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 Hόrtgen, 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. Memorial is in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It 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. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2 Courthouse Sq, Carlisle PA 17013, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania and in Greater Harrisburg. 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: 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
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 465 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 2, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
