Near Sierra Vista in Cochise County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)
POW/MIA Monument
Missing in Action in Cochise County
Photographed by Stephen Siemsen, September 18, 2010
1. POW/MIA Monument
Co. F, 1st Calif. Inf.
18 June 1862, Apache Pass
Private Henry J. Dosher
Co. I, 5th Calif. Inf.
4 May 1864, Doubtful Canyon
Private Daniel S. Whitley
Co. L, 1st Calif. Cav.
20 June 1864, Apache Pass
Private George English
Co. L, 1st Calif. Cav.
17 Febr. 1865, 15 miles east of Fort Buchanan
Private John L. Jones
Co. L, 1st Calif. Cav.
14 July 1865, Croton Spring.
By remembering them, we honor all Cochise County MIAs and Prisoners of War. National POW/MIA Recognition Day
17 Sep 2010
Erected 2010 by American Legion Post 52, AMVETS (American Veterans) Post 89, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9972, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War.
Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is May 4, 1864.
Location. 31° 32.337′ N, 110° 18.416′ W. Marker is near Sierra Vista, Arizona, in Cochise County. It can be reached from Buffalo Soldier Trail half a mile west of Buffalo Soldier Trail and Golf Links Road. Located on Memorial Walk behind the dais of the Southern Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Touch for map.
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Regionally, this marker and monument is in the Sky Islands and in Southeastern Arizona. It is also in the American Southwest. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also the Gadsden Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: "Unknown Soldiers" (approx. 0.2 miles away); Arizona Confederate Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Union Soldiers Buried in Historic Cemetery (approx. Ό mile away); USO Club/NCO Annex/Army Service Club (approx. 1.1 miles away); Carmichael House/Sierra Vista Realty (approx. 1.3 miles away); La Casita Restaurant (approx. 1.3 miles away); Carmichael Elementary School (approx. 1.7 miles away); RC 12G Crazyhorse (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sierra Vista.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Carmichael General Store/U.S. Post Office (was approx. 1.2 miles away but has been permanently removed).
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 10, 2010, by Stephen Siemsen of Sierra Vista, Arizona, United States. This page has been viewed 1,399 times since then and 33 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on October 10, 2010, by Stephen Siemsen of Sierra Vista, Arizona, United States. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
