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

Alexander McRae

Captain 3rd Cavalry

— U.S. Army —

Alexander McRae Monument image. Click for full size.

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

1. Alexander McRae Monument

Inscription.

Killed in Battle
February 20th, 1862,
Valverde, New Mexico

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

Location. 41° 23.998′ N, 73° 58.004′ W. Memorial is in West Point, New York, in Orange County. It can be reached from Buckner Loop. Monument is in the US Military Academy Cemetery, Section XXVII. 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 distance of this marker: Captain Raphael C. Smead (a few steps from this marker); Winfield Scott

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(a few steps from this marker); Joseph Crain Audenried (a few steps from this marker); Alonzo H Cushing (within shouting distance of this marker); Maj. Gen. Thomas H. Ruger (within shouting distance of this marker); Col. Benjamin Franklin Davis (within shouting distance of this marker); James G. Benton (within shouting distance of this marker); Lieut. William Gaston (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Point.

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Also see . . .
1. Captain Alexander McRae. (Submitted on February 22, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. West Point Cemetery Brochure. (Submitted on February 22, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

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

2. Alexander McRae 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 205 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 22, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.