Rome in Oneida County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Orderly Room

Fort Stanwix National Monument

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 30, 2014

1. Orderly Room Marker

Inscription.
The orderly room was the headquarters of the fort, where officers conducted the general business of the fort: writing daily garrison orders, holding meetings, completing paperwork and staging Courts Martial.

This room has been laid out to look like an orderly room, although the original orderly room was located in the headquarters building, which was not reconstructed.

Erected by National Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 43° 12.646′ N, 75° 27.314′ W. Marker is in Rome, New York, in Oneida County. It can be reached from Black River Blvd. (New York State Route 26), on the right when traveling west. Marker is located inside Fort Stanwix. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 112 E Park Street, Rome NY 13440, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and in the Mohawk Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

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the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once 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: Commandant’s Quarters (here, next to this marker); Surgeon’s Day Room (here, next to this marker); Family Quarters (a few steps from this marker); Junior Officers’ Quarters (a few steps from this marker); Powder Magazine (a few steps from this marker); Soldiers’ Quarters: Barracks Building (a few steps from this marker); Artillerymen (within shouting distance of this marker); Visiting Officers’ Lodging (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rome.

More about this marker. The marker contains a picture of three soldiers before a court martial panel. It has a caption of “At a Court Martial this Day by Order of Col. Peter Gansevoort for the Tryal of Sergeant Dowlar of Capt Greggs Company Confin’d by Capt Tiebout for Sleeping on his Post, William Grimesly

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 30, 2014

2. Orderly Room Marker

of Capt Aorsons Company charged with being drunk on the Parade and Abusing Sergeant Davenport, & John Baker of Capt Aorsons Company Confin’d by Order of Col Gansevoort for Robbing an Indian . . .
Col. Peter Gansevoort, Garrison Orders, June 5th 1777”

Also see . . . Fort Stanwix National Monument. National Park Service website. (Submitted on August 5, 2014, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Markers in Fort Stanwix image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 30, 2014

3. Markers in Fort Stanwix

There are two markers at this location. The Orderly Room marker is seen here on the left.

Inside the Orderly Room image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 30, 2014

4. Inside the Orderly Room

Orderly Room in Fort Stanwix image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 30, 2014

5. Orderly Room in Fort Stanwix

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2014, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 499 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 5, 2014, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.