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Newell T. Bogart, Civil War, Corporal

 
 
Newell T. Bogart, Civil War, Corporal Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 18, 2024
1. Newell T. Bogart, Civil War, Corporal Marker
Inscription.

Enlisted April 18, 1861, at 26 years old,
writing his name on Capt. Mason's enlistment form

At the East Troy Encampment in May, before being
mustered into Co. F of the 34th Penn., he became ill
and died within two weeks, never actually having
become a soldier. He was the county's first
citizen-soldier to die during the Civil War.

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesPatriots & PatriotismWar, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is April 18, 1861.
 
Location. 41° 46.492′ N, 76° 26.54′ W. Memorial is in Towanda, Pennsylvania, in Bradford County. It is on William Street north of Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is in Riverside Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 122 William Street, Towanda PA 18848, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is 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: J. Wallace Harris, Civil War, Commissary Sergeant (a few steps from this marker); David Wilmot (a few steps from this marker); Theron Hayward (within shouting distance of this marker); Jeremiah Culp, Civil War, Major (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance
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of this marker); Revolutionary Patriots and All War Veterans (within shouting distance of this marker); Edwin U. Heverly, Civil War, Private (within shouting distance of this marker); Ozias Bingham, American Revolution, Army (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Towanda.
 
Newell T. Bogart, Civil War, Corporal Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 18, 2024
2. Newell T. Bogart, Civil War, Corporal Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 19, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 116 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 19, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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