West Point in Orange County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

James G. Benton

Colonel Ordnance Dept. U.S. Army

— Sept. 15, 1820, Aug. 23, 1881. —

James G. Benton Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 27, 2023

1. James G. Benton Marker

Inscription.

First Instructor of Ordnance and Gunnery
at the U.S. Military Academy.
Commanded the National Armory, Springfield, Mass.
fifteen years.

A man greatly beloved.
Dan. X.II.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil.

Location. 41° 24.002′ N, 73° 58.033′ W. Memorial is in West Point, New York, in Orange County. It is on Buckner Loop. Monument is in the US Military Academy Cemetery, Section XIX. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 329 Washington Road, West Point NY 10996, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York

and in the Hudson Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking

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distance of this marker: Edmund N. Benchley (a few steps from this marker); Joseph Crain Audenried (within shouting distance of this marker); George Armstrong Custer (within shouting distance of this marker); Major General Daniel Butterfield (within shouting distance of this marker); Alexander McRae (within shouting distance of this marker); Captain Raphael C. Smead (within shouting distance of this marker); Winfield Scott (within shouting distance of this marker); Captain George J. Godfrey (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Point.

Also see . . .
1. James G. Benton in Cullum's Register. (Submitted on February 22, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. James G. Benton at Springfield Armory NHS. (Submitted on February 22, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. James G. Benton Publications. (Submitted on February 22, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

James G. Benton Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 27, 2023

2. James G. Benton Monument

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 27, 2023

3. James G. Benton Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on February 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 22, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 243 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 22, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.