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

Capt. George A. Brooks

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

1. Capt. George A. Brooks Marker

Inscription.

Killed in the
Battle of Antietam,
Sept. 17, 1862.
Aged 28 years.

Died on the Field of Honor

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

Location. 40° 16.337′ N, 76° 52.355′ W. Memorial is in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County. It is in Harrisburg Cemetery. It can be reached from North 13th Street. Monument is in Harrisburg Cemetery. 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within

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walking distance of this marker: Samuel F. Keller (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); W. F. Richardson (about 500 feet away); Harrisburg Cemetery Caretaker's Cottage (about 600 feet away); J. Henry Chayn (about 600 feet away); Harrisburg Cemetery (about 700 feet away); In Honor of the Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in the Harrisburg Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Harrisburg Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Bridge (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harrisburg.

Regarding Capt. George A. Brooks. Served as Captain, commanding Company D 46th Pennsylvania Infantry.

Capt. George A. Brooks Marker Detail image. Click for full size.

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

2. Capt. George A. Brooks Marker Detail

Capt. George A. Brooks Monument image. Click for full size.

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

3. Capt. George A. Brooks Monument

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 203 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 19, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.