Carlisle in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Medal of Honor Recipients
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
— Cumberland County Medal of Honor Memorial —
Jacob Cart, Private, U.S. Army, Company A, 7th Pennsylvania Reserve Corps, Civil War, 13 December 1862, Fredericksburg, Virginia • William E. Miller, Captain, U.S. Army, Company H, 3d Pennsylvania Cavalry, Civil War, 3 July 1863, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania • Joseph Witcome, Private, U.S. Army, Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry, Indian War Campaigns, August - October 1868, Arizona Territory • Heth Canfield, Private, U.S. Army, Company C, 2d U.S. Cavalry, Indian War Campaigns, 15 May 1870, Little Blue, Nebraska • William H. Strayer, Private, U.S. Army, Company B, 3d U.S. Cavalry, Indian War Campaigns, 26 April 1872, Loupe Forke, Platte River, Nebraska • Josiah Pennsyl, Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company M, 6th U.S. Cavalry, Indian War Campaigns, 11 September 1874, Upper Washita, Texas • Zachariah Woodall, Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company I, 6th U.S. Cavalry, Indian War Campaigns, 12 September 1874, Washita River, Texas • Jay Zeamer, Jr., Major, U.S. Army Air Corps, 65th Bombardment Squadron, 43d Bombardment Group, World War II, 16 June 1943, Over Buka Area, Solomon Islands • John W. Minick, Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company I, 121st Infantry, 8th Infantry Division, World War II, 21 November 1944, Near Hürtgen, Germany • Randall D. Shughard, Sergeant
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Erected 2016 by Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • War, World II • Wars, Non-US • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list.
Location. 40° 12.072′ N, 77° 11.368′ W. Marker is in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. Memorial is at the intersection of South Hanover Street and West High Street (U.S. 11), on the right when traveling south on South Hanover Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2 Courthouse Sq, Carlisle PA 17013, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. China Burma India Veteran's Memorial (here, next to this marker); Carlisle Public Square (here, next to this marker); Vietnam War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Forbes Trail (a few steps from this marker); Cumberland County (a few steps from this marker); The Shelling of Carlisle (a few steps from this marker); Historic Downtown Carlisle (a few steps from this marker); Carlisle First World War Memorial (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Carlisle.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 78 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 2, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
