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

Civil War Memorial

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 11, 2020

1. Civil War Memorial

Inscription. In memory of all those who served in the Civil War
(War to Suppress the Rebellion)
1861 - 1865
This memorial is dedicated

And to Waynesboro's only Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
Henry G. Bonebrake
Rank and organization: Lieutenant, Company G, 17th Pennsylvania Calvary. Place and date: At Five Forks, VA., 1 April 1865. Entered service at: Waynesboro. Birth: Waynesboro, PA. Date of issue: 3 May 1865. Citation: As 1 of the first of Devin's Division to enter the works, he fought in a hand-to-hand struggle with a Confederate to capture his flag by superior physical strength.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 1, 1865.

Location. 39° 44.849′ N, 77° 34.751′ W. Memorial is in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, in Franklin County. It is on Memorial Park Drive just north of East 5th Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 330 Memorial Park Dr, Waynesboro PA 17268, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania. 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 walking distance of this marker: Waynesboro Honor Roll (here, next to this marker); Korean Casualties of Franklin County

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(here, next to this marker); Vietnam Casualties of Franklin County (here, next to this marker); United States Submarine Veterans (here, next to this marker); Spanish American War (here, next to this marker); World War I Memorial (here, next to this marker); Iraq-Afghanistan Casualties of Waynesboro & Area (here, next to this marker); American Revolutionary War Memorial (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waynesboro.

Memorial Display image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 11, 2020

2. Memorial Display

Credits. This page was last revised on July 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 612 times since then and 22 times this year. Last updated on July 11, 2022, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 11, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.