West Norriton Township near Norristown in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Adam Jacoby Slemmer
January 24, 1829 - October 7, 1868
| | Brevet Brigadier General | |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 19, 2023
1. Adam Jacoby Slemmer Marker
Born in Frederick Township, Montgomery County, PA
Married to Caroline Lane Reynold
Attended and taught at West Point Military Academy
Member of the US Military and Union Army 1850-1865
Fought in Seminole Wars, held Fort Pickens FL Against Threatened Confederate Attack
Died at Fort Laramie, Wyoming
Erected by Montgomery County Historical Society.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil • Wars, US Indian.
Location. 40° 7.169′ N, 75° 21.837′ W. Memorial is near Norristown, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is in West Norriton Township. It can be reached from Hartranft Avenue. Monument is in Section B of Montgomery Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1 Hartranft Avenue, Norristown PA 19401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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: John Fornance (a few steps from this marker); Hancock the Superb (within shouting distance of this marker); Colonel Edwin Schall (within shouting distance of this marker); William P. Schall (within shouting distance of this marker); Samuel Kosciuszko Zook
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 19, 2023
2. Adam Jacoby Slemmer Marker and Grave Monument
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 19, 2023
3. Adam Jacoby Slemmer Grave Monument
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 19, 2023
4. Adam Jacoby Slemmer Grave Monument
Library of Congress
5. Gen. A. J. Slemmer
between 1860 and 1870, Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 275 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 19, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 5. submitted on August 19, 2023, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
