3, 2020, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia.)

Santa Rosa County Veterans Memorial Plaza image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 20, 2020

3. Santa Rosa County Veterans Memorial Plaza

Credits. This page was last revised on August 4, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 375 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 6, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.