Ewing and Carroll in Trenton in Mercer County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Sgt. John P. Beech

Photographed by Jean Bickal, April 2007

1. Sgt. John P. Beech Marker

Inscription.
Born May 1, 1844, in Staffordshire, England.
Beech emigrated to Boston in 1848. In 1856, he moved to Trenton and found a job with City Pottery, at the corner of Perry and Carroll Streets.

Beech joined Co. B, 4th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry on Aug. 9, 1861, to fight for the Union in the Civil War. He was promoted to corporal, Sept. 1, 1864, and to sergeant, Feb. 1, 1865.

Beech was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery at Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia, May 12, 1864.

His citation read: “Voluntarily assisted in working the gun of a battery, all the members of which had been killed or wounded.”

Died Nov. 27, 1926, at his home at 536 S. Warren St.

Erected 1992.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1855.

Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 40° 13.205′ N, 74° 45.399′ W. Marker was in Trenton, New Jersey,

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in Mercer County. It was in Ewing and Carroll. It could be reached from South Clinton Avenue. This marker is the first of seventeen markers on individual grave sites in Mercer Cemetery which is located on South Clinton Avenue between Magowan and Barlow Streets. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Trenton NJ 08609, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Central Jersey

and in Greater Princeton.

It was also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Mercer Cemetery at Trenton (within shouting distance of this marker); Rider College (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Mercer Cemetery at Trenton (about 400 feet away); Delaware and Raritan Canal (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Trenton.

Other markers no longer

Photographed by Don Morfe

2. Sgt. John P. Beech Marker

Private marker in Mercer Cemetery, Trenton NJ

nearby. James Taylor (was a few steps from this marker but has been confirmed missing); Dr. John Manners (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); John O. Raum (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); Capt. Joseph A. Yard (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); Daniel Budd Bodine (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); Capt. James Olden Paxson (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing); William Borrow (was about 300 feet away but has been confirmed missing); Ira Wells Wood (was about 300 feet away but has been confirmed missing); William Young (was about 300 feet away but has been confirmed missing); Charles Hewitt (was about 400 feet away but has been confirmed missing); William R. McKean (was about 400 feet away but has been confirmed missing); William Potts Sherman (was about 400 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker. This marker is near the back entrance to the cemetery off of Magowan Street opposite

Photographed by Don Morfe

3. Sgt. John P. Beech Marker

VA marker in Mercer Cemetery, Trenton NJ

the back entrance of the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection Building.

Also see . . . John P. Beech. Wikipedia website entry (Submitted on October 27, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Gary Nigh, December 2007

4. Sgt. John P. Beech Marker

The Department of Environmental Protection Building can be seen in the background.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 3, 2008, by Gary Nigh of Trenton, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,649 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 3, 2008, by Gary Nigh of Trenton, New Jersey. 2, 3. submitted on January 18, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 4. submitted on January 3, 2008, by Gary Nigh of Trenton, New Jersey. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.