Harrisburg Cemetery in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

J. Henry Chayn

1^st Ind. Mounted Vols.

— In Memory of —

J. Henry Chayn Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 17, 2023

1. J. Henry Chayn Marker

Inscription.

Died of wounds received
at Cheat Mountain,
Western Virginia,
December 3, 1861,
Aged 35 years & 3 months.

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

Location. 40° 16.234′ N, 76° 52.346′ W. Memorial is in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County. It is in Harrisburg Cemetery. It can be reached from North 13th Street. Marker is in Harrisburg Cemetery, near the 13th Street entrance. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 521 North 13th Street, Harrisburg PA 17103, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Harrisburg Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); Harrisburg Cemetery Caretaker's Cottage (within shouting distance of this marker); In Honor of the Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in the Harrisburg Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Samuel F. Keller (within shouting distance of this marker); W. F. Richardson (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Harrisburg Cemetery (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Capt. George A. Brooks (about 600 feet away); Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harrisburg.

Regarding J. Henry Chayn. Muster rolls list surname as "Chayne." Served in Company K. Enlisted 20 Jun 1861 at Indianapolis IN.

Also see . . . Battle of Cheat Mountain, 12-15 September 1861. (Submitted on November 19, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 17, 2023

2. J. Henry Chayn Marker

View of Caretaker's Cottage from J. Henry Chayn Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 17, 2023

3. View of Caretaker's Cottage from J. Henry Chayn Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 187 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 19, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.

J. Henry Chayn

1st Ind. Mounted Vols.

— In Memory of —

1^st Ind. Mounted Vols.