Centreville in Queen Anne's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Brvt. Brig. General William Jackson Palmer Memorial

1836 - 1909

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 11, 2026

1. Brvt. Brig. General William Jackson Palmer Memorial

Inscription. 15th Pennsylvania
Volunteer Cavalry
Union Army
Civil War
Congressional Medal of Honor

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list.

Location. 39° 2.698′ N, 76° 3.907′ W. Memorial is in Centreville, Maryland, in Queen Anne's County. It can be reached from Commerce Street (Maryland Route 213) south of Broadway, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 124 Commerce Street, Centreville MD 21617, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on the Eastern Shore.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

in the Tidewater,

in the Chesapeake Bay Region,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Korean War Memorial (here, next to this marker); World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker); Vietnam War Memorial (here, next to this marker); World War Memorial (here, next to this marker); 1st Lt. Henry Coursey Lewis, Jr. Memorial (here, next to this marker); Armed Forces Memorial (here, next to this marker); Captain Samuel Turbutt Wright (here, next to this marker); Honor • Valor • WWI • WWII • Korea • Vietnam (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Centreville.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 11, 2026

2. Brvt. Brig. General William Jackson Palmer Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on October 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 3 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 11, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.