Fredericksburg in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
John K. Darkes
In Memory of
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 14, 2024
1. John K. Darkes Marker
Enlisted in Co. A, 93 Regt. P.V.
in 1861, and reenlisted in Co. B.
10 Regt. P.V.V. and lost his Left Leg
in the battle of Weldon Rail Road
by a Cannon ball in 1864. &
died Feb. 15th 1875.
aged 43 years 6 mo. & 19 days.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil.
Location. 40° 26.935′ N, 76° 25.472′ W. Marker is in Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania, in Lebanon County. Memorial is on Sherwin Williams Drive, 0.2 miles east of Walnut Street, on the left when traveling east. Marker is in the Cedar Hill Cemetery Soldiers Plot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 225 Sherwin Williams Drive, Fredericksburg PA 17026, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. To the Brave Defenders of the Union (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fredericksburg (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Fredericksburg (approx. 0.6 miles away); James Lick (approx. ¾ mile away); The 1871 Wenger Meetinghouse (approx. 3.3 miles away); Jonestown
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Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 14, 2024
2. John K. Darkes Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 50 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 16, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
