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Samuel Berry, Civil War, Private

26th U.S. Colored Troops, Co. I

 
 
Samuel Berry, Civil War, Private Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 18, 2024
1. Samuel Berry, Civil War, Private Marker
Inscription.

Enlisted Jan. 1, 1864, in NYC; discharged Mar. 15, 1865

Survived the war only to die
by accidental drowning at 44 in 1885

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansCemeteries & Burial SitesPatriots & PatriotismWar, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is January 1, 1864.
 
Location. 41° 46.54′ N, 76° 26.552′ W. Memorial is in Towanda, Pennsylvania, in Bradford County. It is on William 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: Edwin U. Heverly, Civil War, Private (a few steps from this marker); Nelson Corma, Civil War, Private (a few steps from this marker); Revolutionary Patriots and All War Veterans (within shouting distance of this marker); Guy Hulett Watkins (within shouting distance of this marker); Guy Heulett (Hulett) Watkins, Civil War, Lieutenant Colonel (within shouting distance of this marker); Ozias Bingham, American Revolution, Army (within shouting distance of this marker); George K. Bingham
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(within shouting distance of this marker); J. Wallace Harris, Civil War, Commissary Sergeant (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Towanda.
 
Samuel Berry, Civil War, Private Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 18, 2024
2. Samuel Berry, Civil War, Private Marker
Samuel Berry, Civil War, Private Markers image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 18, 2024
3. Samuel Berry, Civil War, Private Markers
 
 
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 126 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on December 19, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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