Easton in Northampton County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Charles A. Wikoff
Colonel, Twenty-Second Regiment of Infantry
| | U.S. Army | |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 5, 2022
1. Charles A. Wikoff Monument
during the assault on San Juan Hill,
while in command of the Third Brigade,
First Division, Fifth Army Corps,
July 1st 1898.
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He was engaged in the following named battles:
Shiloh, Dog Walk, Stone River, Hoover's Gap, Chickamauga,
Missionary Ridge, Ringgold Heights, Tunnell Hill, Buzzard's
Roost, and several minor engagements and skirmishes, and
operations against hostile Indians on the western frontier.
He was twice brevetted during the Civil War "for gallant
and meritorious services in battle," and after his death
was named by the President for Brevet Brigadier General
"for conspicuous gallantry" in the Battle of San Juan Hill
where he fell at the head of his brigade.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Spanish-American • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is July 1, 1898.
Location. 40° 41.767′ N, 75° 13.16′ W. Memorial is in Easton, Pennsylvania, in Northampton County. It can be reached from North 7th Street. Monument is in Section M of Easton Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 401 North 7th Street, Easton PA 18042, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Lehigh Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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.
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Also see . . . Charles Augustus Wikoff Bio. (Submitted on April 8, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 5, 2022
2. Charles A. Wikoff Marker (front)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 5, 2022
3. Charles A. Wikoff Marker (back)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 5, 2022
4. Charles A. Wikoff Monument
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 5, 2022
5. Charles A. Wikoff Monument Detail
Credits. This page was last revised on April 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 8, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 400 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 8, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
