Wilson in Niagara County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Billy Sherman
Confederate Horse
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 25, 2018
1. Billy Sherman Marker
Newly painted for the 200th aniversary of the Town of Wilson.
Confederate horse
captured by
L.N. Pratt, 1st Bugler
Co. M., N.Y. Lt. Arty.
at Battle of Chattanooga
Riden by him in
Sherman's March to the Sea
Died 1887 - 32 yrs.
Erected 1973 by Wilson Historical Society.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Animals • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1887.
Location. 43° 18.576′ N, 78° 48.75′ W. Memorial is in Wilson, New York, in Niagara County. It is on Wilson Burt Road (County Road 52) 0.7 miles west of Maple Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Wilson NY 14172, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Buffalo Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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 the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Billy Sherman (here, next to this marker); Schooner Fleetwing (approx. 0.7 miles away); First School House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Lake Street and Young Street (approx. 0.7 miles away); A Douglas Pease Farm (approx. 0.7 miles away); Wilson Collegiate Institute 1845 (approx. Ύ mile away); Tabor Bridge (approx. Ύ mile away); Pettit Street and Chestnut Street (approx. Ύ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilson.
Also see . . .
1. Billy Sherman, The Confederate Horse From Wilson
this page online
2. Niagara County Historical Society. Society website homepage (Submitted on November 8, 2013, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, November 5, 2013
2. Billy Sherman Marker
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, November 5, 2013
3. Billy Sherman Marker
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, November 5, 2013
4. Billy Sherman Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 16, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2013, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 993 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 25, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 8, 2013, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
