Hagerstown in Washington County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

In Memory of Lyon Post #31

Grand Army of the Republic

— Organized 28 April 1883 —

In Memory of Lyon Post #31 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bradley Owen, April 2, 2022

1. In Memory of Lyon Post #31 Marker

Inscription. Private Shedrick Campbell
Co. M. 2nd United States
Colored Cavalry Regiment

Post Commander

Once let the black man get upon his person the brass letters U.S. let him get an eagle on his button, and a musket on his shoulder and bullets in his pocket, and there is no power on earth which can deny that he has earned the right to citizenship in the United States.
- Frederick Douglass, 1863

Erected by the citizens of Hagerstown on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the first mustering of United States Colored Troops in Maryland.

Erected 2013 by Citizens of Hagerstown.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1863.

Location. 39° 37.766′ N, 77° 43.322′ W. Marker is in Hagerstown, Maryland, in Washington County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of South Potomac Street (Maryland Route 65) and Memorial Boulevard West, on the right when traveling north. The marker stands in Rose Hill Cemetery at the intersection of Cauffman's Circle and Hamilton Lane. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 600 South Potomac Street, Hagerstown MD 21740, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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are within walking distance of this marker. Thomas Kennedy (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Washington Confederate Cemetery (about 800 feet away); Jacob Wheaton (about 800 feet away); a different marker also named Washington Confederate Cemetery (about 800 feet away); Memorial Boulevard (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rose Hill Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Rose Hill Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Washington Confederate Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hagerstown.

Photographed By Bradley Owen, April 2, 2022

2. In Memory of Lyon Post #31 Marker

Photographed By Bradley Owen, April 2, 2022

3. In Memory of Lyon Post #31 Marker

Rear side of marker.

Photographed By Bradley Owen, April 2, 2022

4. In Memory of Lyon Post #31 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 159 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 7, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.